Our advisory boards includes leading experts from across the semiconductor and MEMS sectors including 5G, IoT, Advanced Packaging, AI, Automotive Electronics, and Power Semiconductors.
Simone Ferri
Analog, Power, MEMS and Sensors Group Vice-President, MEMS sub-group General Manager
Biography
Simone Ferri is General Manager for STMicroelectronics MEMS sub-group since February 2016. Simone began his career in STMicroelectronics in 1999 as an R&D engineer, before moving on to digital designer for the Audio Division, leading into product management after 5 years. In 2014, Simone was entrusted with ST MEMS consumer sensors then with global MEMS-sensor related Marketing and Application activities across all markets and segments, and, more recently with APMS Group Vice-President and General Manager of the MEMS sub-group.
Simone Ferri was born in Milan in 1972 and graduated with a degree in Microelectronics from the Polytechnic of Milan, where he also completed his MBA.
Company Profile
At ST, we are more than 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of cloud-connected autonomous things. We are committed to achieving our goal to become carbon neutral on scope 1 and 2 and partially scope 3 by 2027. Further information can be found at www.st.com.
Volker Herbig
VP BU Microsystems
Biography
Volker Herbig, VP BU Microsystems at X-FAB, oversees all MEMS activities within the X-FAB Group. Before assuming his current role, Volker worked as Director Product Marketing at X-FAB. Previously he held also engineering, marketing and management positions at Siemens, Inkjet Technologies and Carl Zeiss where, among other activities, he developed MEMS inkjet print heads and was responsible for setting up a manufacturing facility for those. Volker Herbig holds a master’s degree in physics from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
Company Profile
X-FAB is one of the world’s leading specialty foundry groups for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor technologies with a clear focus on automotive, industrial, and medical applications. As a pure-play foundry, X-FAB provides manufacturing and design support services to customers that design analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) and other semiconductor devices for use in their own products or the products of their customers. Its customers worldwide benefit from the highest quality standards, manufacturing excellence and innovative solutions by using X-FAB’s modular CMOS and SOI processes in geometries ranging from 1.0 µm to 110 nm, and its special micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) processes. X-FAB is also the first pure-play foundry to provide comprehensive processing technologies for the wide-bandgap materials silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). The GaN-on-Si wafers are manufactured in its modern 8” fab in Dresden, Germany, and SiC wafers in the 6” fab in Lubbock, Texas, USA. X-FAB runs six production facilities in Germany, France, Malaysia and the U.S. The company employs about 4,200 people worldwide.
Julian Kornprobst
MEMS Sensor System Competence Team Business Lead
Biography
Company Profile
Here at Infineon, we combine entrepreneurial success with responsible action to make life easier, safer, and greener. Barely visible, semiconductors have become an indispensable part of everyday life. We play a key role in shaping a better future – with microelectronics that link the real and the digital world. Our semiconductors enable efficient energy management, smart mobility, as well as secure, seamless communications in an increasingly connected world. Infineon designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductors and system solutions. The focus of its activities is on automotive and industrial electronics, communication and information technologies, IoT, sensor technology and security. The product range comprises standard components, software, customer-specific solutions for devices and systems, as well as specific components for digital, analog, and mixed-signal applications.
Dr. Mohssen Moridi
Senior Executive Director & Head of the Microsystems Research Division
Biography
Dr. Mohssen Moridi is an expert in microtechnology with over 20 years of experience in the development of MEMS devices. He holds a Master’s and Ph.D. in Microtechnology from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. After completing his doctoral studies, he held various research positions in Switzerland, contributing to advancements in microsystems technology. In 2016, he moved to Austria to lead the Microsystem Division at CTR AG, where he established a MEMS department and managed the development of a new cleanroom dedicated to industrial R&D. Since 2019, he has been part of Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) and currently serves as Senior Executive Director and Head of the Microsystems Research Division. In this role, he leads a team of over 60 researchers, driving innovation in thin-film technologies, integrated photonics, and magnetic and piezoelectric microsystems. With extensive experience at the intersection of research and industry, Dr. Moridi plays a key role in shaping cutting-edge microsystem technologies, bridging fundamental research with industrial applications.
