In this interview, recorded in Sydney NSW on the 19/10/2010 for "State of Electronics", Chief scientist Petar Atanackovic of Silanna Semiconductor explains how he got started in his career. From early hobby projects building robots and 8-bit computers to studying at university and creating his own startup in Silicon Valley.

At Silanna, a fab based in Sydney Australia, he and his team produce cutting edge technology based on Silicon on Sapphire technology, looking at the quantum effects of perfect crystal structures for the use in solar cells, radio communications as well as the marriage of Analogue & Digital circuits in a single die, on a radiation-hardened substrate. As a physicist and electronic engineer, Petar is on the constant quest to find new materials and techniques in producing faster transistors, detectors, and other semiconductor devices while also looking at other possibilities of using this technology to produce more efficient solar cells and the like at scale.

For more information about Silanna Semiconductor: https://www.silanna.com

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