Jim Cathey

James J. Cathey is a vice president of business development for Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. (QMT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm. Jim Cathey has served as the Business Development lead for QMT since September 2006.

Career

Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.

Cathey has helped lead the commercialization efforts for QMT's mirasol displays since 2006. Qualcomm's mirasol displays were first brought to market in December 2007 as a bichrome (two-color) product platform and has achieved a fair amount of commercial success).

A 18-year technology display industry veteran, Cathey has extensive experience in the creation, implementation and management of domestic and international market strategies for advanced display technologies, semiconductors and software. His experience spans multiple display technologies including field emission display (FED), liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS), organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and liquid crystal display (LCD).

Prior to QMT, Cathey served as a senior executive at Micron Technology, MicroDisplay and PixTech and has provided strategic business consulting services to companies such as DuPont Display, DuPont PhotoMask and Applied Materials.

QMT’s mirasol display technology under Cathey's guidance has garnered multiple awards, including PC Magazine's Technical Excellence Award for 2008, CES Innovation Awards 2009 and EDN Innovation Awards 20098 and Andrew Seybold Choice Awards, 2009.

Notable career highlights include working closely with the US Congress to appropriate funding for further development of the display industry, and serving as a consultant for the government of China as a negotiator in agriculture.

Press

Cathey is a frequent contributor to global publications as a display and components expert and visonary.

Wall Street Journal

The Economist

Forbes

The New York Times

Published Works

Cathey has been a featured contributor for a number of publications, which are all listed below:

• Addressing the Power Gap – The Road to True Mobility, RCR Wireless 8/19/2009

• Choose The Right Mobile Display Technology To Reduce The Power Gap, Mobile Dev Design 8/13/2009

• Qualcomm describes new mobile display technology, Electronics Weekly 8/19/2008

• Defining the Display Technology Needs of the Future, Portable Design 05/2008 p.36

Patents Held

Cathey is also the holder of four patents:

• 6,806,885 Remote monitor controller
• 6,346,931 Method and apparatus for adjustment of fed image
• 6,140,986 Combined monochrome and color display
• 6,081,246 Method and apparatus for adjustment of FED image

Education and personal life

Cathey earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in Marketing from Boise State University.