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Professor Thornton is currently a professor of electrical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He has published more than 200 journal and conference papers and has seven issued patents. He is the founder of RF Micropower, an SBIR-funded company that is commercializing highly efficient RF and power management integrated circuits based on SOI MESFETs, a patented CMOS-compatible transistor technology. His research interests include silicon-on-insulator MESFETs, electronics for extreme environments, electron transport in nanostructures, and bio-molecular sensors.
Prior to ASU, Trevor Thornton has held post-doctoral appointments at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge (1986-88) and Bell Communications Research in New Jersey (1988-1990). In 1990, he took up a lectureship in the Electrical Engineering Dept. of Imperial College in London and was promoted to Reader in 1996. In 1998, he joined the faculty of the ASU Electrical Engineering Dept. From 1991-1998 he worked as a consultant for the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory and was a visiting professor at the NTT Basic Research Laboratories in Tokyo in 1990. In 2002, he was a summer faculty fellow at the Air Force Research Laboratories, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM. He is currently the director of the Nanotechnology Collaborative Infrastructure Southwest. The NCI-SW is the southwest regional node of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure supported by the National Science Foundation. Thornton is the faculty lead for the RF + Power Capability Area of the SWAP Hub, part of the Microelectronics Commons, and funded by the CHIPS and Science Act. Thornton works closely with local community colleges to support workforce development programs that train engineers and technicians for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.
Trevor Thornton and Zach Holman "Broadening Participation in Science and Engineering Higher Education at ASU" Intel Corp. (10/1/2022 - 12/31/2024)
Sally Morton, Trevor Thornton et al. "Southwest Advanced Prototyping ('SWAP') Hub" DoD (7/1/2023 - 6/30/2028)
Thornton,Trevor John and Nemanich, Robert "Advanced Manufacturing of Low Ron Diamond-based Power Transistors" Advent Diamond, (6/26/2023 - 3/26/2024)
Thornton,Trevor John*. The NACK National Network for Nanotechnology Workforce Development. PENN STATE UNIV(9/1/2012 - 8/31/2015).
Thornton,Trevor John*, Goryll,Michael. RET Site: National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) RET Program. GEORGIA INST OF TECHNOLOGY(6/1/2012 - 5/31/2016).
Posner,Jonathan Dov*, Thornton,Trevor John. Interaction of Engineered Nanomaterials with Artificial Cell Membranes. NSF-ENG(9/1/2009 - 8/31/2012).
Bakkaloglu,Bertan, Thornton,Trevor John. Ultra-Low Power Transceiver for the Medical Implant Communications Service Phase 2 Project. SJT(5/1/2009 - 10/31/2013).
Posner,Jonathan Dov*, Thornton,Trevor John. Development of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship for Prediction of Biological Effects of Nanoparticles Associated with Semiconductor Indust. UNIV OF AZ(4/1/2009 - 12/31/2011).
Posner,Jonathan Dov*, Thornton,Trevor John, Westerhoff,Paul. Partitioning of Nanoparticles into Organic Phases and Model Cells. DOE-CHICAGO(7/15/2008 - 7/14/2011).
Bakkaloglu,Bertan, Thornton,Trevor John. Wide Temperature Range DC-DC Boost Converters for Command/Control/Drive Electronics. SJT(2/6/2008 - 8/5/2008).
Thornton,Trevor John*, Bakkaloglu,Bertan. SOI MESFETs for Ultra-Low Power Electronic Circuits. SJT(1/1/2008 - 9/30/2008).
Spanias,Andreas Savva*, Goodnick,Stephen Marshall, Phillips,Stephen M, Thornton,Trevor John. EXP-SA: DSP Algorithms for Silicon Ion-Channel Sensors. NSF-ENG(8/15/2007 - 3/31/2012).
Thornton,Trevor John*, Barnaby,Hugh James, Burleson,Winslow S, Burleson,Winslow S, Sharp,Thomas. EEE498/591: Electronics and Instrumentation for Extreme Environment Systems. JPL(7/31/2007 - 7/20/2008).
Thornton,Trevor John*. SBC: CMOS Compatible SOI MESFET's for Advanced Communications and Information Technology. SFAz(5/1/2007 - 6/30/2009).
Bakkaloglu,Bertan*, Thornton,Trevor John. Ultra-Low Power Transceiver for the Medical Implant Communications Service. SJT(5/1/2007 - 10/31/2007).
Thornton,Trevor John*. Ultra Low Power Rad-Hard MESFET Based Integrated Electronics. JPL(9/1/2005 - 11/30/2006).
