July 12, 2011 — SEMI appointed Doug Neugold, ATMI Chairman, CEO, and president, as Chairman of its International Board of Directors, serving his first term on the association’s board.

Neugold’s year-long tenure will begin tomorrow at the SEMI membership meeting during SEMICON West 2011 and Intersolar North America in San Francisco, CA. Neugold is an active SEMI member, recently serving on the International Board, the Executive Committee, and as Vice Chairman of the Board. He will assume leadership from Rick Wallace, KLA-Tencor president and CEO, who served as Chairman for the prior 12 months.

Neugold looks forward to serving as SEMI chairman as SEMI and the industry undergo "significant strategic, technological, and management change." He was welcomed to the Board Chair by outgoing SEMI president and CEO Stanley T. Myers.

David B. Miller, president, DuPont Electronics & Communications; and Ho-Ming Tong, chief R&D officer and general manager, ASE Group, were newly elected to the association board as well. Dave Miller and Ho-Ming Tong have made "significant contributions to SEMI regional activities and advisory groups," noted Myers.

In accordance with the association’s by-laws, the following board members were re-elected: Andr