Peter has over 35 years of wide-ranging experience in the electronics industry. He spent 15 years at BT Labs working on projects as diverse as high reliability transistors for submarine cables and computer aided design. In 1977, he set up an operation to accelerate the design of integrated circuits. In 1980, his early work led to the formation of a team of over 30 people which was given the task of developing new methods for design of systems on silicon.
In 1989, Peter became a professor at the University of Sheffield and set up the Electronic Systems Group in the Department of Electronic Engineering. In the 1996 and subsequent Government assessments of university research, the Department was given the highest grade (5*). Peter continues to work with the University on a part-time basis.
In 1989, Peter became a professor at the University of Sheffield and set up the Electronic Systems Group in the Department of Electronic Engineering. In the 1996 and subsequent Government assessments of university research, the Department was given the highest grade (5*). Peter continues to work with the University on a part-time basis.
Peter has a wide range of research, development and industrial interests in electronic and microelectronic systems design including circuit packaging, image processing, video compression using conventional board level and custom components and multimedia systems. In 1993, Peter and Dr Andy Houghton invented the World’s first truly digital microphone, which has been patented in both Europe and the US. Peter is the co-author of over 90 publications including six patents.
In 1996 Peter was a founder and a major shareholder in Infinite Designs Ltd, a design-house specialising in image processing and video systems design, which was purchased by ARM plc in 2000 and is now the ARM Sheffield Design Centre.
Companies and organisations with which Peter has worked include BT, Zarlink, GEC-Plessey Semiconductors, Alcatel Espace, Thomson CSF, Thomson TMS, 3-D Plus SA, S-T Microelectronics, Atmel, Dassault, Telenorma (Bosch Telecom), Symbol Technologies, Marconi, GEC, Mitel Semiconductor, ARM, Tunstall, Hg Capital, Patientline, Hawkpoint, ING Barings, MSA, Xaar, Multicore Solders Ltd, MSTB Ltd, Promatech Ltd, Philips, UK Trade & Investment and LETI together with a wide range of City and international law firms and financial institutions.
Peter has been both a technical and business advisor to the Department of Trade and Industry and has been involved in their “Microelectronics in Business” and “Electronics Design” Programmes since the earliest stages in 1990. These programmes were set up by the DTI to help small companies incorporate electronics in their products. Peter continues to work with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Peter has also worked with the European Commission for over 20 years both evaluating proposals and reviewing running projects.
Peter has undertaken due diligence investigations, strategic appraisals and corporate restructuring assignments for a wide range of companies in the electronics, microelectronics, electronic component and consumer electronics industries, on behalf of venture capital companies, investment institutions and government departments. Peter’s experience in technical due diligence includes:
Peter has a BSc and PhD in Physics and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers. He is also a member of the Academy of Experts and is a qualified Commercial Mediator. Peter is an Honorary Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Durham.
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In 1996 Peter was a founder and a major shareholder in Infinite Designs Ltd, a design-house specialising in image processing and video systems design, which was purchased by ARM plc in 2000 and is now the ARM Sheffield Design Centre.
Companies and organisations with which Peter has worked include BT, Zarlink, GEC-Plessey Semiconductors, Alcatel Espace, Thomson CSF, Thomson TMS, 3-D Plus SA, S-T Microelectronics, Atmel, Dassault, Telenorma (Bosch Telecom), Symbol Technologies, Marconi, GEC, Mitel Semiconductor, ARM, Tunstall, Hg Capital, Patientline, Hawkpoint, ING Barings, MSA, Xaar, Multicore Solders Ltd, MSTB Ltd, Promatech Ltd, Philips, UK Trade & Investment and LETI together with a wide range of City and international law firms and financial institutions.
Peter has been both a technical and business advisor to the Department of Trade and Industry and has been involved in their “Microelectronics in Business” and “Electronics Design” Programmes since the earliest stages in 1990. These programmes were set up by the DTI to help small companies incorporate electronics in their products. Peter continues to work with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Peter has also worked with the European Commission for over 20 years both evaluating proposals and reviewing running projects.
Peter has undertaken due diligence investigations, strategic appraisals and corporate restructuring assignments for a wide range of companies in the electronics, microelectronics, electronic component and consumer electronics industries, on behalf of venture capital companies, investment institutions and government departments. Peter’s experience in technical due diligence includes:
- Analysis of technology, manufacturing and business plans for a very wide range (over 200) companies as a business and technology advisor to the DTI Electronics Design programme. Products range from simple electro-mechanical to complex microelectronic products.
- Grant assessment for the UK TSB’s Micro/Nanotechnology Initiative and Technology Programme (www.innovateuk.org)
- Evaluation of the feasibility of new semiconductor technologies for commercial applications and the viability of the company prior to further substantial investment.
- Technical due diligence for the acquisition of a company in the healthcare market, covering a wide range of technologies and products.
- Evaluation of the availability of semiconductor technologies for high performance networking products.
- Long-term post-investment evaluation and advice on technology and design processes for the Board of Patientline PLC and their investors from 2000, through flotation on the AIM in 2001 and transfer to the Official List in 2003, to successful installation of their T2 systems in 2004.
- Evaluation of technologies for the semiconductor implementation of ATM, IP and other high-performance network technologies over VDSL for the provision of high performance customer premises connections.
- Analysis of the business plan and the technical/manufacturing viability of a battery company prior to substantial government investment.
- Evaluation of the validity of patents in SiGe bipolar technologies and analysis of their potential for/sources of revenue generation
- Reviewer, over a period of 4 years, of a project funded to develop a new radiation-hard technology for space applications.
- Six reviews over a period of 3 years of a European funded project to develop an image sensor for industrial applications.
- Evaluation of the technology and advice to a multinational client of TWI regarding the packaging of the electronics contained in an industrial tool for use in harsh environments (moisture and potentially corrosive dust ingress).
- Reviews of several proposals for funding for both Invest Northern Ireland and InterTradeIreland.
Peter has a BSc and PhD in Physics and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers. He is also a member of the Academy of Experts and is a qualified Commercial Mediator. Peter is an Honorary Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Durham.
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