Tom Ryan Joins Accent to Head X-Ray Diffraction Business.Business Editors BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2003 Accent Optical Technologies (www.accentopto.com), a leading supplier of optoelectronics and silicon semiconductor process control systems, today announced the appointment of Tom Ryan, PhD to Director of Business Development, X-ray Diffraction. Ryan will be leading Accent's business and marketing efforts in the X-ray diffraction market and the emerging strained silicon and gallium nitride inline process control market. Ryan joins Accent with over 25 years of experience combining sound scientific knowledge with strong strategic marketing skills. In the mid 1980's Ryan pioneered triple axis X-ray diffraction and was instrumental in introducing reciprocal space mapping to the semiconductor industry. He headed the team that developed the Philips Materials Research Diffractometer A Diffractometer (Main Entry: dif·frac·tom·e·ter Pronunciation: di-"frak-'tä-m&-t&r Function: noun) is a measuring instrument for analyzing the structure of a usually crystalline substance from the scattering pattern produced when a beam of radiation or particles (as X rays or (MRD MRD or mrd abbr. minimal reacting dose ) and became global product manager for Philips X-ray diffraction. Most recently, Ryan held the position of Director of Marketing for Emcore. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree from Dundee College of Technology in the UK, 1976. He received his PhD from University of Edinburgh (body, education) University of Edinburgh - A university in the centre of Scotland's capital. The University of Edinburgh has been promoting and setting standards in education for over 400 years. in High Resolution X-ray Scattering Studies of Structural Phase Transitions, 1985. "Tom's background is an excellent fit to help drive our portfolio of semiconductor lattice control products as we extend our leadership position in compound semiconductor metrology to high performance CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. . We are very pleased to have him aboard," said Bruce Rhine, 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. and Chairman, Accent. Accent Optical Technologies (www.accentopto.com) is a leading supplier of optoelectronic and silicon process control systems. The company's legacy dates backs over 300 years to its optical instrument manufacturing roots in York, England. It serves leading manufacturers of laser diodes, VCSELs, HBTs and high electron mobility transistors and supplies optical CD measurement, thin film characterization and optical lithography feedback control systems to leading silicon device manufacturers. Accent Optical Technologies, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Bend, Oregon, operates in 19 countries with more than 250 employees, including over 70 technologists. |
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