Dean Johnson, Former Honeywell Tactical Guidance Product Director, Joins Crossbow Technology, Inc. as VP of Inertial Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech & Aerospace Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Crossbow Technology, Inc. today announced that Dean Johnson has joined the company in the position of Vice President, Inertial Systems. With over 20 years experience, Johnson will lead the company's inertial systems business, which combines the latest in silicon micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. ) technology with proprietary digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ) software. Crossbow crossbow: see bow and arrow. crossbow Leading missile weapon of the Middle Ages, consisting of a short bow fixed transversely on a stock, with a groove to guide the missile and a trigger to release it. now has a comprehensive catalog of inertial measurement units (IMUs) and vertical gyroscopes, with products proven in hundreds of challenging applications. "We're extremely pleased to get Dean on our team," stated Crossbow President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Mike Horton. "With his extensive background at Honeywell, Dean is equipped to take a strong lead as our company continues to grow and offer innovative inertial solutions incorporating leading-edge silicon and innovative internally developed software solutions." Most recently, Johnson was director of tactical guidance products and Honeywell Sensor and Guidance Products. Managing a group of over 200 people, Johnson was responsible for the growth, operation, and profit/loss for a product group that included tactical-grade, solid-state inertial measurement units, including the HG1700. From 1996 to 1997, Johnson was production manager for Honeywell Military Avionics, where he turned around a challenging product-manufacturing situation. From 1994 to 1996, he was senior program manager at Honeywell Military avionics, responsible for the ring laser gyro product engineering. From 1988 to 1994, he held several positions at the Honeywell Systems and Research Center. Johnson has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. . Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the leading supplier of low-cost, intelligent digital sensor solutions. Crossbow's sensors integrate silicon micromachining (MEMS) technology with digital signal processing. The sensors incorporate the company's proprietary SoftSensor(TM) embedded firmware, which includes algorithms for stabilization and navigation applications coupled with internal compensation and communication functions. Crossbow is located at 41 E. Daggett Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Telephone: 408/965-3300. Fax: 408/324-4840. Email: info@xbow.com. Visit Crossbow at www.xbow.com. |
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