Plenary Speakers

Semiconductor Nanowires for Optoelectronics Applications

David Lacey
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Abstract: From Red to UV and from efficient components to smart devices The presentation will discuss trends & potential for efficiency of white LEDs and the contribution of the various materials & technologies therein needed to achieving optimum performance. Aside from white emission, the presentation will discuss the development of individual emitters over a broad range of wavelengths and their incorporation into complex electronic components to address markets from horticulture though healthcare to augmented reality and autonomous vehicles. Challenges & opportunities for both novel materials and package design will be explored and the synergies with adjacent semiconductor technologies examined.

Biography: Dr David Lacey is Director of Research & Innovation for Osram Opto Semiconductors (M) Sdn Bhd. He has worked for Osram Opto Semiconductors for more than 19 years in Germany, USA and Malaysia in both the organic and inorganic semiconductor fields and in roles ranging from engineering, manufacturing to business.
Prior to this Dr Lacey worked for an Organic Electronics start-up company in Cambridge, UK, researching Solution Processed OLEDs for display applications, witnessing growth of the company from 6 to 120 staff and a 100M$ IPO. His PhD study was at Sussex University, UK in the area of polymer synthesis & polymer physics and this was sandwiched by jobs in the areas of electrochemical gas sensors (UK) and chemiluminescent imaging of material degradation (Switzerland). He has been based in Malaysia for >17 years and was previously a member of the National Science & Research Council of Malaysia, and is currently a director of Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology (CREST).