Chris Hauf

Kateeva's Technology Vice President, Chris Hauf, will discuss the latest advancements in applying inkjet printing to various steps in the display manufacturing process. On substrates from 200mm/300mm silicon wafers to Gen 8.5 glass and beyond, inkjet technology has been used to deposit a wide range of materials in numerous ways from depositing films of varying thicknesses to creating intricate patterns and precise in-pixel deposition while meeting the high throughput demands of mass production. This talk will cover how inkjet printing is poised to solve both current and future challenges in display manufacturing.

Chris joined Kateeva in 2012.

For the past twenty years, Chris has developed high-performance inkjet printing systems for the home, commercial graphic arts industry, electronics, and flat panel display industries, using both drop-on-demand and continuous inkjet technologies. At Kateeva, he has grown from an individual contributor into the role of Vice President of Technology, leading for the past nine years a team of scientists and engineers working on the core algorithms and inkjet writing systems behind Kateeva’s industry-leading printing systems. At the same time, he has remained an active contributor to the company’s technologies. He is one of the engineers responsible for the development of Kateeva’s patented SMARTMixing technologies, along with many other advanced algorithms, including Multi-Thickness Area Printing (MTAP), Multi-Segment Edge Compensation (MSEC), and Dot Placement Calibration (DPC).

Prior to joining Kateeva, Chris spent twenty years at Eastman Kodak Company as a Color and Imaging Scientist, working on both home and commercial inkjet systems, as well as many other consumer, professional, and commercial imaging systems. His focus was mainly on the development of color management strategies, tools, and technologies needed for Kodak’s world-class imaging solutions. He worked across core R&D, advanced development, and product development environments, bringing that wealth of experience to Kateeva.

Chris received a Bachelor of Science degree in Imaging Science and a Master of Science degree in Color Science from Rochester Institute of Technology. Outside of work, he is very active in the area of historical railroad preservation as a volunteer for several railroad museums and is an avid photographer.