SEMICON West 2016

Val Marinov
CTO and Founder
Uniqarta, Inc.


Dr. Val Marinov is the CTO and Founder of Uniqarta, Inc., Cambridge, MA. He is also a full professor at North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. In 2013 he founded Uniqarta where he is leading the R&D group. Currently, Dr. Marinov serves as Industry Co-Lead of the Device Integration and Packaging Technical Working Group in NEXTFLEX, the Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute. His research interests are in the area of flexible hybrid electronics and, in particular, methods for packaging of ultrathin chips for flexible hybrid electronics applications, and laser methods in electronics manufacturing. He has (co) authored over sixty publications, some of which in the most influential journals in his research field. He has been invited to present in numerous domestic and international conferences and other professional meetings. His work in embedding ultrathin RFID electronics in paper for applications such as security and financial papers has received a worldwide attention and has been featured in major international news agencies and various technology publications around the world.

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