RADIX3 — Founders

75+ years combined experience in semiconductor development and precision motion control

Mike Gassner, President

Electronics & Motion Control

FPGA & High-Speed Systems

MSEE
30+ years in electronics and FPGA design; real-time embedded systems
Specialist in motion control and high-speed data acquisition
Systems architecture and FPGA (SoC) design for high-performance data paths
Gnome Technologies — data-path architect for high-speed imaging and metrology
Principal Engineer, Brion Technologies — hardware design, PCB layout, high-speed digital and analog control
Design Consultant, KLA-Tencor — stage-axis control boards, motion control design and firmware (Rapid, Rebel, Stealth, Blazer, Lotus, Visedge, Sensarray)

Precision Machine Design, Maglev, Mechatronics

Ph.D. MIT Precision Machine Design (Mechanical Engineering); MSEE in controls and electric motors
30+ years in maglev and mechatronic design and prototyping
Pioneer in early maglev development for semiconductor equipment
Designed and supplied maglev stages for Intel EUVL development and 10XII
Led the design group that designed, built, and supplied prototype reticle stage for ASML EUVL TwinScan
10+ patents in maglev and associated technologies
Experience transferring prototype manufacturing to quality vendors