Product Showdown 1—SiWare Systems
Si-Ware brings highly accurate, on-site material analysis within reach for all through affordable and accessible technology. We have redefined NIR performance and use through unique FT-NIR technology that enables simultaneous analysis of multiple parameters with greater accuracy, across practically all industries and scientific applications. NeoSpectra by Si-Ware is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with research and development centers in Paris, France, and Cairo, Egypt. For more information, visit www.Si-Ware.com.
Lab grade MEMS Spectral Sensing for Precision Agriculture and Food Testing
ABSTRACT
Spectrometers are key instruments for every aspect of life. They can be used for material analysis, identification, sorting, and classification in many applications. The wide spread of spectrometer usage in life applications is based on the fact that each material has its own "spectral signature". This signature or "finger print" depends on its internal structure /composition. Once this finger print has been detected, the material can be quantitatively identified. Lab grade spectrometers today are benchtop instruments of high cost and heavy weight.
In this talk, we discuss the use of micro spectrometers – as tiny sensors – for precision agriculture and food testing. Showing how the small size, light weight and scalability of a MEMS-based sensor enables in-field testing through hand-held and connected scanners. We will be showing the widespread use of applications and the positive impact in real-life examples.
BIOGRAPHY
Bassam Saadany, CTO and co-founder of Si-Ware Systems. Bringing MEMS products to market, at Si-Ware his group developed the world’s first single-chip FT spectrometer. With more than 25 years of experience in photonics and semiconductor industry, his background includes R&D as well as business management. Bassam is the author and co-author of more than 100 publications and holds more than 50 patents.
He obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, and the PhD in MEMS and Nanostructures from the University of Paris XI, France. Bassam is the principal inventor of SiMOSTTM technology enabling micro fabrication of optical systems on a single chip.