(March 17 2008) Massy, France After being appointed CEO of Alchimer SA, Steve Lerner immediately predicted the demise of vapor deposition processes for depositing nanoscale films in through silicon vias (TSVs) within a year. Steve Lerner is a technologist with 29 years’ experience in semiconductor development and manufacturing. He founded advanced packaging and device companies Alpha Szenszor, GigSys, and CS2, and has held executive positions at Amkor, Swire, and AME.