Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 27, 2000

Jorge Freyer – Micronic Laser Systems Inc

Jorge Freyer is President of Micronic Laser Systems, Inc. and Vice President of Marketing for Micronic Laser Systems AB. He is a 25-year veteran in the semiconductor industry. He joined Micronic in 1999, and has been working with the company in various functions since 1993. Mr. Freyer is also a Partner at PacTech Partners LLC, a company specializing in business development and financing for high-tech companies. Prior to that he was a Vice President for Sony-MRC. In 1989, he co-founded Etec System Inc. as part of a buyout from Perkin Elmer. He holds an MS from Stanford University. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with an overview and some history of Micronic

to set the stage for readers?

Mr. Freyer: In the early 1970s, a team lead by

Dr. Gerhard Westeberg began research in the