Steffen McKernan
Physicist and CEO focused on carbon nanotube semiconductors
Irvine, California
Summary
Founder and technical entrepreneur in carbon nanotube electronics who has led companies from research to commercialization efforts and has been involved in product development, financing rounds, and government-funded R&D. carbontekinc+2
Physics-trained technology leader who bridges deep technical knowledge (Princeton PhD, patents, publications) with business and corporate development experience. ehspartners+2
Experienced at securing and managing government R&D funding and grants for advanced semiconductor and nanotube projects, including multiple SBIR awards and federally listed project abstracts. sbir+2
Advisor and operating executive with broad industry engagement: participates in advisory roles and industry workshops and represents technology firms in industry letters and policy-related documents. anovacapital+2
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Carbon Nanotube Transistors: Their Role in Monolithic 3D (J. Provine & Steffen McKernan)
June 1, 2023Technical/white-paper style publication discussing CNT transistors and their role in monolithic 3D integration and applications for high-performance/energy-efficient electronics.
Multifinger carbon nanotube field-effect transistor (US Patent 8039870)
January 1, 2011Patent (assignee RF Nano Corporation) covering a multifinger CNT FET design to minimize capacitances and improve RF performance; lists Steffen McKernan as an inventor.
System, method and machine-readable medium for characterizing nanotube materials (US20090116696A1)
May 1, 2009Patent application describing an automated SEM imaging and image-processing method to characterize nanotube materials (density, length, alignment, defects) and score them for predicted performance.