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Nanusens is pioneering NEMS STRUCTURES inside CMOS

About Nanusens

Nanusens’ patent pending technology enables MEMS nanostructures to be built within the layers of a CMOS chip using standard CMOS processes. This enables us to create both MEMS sensors and MEMS capacitors with the required control circuitry as innovative, single chip solutions that are significantly smaller than their current, multi-component equivalents. They can also be produced in virtually unlimited numbers in standard CMOS fabs, taking advantage of their low production cost.

MEMS Sensors — Many different sensors can be built into the same tiny chip to enhance the user experience and differentiate products without taking up more space. The freed-up space can be used for larger batteries for longer operational life battery or additional features. Its expertise and pending patents place it as the uncontested leader in this technology that will revolutionise the next generation of sensors. They are so small that they are actually nanosensors or NEMS.

MEMS Capacitors – Instead of needing a set of discrete capacitors on a PCB for the RF front end of 6G mobile phones, we can integrate our digitally tunable MEMScapacitors within the CMOS layers to form a single chip solution.

These RF Digital Tunable Capacitors (DTCs) are ultra-compact and are exactly what the manufacturers of 6G mobile phones require to deliver optimal user experience.

Its expertise and pending patents place it as the uncontested leader in this technology that will revolutionise the next generation of sensors.

Founded in 2014 by Dr. Josep Montanyà, and Dr. Marc Llamas, Nanusens is headquartered in Paignton, England with Research and Development offices in Barcelona, Spain and Shenzen, China. It leverages the research and expertise developed by the founders’ previous company, Baolab Microsystems. 

Nanusens is VC funded by Inveready (www.inveready.com/venturecapital/), Caixa Capital Risc (www.caixacapitalrisc.es/en/) and Dieco Capital (www.dieco-capital.com), and crowdfunded via Crowdcube.
Finance provided by ENISA, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad.

Our team

Dr. Graham Hine

Chairman - UK

Dr. Graham Hine Chairman - UK

+30 years experience in semiconductor technology and business. Serial CEO, Chairman of deep tech start-ups. Previously at Philips, Hitachi, Capteur, P2i, Hardide, SGX.

Dr. Josep Montanyà Silvestre

Chief Executive Officer - Spain

Dr. Josep Montanyà Chief Executive Officer - UK/Spain

Co-founder leading the company, with +18 years of experience in MEMS, patents and the semiconductor industry. Founded Baolab Microsystems prior to Nanusens.

Dr. Marc Llamas

Chief Technology Officer - Spain

Dr. Marc Llamas Chief Technology Officer - Spain

Co-founder with +17 years in MEMS technology. Previously at Baolab Microsystems and DelfMems.

Pau Fernández Guirao

Chief Financial Officer – Spain

Pau Fernández Guirao Chief financial officer - Spain

+15 years leading the finance of growing companies, including Factorial, where he went from day 1 to achieving unicorn status. MBA from IESE.

Matthew Crowley

Board Director - USA

Matthew Crowley Board Director -USA

+25 years as senior executive in semiconductor and MEMS marketing. Previously at Dialog, Renesas, XMOS, Sony, Frontier, Dyna.

Michael Buckworth

Secretary of the Board - UK

Michael Buckworth Secretary of the Board - UK - USA

Founder of London law firm Buckworths. +15 years advising start-ups (including several unicorns) from incorporation to exit; entrepreneur in residence at UCL; and board advisor to a couple tech/biotech start-ups.

Dr. Tom Hanley

VP MEMS Engineering - UK

Dr Tom Hanley VP MEMS Engineering - UK

+12 years of experience in MEMS, having worked for Sofant Technologies and Cirrus Logic in senior MEMS engineering roles. He has a PhD from Newcastle University, where he studied the development of novel resonant MEMS and SAW sensors.

Dr. Philip Daniell

VP ASIC Design - UK

Dr. Philip Daniell VP ASIC Design - UK

+28 years in ASIC design. Previously at Cypress, Maxim, Phoelex, GF Micro, Phyworks.

Sean Linning

Digital Engineer – UK

Sean Linning Digital Engineer - UK

+20 years in ASIC design and verification. Previously at Texas Instruments, Huawei, Cirrus Logic, West Coast Semi.

Kamila Yermekbayeva

MEMS Engineer – UK

Kamila Yermekbayeva MEMS Engineer - UK

+2 years in MEMS design and simulation Degree in Smart Systems Integration (2020, Heriot-Watt University)

Valerie Margarita Vaz

Layout Engineer - UK

Valerie Margarita Vaz Analog Layout Engineer - UK

+2 years in MEMS design and simulation. Previously at ASML, ABSL Space Products, Advanced Fibreoptic Engineering, Lumentum.

Nigel Robson

Public Relations Manager (Part-time) - UK

Nigel Robson Relations Manager (Part-time) - UK

Expert PR with +30 years of experience in semiconductor and deep tech fields.

Richard Ord

Business Development Europe (Part-time) - UK

Richard Ord - Business Development Europe (Part-time) - UK

+30 years in semiconductor, mobile and wireless. Previously at Philips, Texas Instruments, VLSI and CSR (Qualcomm) where he led the audio and Bluetooth Business Unit.

Maria Dolores Rodríguez

Lab Technician – Spain

Maria Dolores Rodríguez Lab Technician - Spain

+17 years in electronic lab measurements and soldering. previously at Onaur, Continental, EGO, Digiproces, Cirprotec, Sony, Lamp.

Josep Maria Estévez

Financial Controller- Spain

Josep M. Estévez Financial Controller - Spain

+20 years in business administration & data analysis. Previously at Allianz, Cap Gemini, Atos.

Albert Chuang

Sales & Business Development Asia - China

Albert Chuang Product Manager - Business Development Asia - China

+30 years in semiconductor sales in Asia. Previously at EDOM, Yosun, Chan-Ho.

Ray Kong

Business development Asia - China

Ray Kong Business Development Manager Asia - China

+5 years in project marketing, sales, fund raising, investor relationship & business development, in China and USA.

Sandhiprakash Bhide

Business Advisor USA (Part-time) - USA

Sandhiprakash Bhide - External Advisor USA (Part-time) - USA

+25 years of experience in semiconductor, including 17 years at Intel Corporation where he was Senior Director of Innovation.

Nathan Caughel

Business Advisor USA (Part-time) - USA

Nathan Caughel Business Development USA (Part-time) - USA

+15 years in semiconductors, MEMS & electronic component sales. Previously at Molex, MEMSIC, Crocus, Avery Dennison, Soundskrit.

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