Najeeb Khalid

Decades of scientific and engineering invention, innovation and system design. From electronics to optoelectronics, from integrated photonics to ASICs, from GeSn to GaN, from Aptamers to insilico microbiology. and much more...........

220 V to 12 V handwound Transformer

1962 12

1965

100 X Galilean Telescope with Equatorial mount

Constructed Seismograph with a photorecorder

Short range (500M) solid fule rockets

1966

1967

IBM System 32 programming - Fortran

40 bit processor designed and built for Philips

"Minimizing large number of variable Boolean functions" published

Founded Rank Peripherals Ltd.Design, manufacturing and installation of failsafe transaction computing with the world first all weather electronic display , video and terminal.

First - optically isolated communications for underground cables resisting charge accumulations from clouds in tropical area.

M 6800 microcomputer - 16K with BASIC interpretor

Large outside Electronic displays for Shopping Centers

First - Electronic Ticketing machines for Racetracks

First - Varian Data Machines based fail safe transaction processing real time system

First - System 80 - DEC 11/34 based fail safe transaction processing real time system

Loto Quebec contract for 5000 units

Sold RANK to GTech of R.I. USA, Nasdaq listing

Founded Orexis, Design and manufacturing of EFT terminals

1971

1972

1973

1974

1976

1977

1988

Installed 22 System 80 in North America, Panama, Ecuador and Argentina

1980

1982

1984

System 80 - DEC 11/44 based fail safe transaction processing real time system

1985

1983

Sold Orexis to BT of UK

1986

Passbook update ATM for Complex Desjardin

First - Laser Diode PCB Lithography System, introduced laser plotters to PCB industry- EG2000

1987

Founded Gage Applied Sciences to combine paradigm of instrumenta withcomputing, the introduction of digital scoscilloscope to the world.

Escher Grad logo featuring black cursive text and an underline on a yellow background.
Escher Grad logo featuring black cursive text and an underline on a yellow background.

1989

1992

1999

1997

2000

1998

EG-8000 - First Internal drum imagesetter

Composite material invented for non-linear shaped, large size replacement of granite, 1 micron over 1 meter precision without machine

EG-2200 - full PCB panel laser diode laser plotter

1996

Linear motor and magnet rail design and manufacturing - 0.5 micron per meter accuracy

EG-9000 - large full format imagesetter

First violet Nichia Laser commercial application -

First Violet CTP Systems Cobalt 8 - Lunched high speed lithography for pritnitng.

EG-9400 - large full format imagesetter 32 page film format

Equinox - high speed laser plotter 6000 dpi

2001

i-Press - First high speed ink jet book printer - 100 pages per minute full color

2002

Cobalt 4 - 4 page CTP System >30% of global newspaper market

2004

High speed 8 page violet CTP System

2008

24 page violet system System - Automated

2002

Cobalt manufacturing line - Montreal

2006

Cobalt in 90 countries - offices in Montreal - Brussels - Tokyo

2010

32 page violet system System - Automated

2011

UV laser Direct PCB Lithography System

2012

2017

2016

Violet Plate for printing development with Mitsubishi Chemical in Japan and 2FF in China

Founded Two-Photon Research, a deep technology company

2013

2015

Founded Infiniled in Ireland for development of microled

Sold Infiniled to Facebook

2018

First 4096 micro led array

First 4096 micro led array imaging head with 5 micron beam dia.

First Nova 200 Direct PCB Lithography System with novel led array light source - 5 micron dot

2020

First Femto second laser GaN dicing system - athermic

2022

First GeSn emitters and detectors for MID IR integrated photonics applications

Electrcal

2025

Electrical Optics, Astronomy

Founded Escher-Grad Inc. to bring latest laser diode technology to high precision lithography.

Fist microled with integrated parabola with quasi collimated beam for imaging on photoresists.

Bulk GaN with MOCVD QW with EQE>26%

Precision Cabinets - 50 micron accurate to replace welded frames an cabinets

Large area x200 digital microscope

First Nova 200 Direct Micro Lithography System - 1 micron dot

Sold Gage to Tektronix

2003

First Aptamer Molecular Photonic Beacon for detecting small biological molecules.

