Team & skills
Dr. Rainer Schweer CEO
Mathematics graduate
Work on the research and development of integrated switched capacitor circuits assembled in CMOS technology at the University of Dortmund
Employed at ITT Intermetall (today Micronas)
Managerial positions in various international development departments of the Thomson Group
Author and co-author of international scientific publications, inventor and co-inventor of numerous patents
Sabine Roth, Dipl.-Ing. Deputy CEO / CFO & CTO
Responsible for development and project management
Graduate of electrical engineering with specialisation in semi-conductor electronics
Development engineer of analog IC design at Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH
Senior development engineer and project manager for IC developments
Development of image sensors and project manager for next-generation sensors
Inventor and co-inventor of more than 10 patents and 8 further patent applications relating to image sensors, co-author of two publications at ISSCC
Michael Schreiber, Dipl.-Ing. Deputy CEO / COO
Responsible for operative business: supply chain management, sales and customer acquisition
Graduate of electrical engineering with specialisation in communications engineering
Many years of experience in the development, production and testing of electro-optical products
Core-team manager with extensive practical experience dealing with international customers, suppliers and product development processes
Inventor and co-inventor of several patents
Ralf Dohmen, Dipl.-Ing., MBA Product Manager
Director of digital design, responsible for product and quality management and for worldwide project and customer acquisition and support
Graduate of electrical engineering with specialisation in communications engineering
MBA in international marketing
Many years of experience in the fields of telecommunications, automotive and multimedia
As program manager at Deutsche Thomson OHG, responsible for managing interdisciplinary and international teams
Author of more than 10 patents, co-author of an international scientific publication
Lucent Technologies' "Pathfinder" Award in 2000
Heinrich Schemmann, Dipl.-Ing. Director Technical Customer Support
Responsible for technical support for projects and customers worldwide, interface between research, development, quality management and controlling
Graduate of electrical engineering with specialisation in communications engineering
Various managerial positions working on IC development projects in the field of TV, optical disks and video signal processing
Author of more than 20 patents, presentations and publications
Steffen Lehr, Dipl.-Ing. Manager IC Development
Head of the R&D team and development of image sensors
Graduate of electrical engineering with specialisation in solid-state electronics
Various positions as team leader and senior design engineer
Inventor or co-inventor of 13 patents and 10 further patent applications, co-author of an international scientific publication
Wenhao Yan, Dipl.-Ing. Area Manager Customer Support Asia
Responsible for implementing CMOS image sensor signal processing algorithms on FPGA platforms and for technical support of Asian customers
Graduate of electrical engineering
Various positions as development engineer and digital design team leader focusing on front-end development of multimedia ICs
Dr. Rolf Wagner Management Consultant
Shareholder in viimagic and consultant
Many years of experience managing international companies
Karl-Heinz Schaaf Senior IC Layout Designer
Responsible for IC layout preparation and chip verification
Certified Engineer
Many years of experience with IC layout with various mixed-signal technologies and semiconductor manufacturers
Friedrich Heizmann, Dipl.-Ing. Senior ASIC Developer
Responsible for developing and implementing digital function blocks and for application development
Graduate of electrical engineering
Many years of experience developing equipment and ICs for consumer electronics with international development teams
Author and co-author of more than 40 patent applications and publications
Chester Sall Award, Second Place in 1994
Volker Neiß, Dipl.-Ing. Senior Development Engineer
Responsible for compiling specifications for IC concepts and systems, the development and simulation of analog circuits and for the evaluation and qualification of the finished ICs
Graduate of electrical engineering with specialisation in semi-conductor electronics and communications engineering
Various positions as development engineer and project manager
Involved in more than 10 patent applications and co-author of an international scientific publication
How to contact us
viimagic GmbH
Phone +49 (0)7721 944 788-0
Fax +49 (0)7721 944 788-99
info [at] viimagic [dot] com