I take semiconductor devices from physics simulation to fabricated, characterized hardware - III-nitride micro-LEDs, transistors, and nanosheet HEMTs - including in a Class 100 cleanroom I designed and built in my backyard.
I hold B.S. (microelectronic engineering), M.S. (materials science and engineering), and Ph.D. (microsystems engineering) degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where my research focused on nanostructured III-nitride devices - from vertical GaN nanowire transistors to color-tunable InGaN LEDs.
Today I work across the full stack of semiconductor R&D: device physics and TCAD simulation, mask design, epitaxy and process development, fabrication, and electrical/optical characterization. As CTO and co-founder of Innovation Semiconductor, I pioneered monolithic GaN LED-FET technology for micro-LED displays and optical interconnects. Through NanoTech Strategies, my independent R&D company, I pursue government-funded research in gate-all-around nanosheet HEMTs and far-forward semiconductor manufacturing for defense applications.
What sets my work apart is that I don't just simulate or design - I build. The cleanroom in my backyard shed runs a full process line of tools I restored, modified, or built from scratch, and it has produced working DRAM cells, MOSFETs, and GaN Schottky diodes. A few million people have watched that happen on the Dr.Semiconductor channel.
Three parallel tracks, one theme: making advanced semiconductor devices in unconventional places.
Semiconductor research out of a self-built Class 100 cleanroom: III-nitride GAA nanosheet HEMTs, GaN Schottky radiological detectors, and far-forward CBRN sensor manufacturing for defense - through SBIR programs and government and industry partnerships.
nanotechstrategies.com →Monolithic GaN LED-FETs and isolated-cathode micro-LED architectures enabling push-pull drivers for displays and data-center optical interconnects, plus color-tunable InGaN LEDs - all compatible with existing semiconductor infrastructure.
Patents & publications →A YouTube channel documenting real semiconductor fabrication at home - building the cleanroom, fabricating DRAM, and tearing down the processes the industry usually keeps behind closed doors. 100K+ subscribers and counting.
Watch on YouTube →The build logs behind the home lab, 2020–2024 - tools restored, modified, and built from scratch. Preserved here for reference; new work lives on the channel.
The pad layer is where you make contact. Whether it's collaboration on III-nitride devices, SBIR partnerships, consulting through NanoTech Strategies, or the YouTube channel - reach out.