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May 1, 2024 - May 2, 2024

Virtual MSTC 2021

The MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress is designed for technical executives and engineers with a special focus on designers, product engineers, fabrication technologists, and application engineers. 

Time

8:00 am - 7:00 pm

Add to Calendar 2024-05-01 08:00:00 2024-05-02 19:00:00 MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress—MSTC 2024 The MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress is designed for technical executives and engineers with a special focus on designers, product engineers, fabrication technologists, and application engineers.  University of California, Los Angeles Covel Commons in Sunset Village, Grand Horizon Room 330 De Neve Dr Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States SEMI.org contact@semi.org America/Los_Angeles public
Location

University of California, Los Angeles
Covel Commons in Sunset Village, Grand Horizon Room
330 De Neve Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90095
United States

Virtual MSTC 2021

SENSORIZING OUR WORLD: TECHNOLOGY DRIVING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS

MSTC 2024 Event GuideMEMS & Sensors Technical CongressMSTC 2024 is the premier technical event on designing, building, and using sensors. 

Speakers represent the MEMS and sensors supply chain and adjacent industries. This conference will feature deep dives on how to bring sensor products to market; from design through fabrication and packaging to end-use applications. Existing and emerging MEMS and sensors markets together with the required, software, and systems needs will be highlighted. The usual networking and problem-solving discussion opportunities will also be featured. 

 

 

You will

  • LEARN the latest industry methods for designing, building, and using sensors.  
  • DISCOVER new market opportunities, applications, and drivers.  
  • HEAR insightful presentations from industry leaders, experts, and peers.  

Get a deep dive on

  • Bio-Medical/MEMS Healthcare
  • Data Fusion, ML and AI
  • Emerging MEMS Technology & Devices
  • Environmental Sensors
  • Materials Advancements
  • MEMS Technology for Packaging & Heterogeneous Integration
  • Piezo-based MEMS
  • Positioning, Navigation & Timing
  • Quantum Sensing Technology
     

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Technologists (including CTOs, Vice-President, Directors)
  • Engineers and Engineering Management in
    Research & Development | Design | System | Process | Applications | Fabrication | Test | Integration | Hardware | Software 
  • Sensor Customers | End Users | OEMs 
  • Consortiums
  • Startups | Founders   
  • Academia | Students | Professors 
  • Market Analysts | Market Researchers  
  • Investors: VCs | Angel Investors | MEMS and sensors technology investors
  • Consulting Firms  
  • Media | Press 
     

EVENT CONTACT

Michelle Fabiano
Sr Manager, Programs & Committees
mfabiano@semi.org
 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Eric Rude
Director, Membership Services & Customer Engagement
erude@semi.org

 

MSTC 2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Thank you to these industry leaders for their time, expertise, and support of the MSTC conference.
 

View the 2024 Event Guide

Agenda

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024

8:00 am

Registration and Breakfast

8:30 am
Tim Brosnihan
Timothy Brosnihan, PhD
Executive Director, MEMS and Sensors Industry Group and Fab Owners Alliance
SEMI

Welcome Remarks

8:35 am
Seong-Hyok Sean Kim, LG Electronics Inc.
Seong-Hyok Sean Kim, PhD
CTO, Senior Research Fellow and Vice President, Tech Lead, AI Perception + Quantum AI
LG Electronics Inc.

Keynote—Sensing as an AI Service for Smart Home

Abstract & Biography

Sponsor—Lam Research

Lam Research
9:05 am
Chang-Jin Kim, University of California, Los Angeles
Chang-Jin "CJ" Kim, PhD
Distinguished Professor
University of California, Los Angeles

MEMS at UCLA

Session 1—Market & Technology Trends Forecast

9:30 am
Kevin Hughes, Infineon Technologies
Kevin Hughes
Senior Technical Program Manager
Infineon Technologies

Session Chair

9:35 am
Pierre Delbos_Yole Group
Pierre Delbos
Technology & Market Analyst, MEMS & Sensing
Yole Group

Market Briefing—Fluctuation, Polarization, and Innovation in the MEMS & Sensors Industry

10:00 am

Networking Break

10:30 am
Peter Hartwell, TDK InvenSense
Peter Hartwell, PhD
CTO
TDK InvenSense

The Seamless Connection to Our Environment

Session 2—AI-Driven Sensor Systems

10:55 am
Christian Peters, Robert Bosch
Christian Peters
Director, Smart Sensors & Hardware Systems
Robert Bosch

Session Chair

11:00 am
Kevin Hughes_Infineon Technologies
Kevin Hughes
Senior Technical Program Manager
Infineon Technologies