First led array LIV auto prober

GaN growth of perfect crystal for nano emitters by MBE

Chemistry, Metallurgy

Software

Boolean Algebra

Digital Design, System Engineering, Interpreter

Digital Electronics, Microcomputing, interpretor

Electrical Power Engineering

Digital Power Electronics

Digital Power Electronics, illumination

Systems Engineering, computing, communiations

Systems Engineering, Casting, computing, communiations

Systems Engineering,

Manufacturing

DES Encryption, industrial design, microcomputers

DES Encryption

DES Encryption, comm. protocols, scanning/printing

Optica, Laser, mechanical, RIP

Precision machining

Precision machining

Silicon Micro packaging process - 100x100 mm

2019

Cast integrated photonics for microbiological diagnostics

Material Sciences

Systems Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Laser, air bearings

AC motors, linear bearing,

Large Composite materials, vibration isolation

Violet lasers

Ink Jet printing, precision paper motion

Direct imaging on photoplymer plates

Large metal plate transport

Semiconductor development and processing

Precisio machining

Femto second laser, GaN dicing

Silicon processing, evoporation, sputtering, anisotropic materials

Molecular Beam Epitaxy, GaN crystal structures

MID IR applications

large bit map managment

micromachining and manipulation

Microlithography

biochemistry, aptamers

Medical Diagnostics, ultra low photon detection

First insilico Aptamer synthesis software

First MBE GaN Growth Simulater

Computational Physics

First Aptamer for Parkinson's Disease

2026

Computational Chemistry

Parkinson's

Cast integrated photonics for microbiological diagnostics

2023

2024

220 V to 12 V handwound Transformer

1962

1965

100 X Galilean Telescope with Equatorial mount

Constructed Seismograph with a photorecorder

Short range (500M) solid fule rockets

1966

1967

IBM System 32 programming - Fortran

40 bit processor designed and built for Philips

"Minimizing large number of variable Boolean functions" published

Founded Rank Peripherals Ltd.Design, manufacturing and installation of failsafe transaction computing with the world first all weather electronic display , video and terminal.

First - optically isolated communications for underground cables resisting charge accumulations from clouds in tropical area.

M 6800 microcomputer - 16K with BASIC interpretor

Large outside Electronic displays for Shopping Centers

First - Electronic Ticketing machines for Racetracks

First - Varian Data Machines based fail safe transaction processing real time system

First - System 80 - DEC 11/34 based fail safe transaction processing real time system

Loto Quebec contract for 5000 units

Sold RANK to GTech of R.I. USA, Nasdaq listing

Founded Orexis, Design and manufacturing of EFT terminals

1971

1972

1973

1974

1976

1977

1988

Installed 22 System 80 in North America, Panama, Ecuador and Argentina

1980

1982

1984

System 80 - DEC 11/44 based fail safe transaction processing real time system

1985

1983

Sold Orexis to BT of UK

1986

Passbook update ATM for Complex Desjardin

First - Laser Diode PCB Lithography System, introduced laser plotters to PCB industry- EG2000

1987

Founded Gage Applied Sciences to combine paradigm of instrumenta withcomputing, the introduction of digital scoscilloscope to the world.

Escher Grad logo featuring black cursive text and an underline on a yellow background.
Escher Grad logo featuring black cursive text and an underline on a yellow background.

1989

1992

1999

1997

2000

1998

EG-8000 - First Internal drum imagesetter

Composite material invented for non-linear shaped, large size replacement of granite, 1 micron over 1 meter precision without machine

EG-2200 - full PCB panel laser diode laser plotter

1996

Linear motor and magnet rail design and manufacturing - 0.5 micron per meter accuracy

EG-9000 - large full format imagesetter

First violet Nichia Laser commercial application -

First Violet CTP Systems Cobalt 8 - Lunched high speed lithography for pritnitng.

EG-9400 - large full format imagesetter 32 page film format

Equinox - high speed laser plotter 6000 dpi

2001

i-Press - First high speed ink jet book printer - 100 pages per minute full color

2002

Cobalt 4 - 4 page CTP System >30% of global newspaper market

2005

High speed 8 page violet CTP System

2008

24 page violet system System - Automated

2002

Cobalt manufacturing line - Montreal

2006

Cobalt in 90 countries - offices in Montreal - Brussels - Tokyo

2010

32 page violet system System - Automated

2011

UV laser Direct PCB Lithography System

2012

2017

2016

Violet Plate for printing development with Mitsubishi Chemical in Japan and 2FF in China

Founded Two-Photon Research, a deep technology company

2013

2015

Founded Infiniled in Ireland for development of microled

Sold Infiniled to Facebook

2018

First 4096 micro led array

First 4096 micro led array imaging head with 5 micron beam dia.

First Nova 200 Direct PCB Lithography System with novel led array light source - 5 micron dot

2019

2020

First Femto second laser GaN dicing system

2023

First GeSn emitters and detectors for MID IR integrated photonics applications

Electrcal

2025

Electrical Optics, Astronomy

Founded Escher-Grad Inc. to bring latest laser diode technology to high precision lithography.

Fist microled with integrated parabola with quasi collimated beam for imaging on photoresists.

Bulk GaN with MOCVD QW with EQE>26%

Precision Cabinets - 50 micron accurate to replace welded frames an cabinets

Large area x200 digital microscope

First Nova 200 Direct Micro Lithography System - 1 micron dot

Sold Gage to Tektronix

2003

First Aptamer Molecular Photonic Beacon for detecting small biological molecules.

First led array LIV auto prober

GaN growth of perfect crystal for nano emitters by MBE

Chemistry, Metallurgy

Software

Software

Silicon Micro packaging process - 100x100 mm

2021

First Aptamer Synthesis software

First non-contact temperature reader for MBE

GaN MBE Simulator

2024

2026

Fist insilico synthesized Aptamer for diagnosing Parkinson's

Contemporary Visual Artist

Gallery

Based in Paris, France

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