Among the questions explored in 14 video interviews conducted at SEMICON West are the following:
Are finishing fabs the answer to the industry’s economic challenges going forward?
Are ever-larger consortia and alliances feeling growing pains, or does size drive momentum for solutions?
As the government gets more involved in basic research, will you be happy that someone from the government is there to help you?
Will high-throughput e-beam direct write lithography be ready in time for the 32nm half-pitch?
Is there a solution to the raw polysilicon availability crunch?
Are universities competing “too much” with industry?
Is scheduling invention possible?
Hear what industry executives have to say about these and other issues.
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Kevin P. Fahey, GM NanoElectronics Fab Division, FEI Company
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David L. Dutton, CEO of Mattson Technology
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Ted Vucurevich, Sr. VP, CTO, Advanced Research & Development, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
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David Lam, chairman, David Lam Group
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Francois J. Henley, President and CEO, Silicon Genesis
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Scott Kramer, Director of ISMI, SEMATECH
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Ludo Deferm, VP of Business Development, IMEC
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