Dr. Walter Hofer

Project lead for new semiconductor wafer cleaner tool (R&D) Monitoring of outsourcing activities (OEM, ODM, JDM) Technical support and supervision Experiance in hardware development lifecycle (Chemical) engineering & development of new devices Risc management; rapid escalations Concept and design reviews Preparation of project plans, project budget plans and planning of ressources Monitoring and control of project status Ressource aquisition and allocation to projects Stakeholder management

Conduct process engineering research, development and evolution in support of cutting-edge semiconductor equipment and systems Participate in concept and feasibility studies for surface preparation and mask cleaning Collaborate with cross-functional team, semiconductor customers and partners to develop new modules and features for next generation products

- Point of contact for costumers, external partners and internal steakholders/production (steakholder management) Leading/consulting the chemical lab team to execute routine raw material monitoring, event troubleshooting, and CIP verification Tool qualification, process validation Root cause analysis and troubleshooting of tool and fab events ICP-MS, TXRF, SPV, IR Microscope analysis Experiance with 6“, 8“, 12“ wafer (Si, GaN, SiC) Automatisation (SECS/GEM, flagging) Statistical process controll (SPC)

Projectmanagement in an international, matrix environment (70 members) Budget aquisition and responsibility Outsourcing of research activities to 2 contract research organisations (CROs) Technology transfer and audit of external partners Development and sustaining of new processes and process improvements