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Dr. Nikolaus Tichawa is the founder and owner of Tichawa Vision GmbH. He has 30 years of experience in the development of contact image sensors.
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Personal Data
Date and place of birth 08.05.1957 Bregenz
Marital status married, 2 adult children
School education
1963 – 1967 Primary school in Vienna
1967 – 1970 Grammar school in Vienna
1970 – 1975 Grammar school in Mödling
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Studies
1975 – 1981 Studied Physics at the University of Vienna
Degree as “Mag. rer. nat”
1981 – 1982 Studied Physics at the TU Munich
1982 – 1987 Studied Physics at the TU Vienna
Graduation as “Dr. techn.”
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Work Experience
1975 – 1987 Internships in the electronics industry
(Measurement technology, Medical technology, Semiconductor industry)
1987 – 1991 Head of development at Valentin, Königsbrunn (Aviation Industry)
1991 Foundation of the Ing. Büro Tichawa
1997 Foundation of Tichawa Vision GmbH
1997 – today CEO at Tichawa Vision GmbH