The Silicon Innovation Forum will bring together new and emerging companies with the semiconductor industry’s top strategic investors and leading technology partners. This innovative forum will include a conference (open to all SEMICON West attendees) featuring a keynote presentation, panel discussion on the industry’s innovation pipeline, and the Pitch Zone, a dynamic session consisting of short presentations on exciting new business opportunities and technology ideas from a diverse collection of new and emerging companies. The SIF Innovation Showcase and Networking Reception is a private event immediately following the conference and will include one-on-one opportunities to meet with the industry’s leading strategic investors, venture capital companies, and other potential investment partners.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Moscone Convention Center, Esplanade Hall (Keynote Stage)
1:00–4:45pm SIF Conference
3:00–6:30pm SIF Innovation Showcase and Networking Reception
Silicon Innovation Forum Presenters and Companies
John D. Heaton, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Advenira (Materials)
John Brewer, CEO and President, Amorphyx (Flexible Electronics)
Eryn Smith, CEO, Beam Services, Inc. (Equipment Supplier)
Bob Lloyd, CEO, BrightSpec, Inc. (EUV/Inspection Metrology)
Scott Grimshaw, CTO, Colnatec (Equipment Supplier)
Paul Blackborow, CEO, Energetiq Technology, Inc. (Sub-Assembly/Components)
Brenor Brophy, President & CEO, Enki Technology, Inc.
Marianne Germaine, CEO, EpiGaN (Materials)
Richard B Brown, CEO, e-SENS (Silicon-based chemical sensors)
Andrew Grenville, CEO, Inpria (Materials)
Sujatha Ramanujan, COO, Intrinsiq Materials Inc. (Materials)
Zvi Or-Bach, President & CEO, MonolithIC 3D Inc. (Intellectual Property)
David Mather, President & CEO, MTPV Power Corporation (Materials, Equipment Supplier, Sub-Assembly/Components, Services)
Bala Vishwanath, CEO, Nimbic (Electromagnetic Simulation For SI, PI and EMI)
Gianpiero Tedeschi, CEO, Noivion Srl (Equipment Supplier)
Craig Bandes, President and CEO, Pixelligent Technologies LLC (Materials)
Rob Randhawa, Founder / CEO, Planar Semiconductor (Equipment, 450mm, defect control)
Lynn Forester, CEO and Co-Founder, Quantum Semiconductor LLC (Materials)
David Ferran, CEO, Reno Sub-Systems (Equipment, on-tool gas delivery system)
Boris Kobrin, CEO, Rolith, Inc. (Equipment Supplier)
Hash Pakbaz, President & COO, SBA Materials, Inc. (Materials)
Dadi Gudmundsson, President, Sensor Analytics (Services, Software)
Carl Griffiths, CEO, Seren Photonics Ltd (Materials, Services, Provide IP to Fab Level companies)
Rajiv Singh, Founder and CTO, Sinmat Inc (Equipment, 450mm, planarization)
Ryu Shioda, CTO, Wafer Integration Inc. (Equipment Supplier)