Leveraging Edge AI to Deliver Scalable and Customizable Market-Ready Sensor Solutions

11:25 am
Fadi Kurdahi, The Blue Box
Fadi Kurdahi, PhD
Scientific Advisor, The Blue Box
Professor, UCI

Advancing Breast Cancer Screening: A Novel Metal Oxide Sensor-Based e-Nose Approach for Low-cost and Comprehensive Urinary Biomarker Profiling

11:50 am

Lunch

Sponsor—Promex

Promex Logo 170x65

Session 3—New Frontiers in MEMS & Sensors Fabrication

1:00 pm
Mary Ann Maher, SoftMEMS
Mary Ann Maher, PhD
CEO
SoftMEMS

Session Chair

1:05 pm
Arne Quellmalz, In2Great Materials
Arne Quellmalz, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO
In2Great Materials

Wafer-Level Integration of 2D Materials for Back-End of Line Applications

1:25 pm
Matt Weimer_Forge Nano
Matt Weimer, PhD
Principal R&D Scientist
Forge Nano

Low Resistivity Metallic Films By Thermal Atomic Layer Deposition for MEMS and Sensor Applications

1:45 pm
Mitchell Hsing_InchFab
Mitchell Hsing, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO
InchFab

MEMS Ecosystem Accelerator

2:05 pm
Jussi Särkkä, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland
Jussi Särkkä, PhD
Lead, Healthtech
VTT Technical Research Center of Finland

From Chips to Multimodal Sensing in Wearables—Hardware Enabled AI

Session 4—MEMS Emerging Technology & Devices

2:25 pm
Pierre-Damien Berger, CEA-Leti
Pierre-Damien Berger
MEMS Industrial Partnerships Manager
CEA-Leti

Session Chair

2:30 pm
Ken MacWilliams_Multibeam Corporation
Ken MacWilliams, PhD
President
Multibeam Corporation

Limitless MEMS Design Flexibility and Scale: Advanced Multicolumn E-Beam Litho for Rapid Fabrication of High-Resolution Sub-Micron Structures

2:50 pm
Eric Imhof, Northrop Grumman
Eric Imhof, PhD
Physicist
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Quantum Sensors for National Security

3:10 pm

Networking Break

Session 5—Revolutionary Sensors for Biomedical Applications

3:40 pm
Bernd Dielacher, EV Group
Bernd Dielacher, PhD
Business Development Manager
EV Group

Session Chair

3:45 pm
Jan Kischkat_Quantune Technologies GmbH
Jan Kischkat, PhD
CEO
Quantune Technologies GmbH

Pioneering Non-invasive Wearable MIR Spectrometry for Key Health Biomarkers Analysis

4:10 pm
Kara Zappitelli, Science Corporation
Kara Zappitelli, PhD
Lead Engineer and Foundry Director
Science Corporation

The Role of a MEMS Foundry in the Med Device Industry

4:35 pm
Jessica Gomez, Rogue Valley Microdevices
Jessica Gomez
Founder and CEO
Rogue Valley Microdevices

Microneedle Technology: Advancing Transdermal Drug Delivery and Biosensing

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Networking Reception with Student Poster Session

Teledyne MEMS 170x65

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024

8:00 am

Registration and Breakfast

8:30 am
Tim Brosnihan
Timothy Brosnihan, PhD
Executive Director, MEMS and Sensors Industry Group and Fab Owners Alliance
SEMI

Welcome Remarks

8:40 am
Enrico Alessi, STMicroelectronics
Enrico Alessi
R&D Manager
STMicroelectronics

Keynote—The Rise of Smart Garments: Sensors, AI and Fashion

Abstract & Biography

Sponsor—Bosch

Bosch 170x65

Session 6—Automotive Sensor Tech Showdown

9:10 am
Sandra Vos_NXP
Sandra Vos, PhD
R&D Director, PL Motion Sensors
NXP Semiconductors

Session Chair

Session Sponsor—SUSS MicroTec

Biography

9:15 am
Suvi Rauhamaa, Murata Electronics
Suvi Rauhamaa
Business Development Manager
Murata

Finding True North with a MEMS Gyroscope

9:35 am
Vivek Jain, Robert Bosch
Vivek Jain, PhD
Head, Wireless Connectivity and Sensing
Robert Bosch

“Sensorless” Sensor Fusion for Automotive Car Interior Monitoring

9:55 am
Yeh-Jiun Tung, Waymo
Yeh-Jiun Tung, PhD
Head, Lidar Advanced Manufacturing
Waymo

