MicroVision, Inc. Announces Retirement of Richard A. Cowell as Board Member
March 27, 2017 at 06:30 pm EDT
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MicroVision, Inc. announced that Colonel (Ret.) Richard A. Cowell will not stand for re-election to the board of directors and will step down when his current term expires at the company’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. Colonel (Ret.) Cowell, who currently chairs the audit committee, has been a member of MicroVision’s board of directors since August 1996 when it first became a publicly traded company. His extensive military experience, from 25 years of service in the U.S. Army and later as a Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton focused on Department of Defense and other agency contracts, aided MicroVision in its first ten years which were characterized by defense-related contracts. Robert Carlile, a former partner at KPMG LLP, was recently named to the board of directors and to the audit committee.
MicroVision, Inc. is a developer and supplier of lidar hardware and software solutions focused on the automotive lidar and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) markets. It is engaged in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based laser beam scanning technology that integrates MEMS, lasers, optics, hardware, algorithms and machine learning software into its technology to address existing and emerging markets. Its patented laser beam scanning technology combines a MEMS scanning mirror, laser diode light sources, electronics, and optics that are controlled using its system control algorithms, along with edge computing and machine learning in some systems. It has developed micro-display concepts and designs for use in head-mounted augmented reality (AR) headsets and developed a 1440i MEMS module supporting AR headsets. It also developed an interactive display solution targeted at the smart speakerâs market and a small consumer lidar sensor for use indoors with smart home systems.