Micralyne Announces the Appointment of Mr. Yan Loke as Director of Engineering
Edmonton, Alberta, January 8, 2003 - Micralyne Inc., a growing and profitable MEMS company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Yan Loke as Director of Engineering.
In this role, Yan has the responsibility of managing all customer development projects as well as ensuring Micralyne has the technical and research & development resources to expand its position as a market leading provider of MEMS product solutions.
Yan joins Micralyne from the optical switch manufacturer OMM Inc. at which he was the Manager of their MEMS foundry. As the main liaison between OMM and its external MEMS and wafer foundries, his responsibilities included ensuring wafer quality through lot qualification, managing process and yield improvements and transferring the SUMMIT IV process from Sandia National Laboratories to a well-established high volume manufacturing IC facility. Prior to OMM, Yan was a Member, Technical Staff at the Institute of Microelectronics in Singapore. In this position, he was primarily responsible for major sensor related projects such as the development of integrated microphones and micro relays with many multinational companies.
"We are very pleased Yan has joined our team," commented Chris Lumb, President and CEO of Micralyne. "He brings to Micralyne a proven track record of managing highly technical projects along with excellent leadership skills. He has an extensive track record in MEMS-based product development which will enhance our abilities to serve our customers."
"Yan will lead our team of over 25 research and development engineers," continued Lumb. "This team is the foundation of our growing and profitable MEMS development and manufacturing operation and, with Yan's leadership, we will be able to maintain our strong growth rates and ensure we meet the needs of our expanding multi-industry customer base."
About Micralyne
Micralyne develops and manufactures microfabricated and MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems)-based products. Micralyne is one of the largest independent companies in the world that manufactures MEMS in high volumes. MEMS technology is built on the premise of making industrial components smaller, faster and less expensive and facilitates radical improvements in the miniaturization of electronic and mechanical devices. These types of devices are used in many industries including communications, automotive, aerospace, and life sciences. More specifically, Micralyne’s micron-scale solutions (i.e. 1000 microns = 1 millimetre) are found in automotive emission sensors, optical switching technology in telecommunication networks, lab-on-a-chip devices for drug discovery, and commercial press equipment for printing today’s most popular magazines. Micralyne is a profitable and growing company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
For further information contact:
Mr. Chris Lumb
President & CEO
Micralyne Inc.
1911 - 94 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6N 1E6
Phone: 780-431-4400
clumb@micralyne.com