Company Profile
Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is a top European research center for Electronics and Software Based Systems (ESBS). The application-oriented center offers cooperative research at three locations – Graz, Linz and Villach – in the pioneering research areas of Microsystems, Sensor Systems, Intelligent Wireless Systems, Power Electronics and Embedded Systems.
With strategic and contract research as well as in cooperation with industrial and scientific partners, SAL conducts research on relevant key topics with future-oriented development potential. Our unique SAL cooperation model is characterized by the rapid implementation of innovative ideas. With this model, we enable our partners to implement their research idea not only quickly and unbureaucratically, but we also fund 50% of the project costs. The industry partner solely contributes 25% in cash and 25% in in-kind services. The costs are not dependent on the sector; however, they vary depending on the number of project partners. The IP rules for all our projects are in accordance with the European state aid law and every cooperation project is publicly and anonymously advertised for four weeks to enable other suited partners to take part.
Dr. Dimitrios Damianos
Senior Manager Consulting
Biography
Dimitrios Damianos is a Senior Manager for Consulting Services at Yole Group.
With over 10 years of experience in the fields of nanotechnology, semiconductors, market research and strategy consulting, Dimitrios provides strategic insights and tailored solutions/consulting projects to clients across the whole semiconductor value chain and emerging technologies, and is also responsible for commercial & customer relationships.
Dimitrios has successfully managed and authored multiple market reports and client projects, including market analysis, competitive intelligence, marketing/go-to-market studies, technology assessments, strategy, Due Diligence and tech M&A for clients ranging from startups and R&D institutes to Fortune 500 companies and governments.
He holds a BSc in Physics and MSc in Photonics, as well as a PhD in optics & microelectronics.
Company Profile
Yole Group is a leading international market research and strategy consulting firm, delivering in-depth analyses across market trends, technology developments, teardowns, and reverse costing. Leveraging deep semiconductor expertise, its team of analysts also provides custom consulting services, offering strategic, technical, and market insights tailored to address specific business challenges and opportunities.
Dr. Mary Ann Maher
CEO
Biography
Dr. Mary Ann Maher received her Ph.D. from Caltech in 1989 in the area of semiconductor device modeling. At Tanner Research she began the simulation and modeling group and launched Tanner’s T-Spice analog circuit simulator product. As Director of Advanced Products, she brought to market Tanner’s MEMS Pro microsystem and MCM Pro multi-chip module and packaging design tool. Moving to MEMSCAP, she became the company’s CTO and the General Manager and Executive Vice President of the Design Automation Business Unit. In 2004, she started SoftMEMS, LLC, the maker of the popular microsystems design tools – MEMS Pro and MEMS Xplorer, where she serves as CEO.
Company Profile
SoftMEMS was founded in 2004 by Dr. Mary Ann Maher. SoftMEMS products are based on the MEMS Pro software developed by Dr. Maher’s team at Tanner Research in 1997 and the MEMS Xplorer software developed by Dr. Jean Michel Karam’s teams at TIMA and MEMSCAP.
Dr. Coralie Gallis
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Biography
Coralie, a PhD in Materials Sciences from Paris University with an engineering degree in Physic- Chemistry, has over 25 years of experience in wearable sensing, medical and sports technology, semiconductors, and automotive industries. Previously in Silicon Valley and now in Las Vegas, Coralie has led business development and strategic partnerships in AI, biomedical tech, and wearable electronics. She is a co-founder and CTO of SM24, a wearable start-up, a non-invasive continuous biomarker monitoring system for metabolic health for the femtech, wellness and sport sector. Previous to the creation of the start-up, Coralie has been working in consumer technology industry within 2 different European semiconductors research centers dedicated to developing prototypes for industry partners. She has been a judge for the CES innovation awards the last 2 years. Since 2024, Coralie has also supported Vibra-Nova’s ultrasonic haptic technology expansion in the U.S.
