Volker Kempe (born 1 July 1939) is a German scientist, manager and entrepreneur.

Background

1957–1963: studied physics and communication science at the Moscow Energetic Institute, Diploma with distinction; 1968: received PhD degree (Dr.-Ing.), summa cum laude, from the

Dresden University of Technology TU Dresden (for , abbreviated as TUD), also as the Dresden University of Technology, is a public research university in Dresden, Germany. It is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony a ...

; 1976: received PhD degree (Dr.sc.nat.) for his work on the theory of stochastic systems (two books); 1978: received the title professor of information and control theory from the

German Academy of Sciences at Berlin The German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, , in 1972 renamed the Academy of Sciences of the GDR (''Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR (AdW)''), was the most eminent Research institute, research institution of East Germany (German Democratic Repub ...

; 1984: elected corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR, in 1986 elected full member of the academy; 1988: elected full member of the

International Academy of Astronautics The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is a Paris-based non-government association for the field of astronautics. It was founded in Stockholm, Sweden) on August 16, 1960, by Dr. Theodore von Kármán. It was recognised by the United Nation ...

Career

From 1977 to 1990 he headed the Institute of Cybernetics and Information Processes of the

with more than 600 employees. Moving to the microelectronic industry, he led the Engineering Department of

ams AG ams OSRAM AG is an Austrian semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Premstätten, Austria with a co-headquarters in Munich, Germany. The company develops and produces intelligent sensors and emitter components. In 2020 ams AG acquired ...

and later the Strategic Product Development from 1990 to 2003, and in 2003 co-founded

SensorDynamics SensorDynamics was a European semiconductor and MEMS company specialized in developing and manufacturing high-volume micro- and wireless semiconductor sensor products for applications in automotive, industry and high-end consumer sectors. The com ...

AG an Austrian

semiconductor A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. Its conductivity can be modified by adding impurities (" doping") to its crystal structure. When two regions with different doping level ...

company that focused on innovative sensor solutions for high volume applications in automotive and industry, of which he has been the VP of R&D. He has authored over 100 papers and more than 20 patents, four books and five scientific anthologies, and edited four journals and book series. He has been in the program committee of several major international conferences, like ESSCIRC and DTIP. His work has been recognized twice with the National Prize of the GDR (major award given for outstanding creative work in the fields of science and technology).

Citations

Letter of Prof. Volker Kempe to

Erich Honecker Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (; 25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. He held the post ...

, 1986: „Computers produced in the

German Democratic Republic East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

are worryingly lagging behind in quantity, power, price and software.” Article in the newspaper ''Neues Deutschland'' from February 7, 1985, p. 3: „Thanks and best wishes for further success ... the warmest congratulations on the 35th anniversary of the formation of the Ministry for State Security combined with best wishes for further great successes in your responsible work ...” http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/index.php?purl=SNP2532889X-19850207-0-3-42-0

References

External links

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Volker Kempe Inertial MEMS - Principles and Practice; Cambridge University Press
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