Study Group: Thermal Processing Experts(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 16
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Mel Burks
Founder / Senior Partner
Tech Quest Research, LLC
Mel Burks is currently Founder and Senior Partner at Tech Quest Research, LLC. Mr. Burks has over 25 years of experience in process engineering and semiconductor manufacturing from the Front-end to the Back-end. He is experienced in all wafer fabrication processes and knowledgeable on advanced process...
President
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Americas (SMIC)
Sam Wang, Ph.D., is the President at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Americas, a wafer foundry. He is also the venture partner of Asenqua venture, a venture fund based in the Silicon Valley. He serves as the Board Advisor of Sunsil Inc., a semiconductor firm representing wafer...
Managing Director
ISB Ventures
Israel Beinglass, Ph.D., is the Managing Director at ISB Ventures. He was most recently (until 2006) the Chief Technology Officer & Chief Marketing Officer at Applied Materials. He is now working as an independent consultant to the industry. Dr. Beinglass has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor...
Senior Partner
McLaughlin Consulting Group
Steve Jurichich, PhD, is a Senior Partner of Display and Solar Research in McLaughlin Consulting Group, a display & solar market consulting firm. Previously, Dr. Jurichich was Director of Display Technology in DisplaySearch. He has over 20 years of experience in marketing, engineering, supplier quality...
Member of Technical Staff
Spansion LLC
Ankur Agarwal is a member of technical staff at Spansion, a former subsidiary of Advanced Micro Devices specializing in flash memories. He has authored patents in process technology. He specializes in dielectric etch and advanced etch process development and is experienced in developing new etch processes...
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This acquisition is not Lam Research’s first step into wet processing but will be the most significant and application intensive. A very good match considering the industry is in the transitional phase for new materials and device structures at and below the 65nm node and requires an in-depth understanding...
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