Company Profile
SM24’s mission is to improve health and wellness while educating users in how to maintain good metabolic health and staying healthy.
SM24 is developing a wearable device, “patchable”, containing built-in multi sensors that monitor the level of glucose and, lactate within the sweat. These levels combined together with the activity will determine the metabolic usage of the person, whether that person consumes carb or fat to fuel.
Dr. Mustafa Badaroglu
Principal Engineer/Architect (& IRDS More Moore Global Chair)
Biography
Dr. Mustafa Badaroglu is Principal Engineer and Architect at Qualcomm responsible from technology and architecture development for products employing Compute-In-Memory Technology. Before rejoining Qualcomm, he previously worked at Huawei, Qualcomm, IMEC, ON Semiconductor, and Tubitak Space. During his career he had various assignments for the execution and management of mobile, server, and automotive chipset designs from concept to volume production, process technology pathfinding, electronic design automation, and design-technology co-optimization. Dr. Badaroglu received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and holds a Master of Industrial Management, both from the Catholic University of Leuven. He holds more than 60 published patents and (co)-authored over 100 publications in scientific journals/proceedings. He is the global chair of IRDS More Moore Team focusing on HVM roadmap of logic devices and memory. He is a senior member of IEEE.
Company Profile
Qualcomm is the world’s leading wireless technology innovator and the driving force behind the development, launch, and expansion of 5G. When we connected the phone to the internet, the mobile revolution was born. Today, our foundational technologies enable the mobile ecosystem and are found in every 3G, 4G and 5G smartphone. We bring the benefits of mobile to new industries, including automotive, the internet of things, and computing, and are leading the way to a world where everything and everyone can communicate and interact seamlessly.
Dr. Mike Rosa
CMO & SVP Strategy
Biography
Mike Rosa is chief marketing officer (CMO) and senior vice president responsible for strategy at Onto Innovation. Prior to his current role, Mike served as CMO for Applied Materials ICAPS and Advanced Packaging Groups, where he was responsible for leadership of strategic and technical marketing, marketing communications, charting device segment inflection roadmaps and providing strategic business development support toward M&A activities. He has over 25 years’ experience in semiconductor engineering and technology, with roles that span device design and fabrication, equipment development, marketing and sales. His technical qualifications include B.Eng. (Hons) and Ph.D. degrees in Microelectronic Engineering and an MBA with dual majors in Marketing and Business Strategy. Mike has authored over 40 journal and conference publications and holds over 29 U.S. patents
Company Profile
Onto Innovation is a leader in process control, combining global scale with an expanded portfolio of leading-edge technologies that include: Un-patterned wafer quality; 3D metrology spanning chip features from nanometer scale transistors to large die interconnects; macro defect inspection of wafers and packages; elemental layer composition; overlay metrology; factory analytics; and lithography for advanced semiconductor packaging. Our breadth of offerings across the entire semiconductor value chain helps our customers solve their most difficult yield, device performance, quality, and reliability issues. Onto Innovation strives to optimize customers’ critical path of progress by making them smarter, faster and more efficient. Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Onto Innovation supports customers with a worldwide sales and service organization.
General Telephone: +1 978 253 6200
General email: info@ontoinnovation.com
Website: www.ontoinnovation.com
Michelle Bourke
Managing Director Specialty Technologies and Strategic Marketing
Biography
Michelle Bourke received her B.Sc. degree in Optoelectronics and Laser Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, UK. Subsequently she joined the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), where she worked on advanced processing methods for GaAs/AlGaAs optoelectronic devices. In 1997 she entered the semiconductor capital equipment industry as a technologist and has since accrued more than 25 years of experience in semiconductor technology, strategy, and new product development. She is a specialist in fabrication technologies for MEMS, Power Devices, RF Electronics and Optoelectronics. Michelle is a frequent presenter at leading industry forums and also serves on many committees and industry councils. In November of 2018, she was inducted into the Semi MEMS and Sensors Industry Group Hall of Fame and in 2020 she was a Silicon Valley YWCA Tribute to Women Honoree. Michelle is currently Chair of the Semi MEMS Manufacturing Working Group, Co-chair of the Semi MEMs Standards Committee and a Director on the Transducers Research Foundation Board where she is the Chair of Fund Raising and Development Committee. Michelle joined Lam Research in 2015 and is currently Managing Director of Specialty Technologies and Strategic Marketing in Lam’s Customer Support Business Group.
