SMC (Strategic Materials Conference) Korea 2023

Namsung Kim is a Senior Director in the Integrated Module Solutions (IMS) Group at Applied Materials. He is currently responsible for managing customer engagement programs, driving business growth, and leading cross-functional teams (various Business Units) to deliver the integrated materials/modules-base product solutions across leading-edge CMOS Logic and Memory technologies. Prior to this role, he has successfully led & accomplished the definition of CMOS Logic technology roadmap, its inflections of future technology nodes and delivered multiple product development paths by validating innovative pathway solutions.

He joined Applied Materials, Inc., USA in 2015, bringing over 20 years of semiconductor device/process integration experiences (various engineering/management positions) from both CMOS Logic (GlobalFoundries/IBM alliance in USA and SSMC in Singapore) and Memory (SK-Hynix, previously LG Semi., in Korea) industries. He earned a MS in electrical and computer engineering from the National University of Singapore. He has authored and co-authored more than 50 technical publications and holds over 40 patents in the field of advanced logic (FinFETs and GAA devices) and memory technologies.

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Dr. Jeongdong Choe is a Senior Technical Fellow at TechInsights. He has over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, R&D, and reverse engineering on DRAM, NAND/NOR FLASH, SRAM/Logic, and Emerging Memory. He worked for SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics for over 20 years. He joined TechInsights and has been focusing on technology analysis of semiconductor processes, materials, devices, and architecture. He has written many articles on memory technology including roadmaps, technology trends, and detailed comparisons.

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Jean-Marc Girard Ph.D. is CTO and Sr. VP of Manufacturing Technologies at Air Liquide Advanced Materials (ALAM), and an Air Liquid Group Fellow. He has 25 years of experience of R&D and product development management in the field of semiconductor materials and process technology in Europe, Japan and the US, and is one of the founders and was the global director of ALOHA™ from 2005 to 2010 (Air Liquide’s original CVD/ALD materials product line).
Within ALAM, Jean-Marc globally manages the Research and Development for deposition & advanced dry etching materials, oversees strategic engagements and collaborations with leading customers and equipment companies, and supervises the Intellectual Property generation and portfolio management. Since 2021, Jean-Marc’s role has expanded to leading packaging and manufacturing technology developments efforts.

“Byunghee Kim” has been Sr. Technologist in Lam Research since 2017.

Prior to joining Lam Research, “Kim” was director position for Samsung Electronics. During his 23 years at Samsung Electronics, “Kim” spent time doing module development, including gate, contact and BEOL.

“Kim” received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Yonsei Univ., Seoul, Korea and a master’s degree in MSE from Seoul Nat’l Univ., Seoul, Korea.

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Jeongsik Kim, received a MS degree in Organic Synthetic Chemistry from Sogang University(Korean) in 2006 and then joined Dongjin Semichem. He had developed the patterning process materials such as bottom antireflective coating(BARC), spin on hardmask(SOH), photoresist materials in Semiconductor Materials Business Division since 2006. In 2013, he had joined the advanced lithography program of IMEC(Belgium) as Dongjin Semichem assignee and researched the ArF immersion patterning and defectivity for two years. Currently, he is in charge of developing EUV photoresist at Dongjin Semichem.

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Sung Ho Kim is the Head of Specialty Gases Marketing, Clean & Etch platform, Merck where he drives the execution of product marketing strategy to meet with industry’s dry etch and chamber clean gas technical and commercial needs, and leads product life cycle management and NPI (New product introduction) initiatives to help customers to advance its dry etch and chamber clean process performance. He is a proven business leader with more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor materials industry, with a wide range of leadership experience in product marketing, product management, and technical/engineering expertise. He is based in Pangyo, Korea. Sung-Ho received a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University.

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Won-Seob Cho, Ph.D. presently serves as the Head of the BASF Electronics Materials R&D Center in Suwon, Korea. In this esteemed position, he is responsible for leading research teams dedicated to the development of advanced wet chemical solutions, such as advanced cleaning and electroplating methods. He boasts over 20 years of research and development experience, particularly in the formulation and electrochemical screening of solutions.

Prior to joining BASF a decade ago, He served as a Principal Researcher at Samsung SDI and Samsung Fine Chemicals, where he specialized in developing planarization and electroplating solutions. Notably, his research interests have recently expanded to encompass the Advanced Package field.

Won-Seob Cho holds a distinguished Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and has also served as a postdoctoral fellow in Supramolecular Chemistry at the University of California at Los Angeles, further solidifying his scientific expertise.

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Dr. Nam, Sang Uk is conducting various studies on the ICT (semiconductor, display) industry based on economics at the KIET (Korea Institute of Industrial Research), a national research institute.

Since joining the KIET in 2018, he has participated in various studies on ICT industry policies such as Japanese export regulations, development strategy of material, parts and equipment, global value chain, and digital transformation.

In the field of carbon neutrality, he participated in major reports such as the semiconductor and display industry's carbon neutral promotion strategy and policy tasks, and the impact of RE100 on Korea's major export industries.

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Mark Thirsk is Managing Partner of Linx Consulting, a leading management and strategic consulting company for electronic materials.

Mark Thirsk has experience spanning many materials and processes in wafer fabrication, combined with economic and business forecasting, strategic planning, technical marketing and M&A experience. Mark has worked in materials and equipment development, marketing, applications support, and production, as well as having expertise in business incubation, strategic development, and M&A. Mark is well placed to bring clarity and insight to market analysis from both a technical and commercial perspective. Additionally, Mark has been active in SEMI since 1999, volunteering in industry advocacy, education, and recruiting.

Mark has worked in the UK, Germany, Belgium, and the USA. Mark holds an Honours B.Sc. in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Birmingham University and an MBA

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E. Jan Vardaman is president and founder of TechSearch International, Inc., which has provided market research and technology trend analysis in semiconductor packaging since 1987. She is the author of numerous publications on emerging trends in semiconductor packaging and assembly. She is a senior member of IEEE EPS and is an IEEE EPS Distinguished Lecturer. She received the IMAPS GBC Partnership award in 2012, the Daniel C. Hughes, Jr. Memorial Award in 2018, the Sidney J. Stein International Award in 2019, and she is an IMAPS Fellow. She is a member of MEPTEC, SMTA, and SEMI. Before founding TechSearch International, she served on the corporate staff of Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), the electronics industry’s first pre-competitive research consortium.

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Sam-Jong Choi, Ph.D. has been working as a material expert at Samsung Electronics Semiconductor for over 30 years. He joined the company in 1991 and has been responsible as a material engineer and expert for Memory Manufacturing Technology Center in Samsung Electronics by now. He obtained a Ph.D in Electronic, Computer, and Telecommunication Engineering from Hanyang University in 2020.
In 2019, he was promoted to Group Leader for Memory Material Technology Group, where he oversaw the development of new materials and quality management for Samsung Electronics. In 2020, Samjong Choi was appointed as an Corporate VP at Samsung Electronics, where he continues to play a key role in the field of semiconductor material.
As an experienced engineer and leader, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his current role, making Samsung Electronics stay at the forefront of technological innovation in the global semiconductor material industry.

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