research excellence
Doctoral research leading to the world's fastest biopolar transistor earned Martin Dvorak the 2002 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence.
The recent engineering science PhD graduate conducted his doctoral research at SFU's compound semiconductor device laboratory. Dvorak developed process improvements that allow the fabrication of very small-area transistor devices. The result: a very fast, cooler-running transistor. Bipolar transistors are expected to play a key role in future semiconductor electronics applications, particularly new fibre optic and wireless telecommunications technologies.
The Colton medal recognizes outstanding research and development in microelectronics or related technologies by faculty, students or alumni who have successfully completed a master's or PhD degree at any Canadian university within the previous three years. The medal is sponsored by Canadian Microelectronics Corp. of Kingston, Ontario and includes a $3,500 cash award.
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