Rainer Gehres Semiconductor Manufacturing Consulting
34 years in semiconductor manufacturing Shepherding technologies from development into manufacturing
Services
Technology Installation & Qualification
Drive technology from latter stages of research and development into a production readiness state.
Ensure that technology meets all performance, yield, quality, and reliability requirements.
Drive cross functional teams consisting of development, characterization, manufacturing, and design engineers.
Technology Ramp & Early User Hardware
Ensure stable yields and performance as volume grows. Qualify tools to enable manufacturing volumes.
Run prototype designs for internal and external customers on expedited schedule to enable design verification, provide samples for integration into full systems.
Yield Improvement & Stability
Ramp and stabilize yield to levels ensuring profitability for the fab and on-time delivery to the end customer
Technical Customer Support
Interface between the customer and the fab to ensure the fab meets the needs of the customer, the customer has all the information and tools required to design into the fab's technology.
Work cooperatively with customer and fab to identify and address any design / technology interactions.
Background
GlobalFoundries 2015-2024
Distinguished Member Technical Staff
Director Silicon Photonics Technology Development
IBM 1991-2015
Senior Technical Staff Member
Princeton University - PhD
The fabrication and characterization of reduced dimensionality tunneling devices