Entrepreneurship
Faculty-Started Companies.
Faculty: Alireza Khaligh
Company: AmpX Technologies, Inc.
Website: https://ampxtech.com/
AmpX is a University of Maryland spinout C-Corp business with the objective of creating a paradigm in design and development of highly reliable and low-cost energy conversion systems for global transportation, renewable, and industrial sectors. AmpX’s first product is an electrically-integrated combo-onboard charger for electric vehicles.
AmpX, a member of Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), is spun out of Microelectronics ECE Prof. Alireza Khaligh’s research program at the University of Maryland. AmpX regularly provides paid internships for UMD students to help them obtain extensive industrial experience in the field of power electronic systems.
Faculty: Neil Goldsman
Company: CoolCAD Electronics, LLC
5000 College Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Website: www.coolcadelectronics.com
Member of Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH)
Spun out of the Microelectronics Group at the University of Maryland.
CoolCAD Electronics, LLC (Founders: Dr. Neil Goldsman and Dr. Akin Akturk) is a high-tech business that is a leader in the design, fabrication, and prototyping of new Silicon Carbide Semiconductor (SiC), power, optoelectronic and high-temperature devices and circuits. CoolCAD Electronics has been designing and fabricating SiC based electronics for approximately ten years. SiC is a new type of semiconductor that can operate under environmental conditions where standard silicon-based electronics fail. SiC also has unique properties that allow for its use in the next generation of power electronics with many applications in electric vehicles, photovoltaics and other green energy systems. CoolCAD makes extensive use of the University of Maryland NanoCenter FabLab to prototype these devices and circuits.
History and Staffing: CoolCAD Electronics was spun out of Microelectronics ECE Prof. Neil Goldsman’s research program at the University of Maryland. Eighty percent of CoolCAD’s employees attended the University of Maryland. In addition, CoolCAD regularly provides paid internships for UMD students from which they gain extensive industrial experience by working closely with international experts in the field of semiconductor electronics, most of whom have received the Ph.D. degrees from UMD.
View CoolCAD’s New Technologies on the research page.
Faculty: Neil Goldsman
Company: Untethered Labs
5000 College Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Website: https://gkaccess.com/
(Spun out of the Microelectronics Group at the University of Maryland.)
Untethered Labs Inc. (Founders: Dr. Siddharth Potbhare, Dr. Neil Goldsman and Dr. Akin Akturk) is a computer security company that combines unique hardware and software to provide continuous protection against unauthorized use of your computer as well as your online accounts. The GateKeeper is the main product that has been designed and prototyped by Untethered Labs. The product is now mass produced and sold throughout the world. The technology uses Bluetooth wireless, application specific circuitry, and neural network algorithms to provide computer security to its users. The main product is the Enterprise GateKeeper System that allows a multitude of users or employees in a single organization to securely log in to their computers and websites without typing passwords. A central network administrator can provide different levels of access to the various employees, assuring the appropriate security throughout the organization.
History and Staffing: Untethered Labs spun out of out of Microelectronics ECE Prof. Neil Goldsman’s research program at the University of Maryland and was first a project put forth by CoolCAD Electronics. Eventually, Dr. Potbhare, who earned his Ph.D. in Microelectronics from the University of Maryland, started the new company Untethered Labs Inc., with Dr. Goldsman, to focus solely on the GateKeeper technology. Currently, about 80% of the Untethered Labs staff attended the University of Maryland, which provides employment and internship opportunities to the College Park community.
View GateKeeper New Product Technologies on the research page