About
Specialized in semiconductor design (mixed-signal, RF, digital) and software patent applications.
I am a Silicon Valley patent agent with direct design experience, focused on obtaining patents in the US and abroad, for your integrated circuit and software innovations. My customers are semiconductor companies, design IP companies, software companies, universities, and research institutes. While active as a patent agent, I remain involved in the creation of mixed-signal IC products and IP, as I have been for over 30 years.
Work history
2014 - present - GROUWSTRA IC & Software Patent - patent agent
2012 - present - TRELLIS IP Law Group - patent agent
2015 - present - Perceptia Devices - IP and IC Design Services - CEO
2008 - 2014 - Perceptia Devices - IP and IC Design Services - VP Business Development
2000 - 2008 - Cadence - Director Business Development
(1982 - 2000) similar positions in European IC design houses and fabless semiconductor companies
Education and qualifications
USA patent bar
M.Sc. Electrical Engineering - (analog IC design) - TU Delft, Netherlands 1982
