Gerhard Eichenhofer (Diplom-Ingenieur FH)

Curriculum-Vitae, Professional Life

Technical University, 10/1982 - 03/1987
 Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten
 Physikalische Technik
 Degree: Diplom Ingenieur FH

 Fraunhofer Institut Stuttgart, 04/1987 - 7/1987
 (IPA, Institut für Produktionstechnik)
 Assistant (Assistant Scientist 1/4a-Contract).

Varian GmbH, 09/1987 - 09/1994
 Service-Engineer for Ion-Implantation,
 Magnetron-Sputtering,
 and Etching-Systems.
 Thin-Film Process-Engineer.
 
Tokyo Electron Germany, 10/1994 - 10/1995
 Applications-Engineer for Plasma-Etching-Systems
 (Central Europe).
 
EATON Semiconductor Division, 11/1995-12/1996
 (Semiconductor-Equipment-Manufacturer,
 Ion-Implantation Systems)
 Customer Process Specialist,
 Service-Engineer for Ion-Implantation-Systems.
 
ELMOS Semiconductor, 01/1997-09/1999
 (Semiconductor-Manufacturer, ASIC’s)
 Front End Process Engineer for Thin-Film Metallization,
 Ion-Implantation and Plasma Etch Processes.
 
ENI-Germany (MKS-Instruments since 02.2002), 10/1999-09/2003,
 (Manufacturer of Plasma Power Generating Products)
 Sales Engineer for
 Southern/Eastern Europe and Benelux.
 European Applications Engineer for all ENI-Products.
 Markets: Semiconductor, Hard and Protective Coatings,
 Optical Storage, MEMS.

abeg-engineering, 10/2003-04/2004
 (Consulting Engineering Company)
 Founder and Owner.
 abeg-engineering was found in 10/2003.
 abeg-engineering is a consulting engineering company.
 Markets: Semiconductor / Semiconductor-Equipment /
 PV- Vacuum Coating Systems.

SOLVIX SA, 04/2004-11/2012
 (Manufacturer of Plasma Power Generating Products)
 Marketing and Sales Manager (international)
 for Solvix Products; DC- and DC- pulsed Power Supplies,
 Cathodic Arc-Evaporation Systems and HiPIMS-PS.
  External Activities:
Session chair - at the the PSE 2012
 (international conference of
 plasma surface engineering);
 for HiPIMS, new technolgy session.
  Member of - TAC (technical adviser committee) -
 for HiPIMS at the SVC (Society of Vacuum Coaters).
  Member of - European COST
 (Cooperation in Science and Technology),
 in the COST Action MP0804
 Highly Ionized Pulse Plasma Processes (HIPP processes).
 Markets: Decorative- and Hard-Coatings, Tribological-Coatings,
 PV and Solar Thermal Coatings, TCO-Applications,
 Data-Storage, Optical-Coatings.

Advanced Energy Industries, 11/2012-05/2014
 (Manufacturer of Plasma Power Generating
 and Energy Conversion Products)
 (Solvix was acquired by AEI in 11/2012)
 Marketing and Sales Manager for Solvix products
 (till 12/2012)
 Senior Product Marketing Manager for
 Solvix by AE Products worldwide,
 Regional Product Marketing Manager for AE products Europe,
 with main focus on magnetron sputtering products.
 
abeg-engineering, 06/2014-08/2015
 (Consulting Engineering Company)
 Founder and Owner.
 abeg-engineering was restructured in June 2014.
 abeg-engineering is a consulting engineering
 company with the focus on plasma power generation-
 and plasma processing systems for the vacuum coating industry.
 
4A-Plasma,since 09/2015
 (Consulting Engineering Company, ex abeg-engineering)
 Founder and Owner.
 Renamed abeg-engineering to 4A-Plasma.
 4A-Plasma is a consulting engineering company with the focus
 on plasma power generation- and plasma processing systems for
 the vacuum coating industry.
 Sales, application and product support.
 Cooperation with plasma power
 supply manufacturers.
 Cooperation with plasma source
 and magnetron manufacturers.

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