Woodbury,Neal Walter*, Allen,James Paul, Thornton,Trevor John, Williams,Joann Clara. Combinational Development of Water Splitting Catalysts Based on the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. DOE-GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2009).
Thornton,Trevor John*. Silicon-on-Insulator MESFETs for Extreme Environments. JPL(8/3/2004 - 8/15/2005).
Kiaei,Sayfe*, Thornton,Trevor John. Integration of Ultra-Low power RF CMOS. JPL(3/18/2004 - 5/31/2005).
Thornton,Trevor John*, Phillips,Stephen M, Zenhausern,Frederic. MRI: Acquisition of Alignment, Bonding and Hot Embossing Tools for Hybrid Bioelectronic-Nanofluidic Systems. NSF-MPS(9/15/2003 - 8/31/2005).
Lindsay,Stuart*, Lindsay,Stuart*, Picraux,Samuel Thomas, Smith,David John, Thornton,Trevor John, Zenhausern,Frederic. MRI: ACQUISITION OF A DUAL BEAM FOCUSED ION BEAM SYSTEM FOR NANOSTRUCTURES THAT INTERFACE TO MOLECULES. NSF-ENG(8/15/2003 - 7/31/2006).
Thornton,Trevor John*, Schroder,Dieter K. Subthreshold Silicon MESFETs for Ultra-Low Power Mixed Signal Circuit Applications. DOD-NAVY-SPAWARSYSCEN(8/1/2003 - 7/15/2005).
Thornton,Trevor John*, Vasileska,Dragica. SUB-THRESHOLD SILICON MESFETS WITH 25NM GATE LENGTHS FOR ULTRA HIGH SPEED/LOW POWER INFORMATION PROCESSING. DOD-NAVY-ONR(6/15/2002 - 12/14/2005).
Thornton,Trevor John*, Gust,John Devens, Kozicki,Michael N. MOLECULAR MONOLAYERS ON CMOS FRO NANOSCALE CHEMICAL SENSORS. NSF-ENG(9/15/2001 - 8/31/2005).
Woodbury,Neal Walter*, Allen,James Paul, Bingham,Scott Edward, Blankenship,Robert E, Brune,Daniel Charles, Chapsky,Lars, Francisco,Wilson Alex, Frasch,Wayne D, Garcia,Antonio Agustin, Gould,Ian R, Gust,John Devens, Hayes,Mark A, Kozicki,Michael N, Lin,Su, Lindsay,Stuart, Lindsay,Stuart, Lobrutto,Russell, Massia,Stephen Paul, Moore,Ana L, Moore,Thomas Andrew, Nieman,Ronald A, Pauken,Christine Marie, Phelan,Patrick E, Pizziconi,Vincent B, Raupp,Gregory Bruce, Sankey,Otto F, Taguchi,Aileen Kazuko, Tao,Nongjian, Thornton,Trevor John, Towe,Bruce C, Vermaas,Willem F J, Webber,Andrew Neil, Williams,Joann Clara. IGERT: OPTICAL BIOMOLECULAR DEVICES: FROM NATURAL PARADIGMS TO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. NSF-EHR(9/15/2001 - 8/31/2008).
Raupp,Gregory Bruce*, Mahajan,Subhash, Thornton,Trevor John. ACQUISITION OF AN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ETCH TOOL FOR NEW MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES. NSF-MPS(8/15/2001 - 12/31/2002).
Thornton,Trevor John*. NANOSCALE MESFETS FOR ULTRA-LOW POWER R.F. TELEMENTRY AND ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING IN MINATURIZED, INTELLIGENT SENSORS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(3/15/2001 - 6/15/2002).
Thornton,Trevor John*. THE CONTACT RESISTANCE OF TA/TAN STACKS. TOKYO ELECTRON AZ(7/15/2000 - 8/14/2001).
Balanis,Constantine A*, Aberle,James T, Capone,Jeffrey, Duman,Tolga Mete, El-Ghazaly,Samir M, Spanias,Andreas Savva, Thornton,Trevor John. SMART ANTENNAS FOR FUTURE RECONFIGURABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS. NSF-ENG(10/1/1999 - 9/30/2002).
Thornton,Trevor John*, Roedel,Ronald J. CARBON DOPED POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICAON-GERMANIUM GATE CONTACTS FOR LOW VOLTAGE RADIATION HARD CMOS. LAWRENCE SEMICONDUCT RES LAB(7/26/1999 - 3/25/2000).
Thornton,Trevor John*. STRAINED SILICON QUANTUM WELLS FOR CRYOGENIC ELECTRONICS. LAWRENCE SEMICONDUCT RES LAB(12/14/1998 - 6/14/1999).