Dr. Christoph Friese

Heptagon is a supplier of optical components for consumer electronics manufacturers in US, Europe and Asia. As project manager I'm the principle interface to the customer to align on deliverables, cost and schedule. Essential part of the work is to ensure the smooth communication between sales, R&D facility in Switzerland as well as the manufacturing site in Singapore. I'm working on various products from simple flash lenses and modules, imaging lenses and full camera systems up to full sensing modules.

My responsibility at the Sensor Technology Center was the process development for a new product family. Main part of this work was the definition of the full process flow based on existing and new semiconductor process steps. In addition new sets of design and layout rules were implemented to support other departments of the development team. Keeping track of milestones and quality goals was essential for the progress of the overall project.

R&D activity in the area of micro-optics. Target was to design, produce and evaluate deformable polymer membrane devices for adaptive optical applications. During the four year period the task from an initial concept up to a working prototype with completed.

Micro-optics with focus on the design, fabrication and evaluation of deformable polymer membrane devices for adaptive optical applications

Process development with thesis: "Development of piezoelectric micro actuators based on a novel polymer-composite technology"