Company Profile
Lam Research Corporation is a trusted global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Our strong values-based culture fuels our progress, and it’s through collaboration, precision, and delivery that we are driving semiconductor breakthroughs that define the next generation. Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX) is a FORTUNE 500® company headquartered in Fremont, California, with operations around the globe. Learn more at www.lamresearch.com
We combine superior systems engineering, technology leadership, and a commitment to customer success to advance the global semiconductor industry. Our broad portfolio of market-leading deposition, etch, strip, and wafer cleaning solutions helps customers achieve success on the wafer by enabling device features that are 1,000 times smaller than a grain of sand—it’s why nearly every chip today is built with Lam technology.
Maurus Tschirky
Senior Strategic Marketing Manager
Biography
Maurus Tschirky is Senior Strategic Marketing Manager at Evatec. He is globally responsible for the market segment MEMS in terms of strategy and strategic project and customer acquisition. His genuine interest in advanced functional materials with piezoelectric and magnetic properties emphasize his dedication to the MEMS and Sensors market in particular. Maurus had a number of positions in the PVD-equipment industry (Balzers, Unaxis, Oerlikon and now Evatec) ranging from Application Engineer, System Engineer, Project Manager to Product Manager over the years and also spent 3 years leading a research section at CSEM in Neuchatel, Switzerland. He has a first Degree in Control Electronics from the University of Applied Sciences in Buchs, followed by a Masters in Business Engineering / International Marketing from the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik in Zurich, Switzerland.
Company Profile
Evatec delivers complete thin film deposition solutions in Advanced Packaging, Semiconductor, Optoelectronics and Photonics – from UBM /RDL processes in FOWLP and FOPLP applications, to deposition of high performance piezoelectrics like AlScN for 5G networks or NIR bandpass filters for 3D sensing, face and gesture recognition in our smart devices. We deliver tailored production solutions with batch, cluster or inline architecture according to your substrate format, throughput, process and fab integration requirements. Evatec’s Advanced Process Control (APC) technologies set new standards in deposition through ‘in situ” capability for control of film properties during the deposition cycle. Reduce your process development times, enhance repeatability and yields or increase tool throughput.
Dr. Gerhard Lammel
Director System Architecture
Biography
Gerhard Lammel is Director System Architecture at Bosch Sensortec GmbH, Germany, responsible for shaping the next generations of consumer electronics sensor systems.
As part of the founding team of Bosch Sensortec he joined in 2005 as project manager. Later he became section head of advanced development and product engineering coach. Since 2024 he is also vice-chairman of the supervisory board at Bosch Sensortec.
Gerhard holds diplomas in physics and economics from the University of Munich, Germany. He obtained his PhD in microengineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Then he joined Robert Bosch GmbH in Reutlingen, Germany, in 2001, where he was responsible for process development for automotive sensors.
Company Profile
Bosch Sensortec is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bosch Group, dedicated to developing and marketing a comprehensive portfolio of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors and solutions for consumer electronics. Headquartered in Reutlingen, Germany, the company was founded in 2005 and has since become a global leader in MEMS sensor innovation. Bosch Sensortec’s product offerings include motion sensors, environmental sensors, smart sensors, and software solutions that power a wide range of devices such as smartphones, wearables, drones, and IoT applications.
By leveraging Bosch’s decades of experience and leadership in automotive MEMS sensor technology, Bosch Sensortec brings industrial-grade performance to the consumer market. With a focus on miniaturization, energy efficiency, and intelligent sensing, the company enables smart, connected devices that respond to their environments with precision and reliability. Through continuous innovation and a strong global network, Bosch Sensortec plays a pivotal role in advancing next-generation sensor technologies for an increasingly digital and mobile world.
