Hans von Känel

PileGrowth Tech SRL develops integration techniques of semiconductors on standard silicon wafers. It specializes in the licensing and distribution of technologies, which manufacture semiconductor structures and thick-film systems, such as high-efficiency photovoltaic cells, imaging detectors, and power electronics devices. The company was founded by Leonida Miglio and Hans von Känel in September 2012 and is headquartered in Como, Italy.

EpiSpeed AG operates as a technology enabler for the semiconductor industry and its suppliers. The company develops and processes applications for plasma-enhanced epitaxy, chemical vapor deposition (LEPECVD) and vapor phase epitaxy (LEPEVPE). The firm provides sampling wafers to device manufacturers, and licenses the respective intellectual property rights (IPR). EpiSpeed was founded in May 2003 by Hans von Känel, Bernhard Vogeli and Matthias Kummer and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.

G-ray Switzerland SA is a private company based in Hauterive, Switzerland that was founded in 2014 by Patrick Scherrer, Hans von Känel, Daniel A. Rüfenacht, and Adolfo Fucci. The Swiss company specializes in radiographic imaging and new semiconductor assembly techniques, and has filed a number of revolutionary patents in these fields. The company has developed core skills in monolithic detectors with integrated high-resolution CMOS circuits, which have applications in various sectors such as automotive, aerospace, and medicine. Luis Pallares has been the CEO of the company since 2020.