Jan. 26, 2005: Siemens Honors Employee With Inventor Of The Year Award
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. - Osman Ahmed, senior principal engineer for Siemens Building Technologies Inc., has been named "Inventor of the Year" by parent company Siemens AG.
Ahmed's work involves research in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), a specialized area of microchip technology that uses both the electrical and mechanical properties of silicon chips. MEMS serves as a core technology that can combine several building automation system functions, such as sensing, wireless communication, processing, and power management.