George Vakanas

George Vakanas Years of service 1991 - 1996 Service type Board Member Current Post Intel Degree(s) Phd Field(s) of Study Aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering University(ies) University of Arizona, Stanford Notable Achievements Founding Member of CYBER KIDS, MISnTED Ltd. and Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute. External Links External Link(s)

Dr. George Vakanas was a Founding Member of MISnTED Ltd., CYBER KIDS and Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute. He left the group in 1996 first to create a competitive company called CYBERnet and subsequently he moved to the United States to complete his PhD at Stanford University. He is now Head of a Lab for Intel.

Key organiser of major pioneer events in Cyprus

• Cyprus - EU Parliament Video Conference 1995
• Cyprus Russia Video Conference 1995

Patents

1. Thin NiB or CoB capping layer for non-noble metal bond pads. BEYNE, ERIC | DE VOS, JOERI | DERAKHSHANDEH, JABER | ENGLAND, LUKE | VAKANAS, GEORGE. Patent Number: EP 2924727 (2020)
2. Thin NiB or CoB capping layer for non-noble metallic bonding landing pads. Beyne, Eric | De Vos, Joeri | Derakhshandeh, Jaber | England, Luke | Vakanas, George. Patent Number: US 10,066,303 (2018)
3. Laser-assisted chemical singulation of a wafer. Li, Eric | Chen, George | Vakanas, George | Voronov, Sergei | Greenzweig, Yuval. Patent Number: US 8,426,250 (2013)
4. Method of fabricating an identification mark utilizing a liquid film assisted by a laser. Vakanas, George P. | Voronov, Sergei L. | Ng, Luey Chon | Malouf, George E. Patent Number: US 8,173,552 (2012)
5. Clipless integrated heat spreader process and materials. Kostiew, George | Bahadur, Raj | Mellody, James | Vakanas, George | Arana, Leonel. Patent Number: US 8,163,598 (2012)
6. Clipless integrated heat spreader process and materials. Kostiew, George | Bahadur, Raj | Mellody, James | Vakanas, George | Arana, Leonel. Patent Number: US 7,892,883 (2011)
7. Method and apparatus for fabrication of passivated microfluidic structures in semiconductor substrates. Winer, Paul | Vakanas, George P.. Patent Number: US 7,446,382 (2008)
8. Method and apparatus for fabrication of passivated microfluidic structures in semiconductor substrates. Winer, Paul | Vakanas, George P.. Patent Number: US 6,878,567 (2005)