A Sensor System for Fully Autonomous Driving

10:15 am

Networking Break

Session 7—Smart Environmental Sensors

10:30 am
Radislav Potyrailo, GE Research
Radislav A. Potyrailo, PhD
Principal Scientist Microsystems; Gas-Chem-Bio Sensors & Systems
GE Research

Session Chair

10:35 am
Ryan Guterman, FaradalC Sensors
Ryan Guterman, PhD
CEO & Co-Founder
FaradaIC Sensors GmbH

Micro-Electro-Chemical-Systems (MECS) as a Technology Platform for Microfabrication of Electrochemical Gas Sensors Using Standard MEMS Fabrication Processes

11:00 am
Tristan Rousselle, Aryballe
Tristan Rousselle, PhD
Founder & CEO
Aryballe

Opening New Environmental Sensing Possibilities with Silicon Photonics-Based Sensors

11:25 am
Higor Batagin, SPEA
Higor Batagin
Sales Manager
SPEA

The Future of Production Testing for MEMS

11:50 am

Lunch & Automotive Sensor Tech Showdown Demonstrations

1:00 pm
Paul Carey, SEMI
Paul Carey, PhD
Director, MEMS and Sensors Industry Group
SEMI

Taking the Pulse of the MEMS & Sensors Sector

Session 8—Positioning, Navigation & Timing

1:15 pm
Roberto Pugliese, HP Corvallis
Roberto Pugliese
Principal Engineer, Si Technology
HP Corvallis

Session Chair

1:20 pm
Ningxin Li, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ningxin Li
Postdoctoral Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology

Recent Advances in Development of 4H-SiC Inertial Sensors and Timing Resonators

1:45 pm
Mary Ann Maher, SoftMEMS
Mary Ann Maher, PhD
CEO
SoftMEMS

Increasing Access to a Low-Cost Navigation-grade MEMS Fabrication Platform to Enable PNT Innovations

2:10 pm
Igor Prikhodko, Analog Devices
Igor Prikhodko, PhD
Principal Engineer
Analog Devices

Could MEMS IMU Approach Cold Atom Performance?

2:35 pm
Tim Brosnihan
Timothy Brosnihan, PhD
Executive Director, MEMS and Sensors Industry Group and Fab Owners Alliance
SEMI

Announcement of Automotive Sensor Tech Showdown Winner

2:45 pm
Hyunsung “Eric” Cho, UCLA
Hyunsung “Eric” Cho
MEMS PhD Student
University of California, Los Angeles

Introduction of UCLA Lab Tours

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Lab Tours School of Engineering Department - Hosted by University of California, Los Angeles

Registration

PRICING

Regular—March 20 to May 2, 2024

  • Members: $905
  • Non-Members: $1135

Students

  • $99

Cancellations received on or before March 19, 2024 are fully refunded with a $100 processing fee.  Refunds will not be issued for cancellations (including no-shows) made after March 20, 2024, and only substitutions are accepted with a written note from the registered attendee.  

Please email your cancellations or substitutions on company letterhead to Michelle Fabiano at mfabiano@semi.org.

Michelle Fabiano
Sr Manager, Programs & Committees
mfabiano@semi.org

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Health and Safety

Your health and safety are our top priority. Personal preference of the attendees to wear masks is respected at all SEMI events. SEMI Americas (“SEMI") monitors developing federal, state, and local health and safety recommendations as well as requirements regarding COVID to determine the most appropriate safety protocols for our in-person events.

Hotel

Luskin Center

Luskin Center

UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center
425 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Room Block: $279/night available until FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2024

*Reserve Your Room Here

*Find Your Way Around/Parking

*Hotel Features

All the conveniences required for an enjoyable stay at this UCLA campus hotel are present here as well, including:

• Complimentary, robust Wi-Fi throughout the property
• Flat screen 42” HDTV
• Docking station for mobile devices with AM/FM clock radio
• Speakerphone with voicemail
• In-room safe
• Coffee maker
• Hair dryer
• Iron and ironing board

CANCELLATION POLICY
Reservations must be cancelled by 12:00pm PT the day prior to arrival to avoid a one-night room charge.

Luskin Center

Sponsors

Platinum

Gold

Evatec

Silver

Infineon Logo 170x65
STMicroelectronics Logo 170x65

Event

Bosch 170x65
Disco
Lam Research
NXP 170x65
Polytec
Precision
Promex Logo 170x65
Teledyne MEMS 170x65

 

BECOME A SPONSOR FOR MSTC 2024!

Sponsorship opportunities can be tailored to meet your specific branding and marketing objectives.

Contact Eric Rude | erude@semi.org | +1.408.943.7047

 

 

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