James J Licari

James J. Licari is President of AvanTeco, Whittier, CA, and a consultant on materials and processes for microelectronics. Prior to this, he was Chief Scientist for Hughes' Microelectronics Division in Newport Beach, CA, where he led the development of high-density, high-performance multichip modules for high reliability military and space applications. Dr. Licari is internationally recognized for his contributions to the microelectronics field, particularly in the development of materials and...See more

James J. Licari is President of AvanTeco, Whittier, CA, and a consultant on materials and processes for microelectronics. Prior to this, he was Chief Scientist for Hughes' Microelectronics Division in Newport Beach, CA, where he led the development of high-density, high-performance multichip modules for high reliability military and space applications. Dr. Licari is internationally recognized for his contributions to the microelectronics field, particularly in the development of materials and processes for interconnecting and packaging hybrid microcircuits and multichip modules. He is the recipient of six NASA awards, the annual Technical Achievement Award from IMAPS, and the Materials Engineer of the Year Award from NEPCON. Licari is also the author of four books and over 100 publications and has lectured at UCLA, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, and Oxford University, among others. See less