Michael Siebert
Senior Manager Business Development
Biography
In his role as Senior Manager Business Development Michael Siebert is defining Pentamaster’s market and product strategy for MEMS and sensors test and calibration solutions. He is also responsible for Pentamaster’s sales and key account management within Europe.
Prior to this role Michael held a position as Director Sales & Marketing Wafer Test Solutions at Afore Oy.
Michael has more than 30 years of experience in the laser and semiconductor industries; starting his career in field service, later transitioning thru various support and application positions into sales and marketing.
He holds a certificate as Technical Sales Manager (CCI) as well as a certificate as Product Manager (IMM).
Company Profile
Pentamaster Group provides automation technology and solutions to multinational manufacturers in the automotive, semiconductor, electro-optical, consumer electronics, and medical sector, spanning across APAC, North America and Europe. Besides the HQ and production plant in Penang, Malaysia, the Group has strategic presence globally with offices located in the USA, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore and production facilities in China.
With the speed and magnitude of technology progress today, Pentamaster Group will always be bold enough to explore new innovations. For years, the Group has been one of the leading global providers of automated test equipment to suit different requirements and needs of customers from various industries. In the automotive segment, the group has developed a proprietary SiC wafer burn-in system, being one of the top four manufacturers in the world, in creating a niche market space for this growth sub-segment and to solidify the Group’s position in the automotive industry.
Dr. Sandra Vos
Engineering Director, Pressure and Flow Industrial and Medical Sensors – TE Sensors
Biography
Sandy Vos received her PhD from University of Minnesota in Materials Science and Engineering, B.S. in Chemistry from University of Illinois, Chicago and has 25 years of industry experience in MEMS, microsystem, materials, component, composite and semiconductor technology. She recently joined TE Connectivity as Director of Engineering, Pressure and Flow, focused on industrial and medical sensor product and technology development. Previously, as Director of R&D at NXP, she focused on inertial and pressure sensing, including automotive safety-critical devices. Dr. Vos was Director of MEMS Engineering and Sr Manager of Product Development at Knowles Corporation in their Consumer Electronics division, developing acoustic MEMS sensors for consumer and hearing health applications. She has also worked in the fields of surface mount fuse and suppressor design and manufacturability at Littelfuse, Inc and plastic composite design and manufacturability at Azdel, Hanwha.
Company Profile
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 9,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 130 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS.
Jörg Amelung
Deputy Institute Director Division, Director Engineering, Manufacturing & Test
Biography
Jörg Amelung is Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) and heads the MEMS Engineering, Manufacturing & Test division. Fraunhofer IPMS is a leading research institute in the MEMS field, equipped with high quality microsystem cleanrooms (200 – 300 mm wafer). As an expert and manager in MEMS technology, Jörg Amelung has been driving the development of smart microsystem technologies since 1993. He also played a key role in OLED development and founded two companies specializing in this field.
Company Profile
Fraunhofer IPMS is a leading international research and development service provider for electronic and photonic microsystems in the application fields of Smart Industrial Solutions, Bio and Health, Mobility as well as Green and Sustainable Microelectronics. Research focuses on customer-specific miniaturized sensors and actuators, MEMS systems, microdisplays and integrated circuits as well as wireless and wired data communication, neuromorphic and quantum computing. Services range from consulting and design to process development and pilot series production.
The Fraunhofer IPMS is one of 75 institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the leading organization for applied research in Europe. With nearly 32,000 employees Fraunhofer operates with an annual budget of €3.6 billion, €3.1 billion of which is generated by contract research — Fraunhofer’s core business model.
The range of services includes wafer processing, characterization & testing, assembly and interconnection technology and the organization of external and supplier services. At the Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT), Fraunhofer IPMS offers applied research, process and material development on 300 mm wafers for microchip producers, suppliers, device manufacturers and R&D partners. 4000 m² of clean room space is available for processing customer orders as well as laboratory space for over 80 processing and analytical tools.
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