KEYNOTE—MEMS Actuators: Get Ready for the "Onlife" Era
ABSTRACT
Recent advances in Piezo MEMS are propelling the rapid development of higher performance MEMS Actuators in products that can help us perceive more and do better. These Actuators are opening faster development routes to many new lifestyle technologies on the horizon. Products like all-day wearable smart glasses, powerful and affordable LIDAR systems and medical home-use diagnostics will soon improve everyone’s life and well-being.
BIOGRAPHY
Anton Hofmeister is Group Vice President at STMicroelectronics and General Manager of the MEMS Actuator Division, based in Agrate Brianza, Italy.
Anton has been with ST for over 30 years and has worked in Germany, France, the US, and Italy. He has held managerial positions in Key Account Management, Product and Strategic Marketing, Advanced R&D, and General Management. For the past >10 years, he has managed various product divisions in the MEMS sector.
Anton has also served as a board member of the Singapore based Molecular Diagnostics company “Veredus Laboratories” and is Managing Director of ST’s German subsidiaries. Since August 2021, Anton is a member of the Governing Council of the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG).