Manuel Espinosa ac8wvx@r.postjobfree.com

669-***-****

Research & Develop new process procedures using leading edge tool technologies for Lithium energy storage devices. Perform electrical impedance test, metrology data, MATLAB, process run data collection, statistical process control. Provide efficient hands on quality service with continuous motivation to optimize product performance. Manage process tool up time SRP Etch, SACVD, PECVD vacuum, electronics. Working with a dedicated team, successfully perform live customer product demonstrations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KLA Tencor / Rank Consulting Milpitas, Ca.

11 /2017 – 8 / 2018 Contract

E-beam Product Support Technician

Develop new engineering test lab required by management tool experiments. Start up, test vacuum chamber systems, operations. Retrofit tools with new high voltage cable routing and tool vibration Isolators, Robot wafer handler installation into vacuum chamber tools. Successfully completed the urgent request from Electrical Engineering group, for fabricating a power supply tool cabinet required for customer tool site.

Kateeva Inc. / Solo Point Solutions Newark, CA. 6 /2017 – 9 / 2017 Contract

Manufacturing OLED Flexible Panel Printer

Assembly of OLED printing tools, Perform audits on unused equipment, hardware on the manufacturing floor, Consolidate unused tool parts on manufacturing floor, create Excel files listing excessive parts, return to inventory. Credit funds to manufacturing.

Applied Materials Inc. / Source Engineering Sunnyvale, CA 7 / 2016 – 5 / 2017 Contract

Etch Selective Removal Products / 3D Ink Jetting Polymers CMP

Set up tool software parameters for effective 3D Poly Jet CMP pad print building. Download Bitmaps print build feature layers, sub pad files, create txt Doc. Files Maintain OBJ-1000 3D printer tool maintenance, operation, Formulation supply.

SRP etch process systems new hardware developments, vacuum chamber leak rates.

Safety interlock audits, test lid switch, panels, exhaust, gas purge for proper operation

Kateeva Inc. / Solo Point Solutions Newark, CA. 7 /2015 – 01 / 2016 Contract

Manufacturing OLED Flexible Panel

Development of OLED manufacturing technologies for Samsung production tools Crane rigging install large scale granite platforms onto printer main frame. Level substrate platform, install fiber optics lighting communication, camera ink blotter.

Accomplish final test and achieve customer tool shipment date, electrical panel wiring. Provide flexible teamwork, working daily overtime, weekends & second shift.

Applied Materials Inc. Santa Clara, CA. 3 / 2015 – 5 / 2015 Contract

Process Development Solar Technology

Setup parameters for Silicon Nitride, Aluminum Oxide baseline recipes, striking RF plasma process onto rectangular solar cell wafers linear stage tracking system. Collect data from polished wafers LifeTime, Device Textured, AKT, uniformity, Reflection Ellipsometry film thickness HORIBA UVISEL, SE-400 SENTECH, Sinton Tester metrology. Installation of High voltage RF Generators test output power, calibration.

Nanometrics Inc. Milpitas, CA. 10 / 2014 – 3 / 2015

Final Test 3D Optics 7900 Metrology System

Assemble bench test 3D Optical head systems, Install objectives lens, lateral calibration, tip/tilt Turret reference coordinate, Fiber Optics. Wafer Lift pins, stage X, Y, Z stop positions. Camera, Cree L.E.D Create Backup Symantec recovery files; install Contra PRO Lite Software, image download. Particle test, noise data points, configuration files. Verify CD parameters specification, reject tested defective optics.

QuantumScape Inc. San Jose, CA. 6 / 2014 - 10/2014

Research & Development Lithium Cell Technology

Execution of high throughput experimentations, developing thermal thin films deposition and evaporation for Lithium based energy storage device. Garnet Material Preparation, Batching powders, measure weights, milling, calcinations of raw materials. Calculate solids for PVB solution by weight. Press dry milled powder, Sinter, Polish, and Sputter Garnet Pellets. Test battery cells, electrical Impedance measurements. Measure and collect data from processed Pellets XRF, S.E.M, XRD. Density, diameter & thickness, pre & post Garnet Pellet Sintering. Tape Casting, Mylar Film, Dry, Green Garnet tape sintering, sputtering, Garnet Free Standing Film

APPLIED MATERIALS Inc. Sunnyvale, CA. 5 / 2013 – 8 /2013 Contract

CMP Process Technician

Clean room packaging 450mm device wafer FOUPS, transfer into Maydan Technology Center, download software metrology recipes for defects inspection post CMP cleaning processes characterize, define data collected from customer’s recipe experiments. KLA Surfscan SP-3, AFS-3220, Process equipment ETW – CMP1.Create data folders save collected Screen Images, Klarf data and Summary files transfer collected data to Group folders for daily process engineering reviews.

SOLOPOWER Inc. San Jose, CA 4 / 2006 - 4/2013

Manufacturing Engineer

Start up company solar cell processing pilot line, thermal reaction process furnace, Se Evaporator tool, electroplating tool, Cleaning tool for S.S. roll to roll solar panels

Work closely with C.T.O. to optimize photovoltaic cells. Develop BKM using Cadmium Sulfate process, C.I.G.S, electroplating.

Rapid Thermal Process furnace, Residual Gas Analyzer. Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer on RTP roll to roll 400 meters stainless steel. CDS XRF Data Measure electroplated CIGS substrates, CDS Photoluminescence characterization. Lab VIEW

ASM, Nutool Corp. Fremont, CA 2 /2003 - 2/2006

CMP Process Development Engineer

Research & develop Electrical Chemical Mechanical Planarization, slurries, 3M fixed abrasive pad life. Optimize process, reducing cost of consumables, wafers metrology.

LAM RESEARCH Corp. Fremont, CA 1996 – 2001

Master CMP Copper Process Technician

Research and development process for CMP, Dry In / Dry Out clean copper wafers.

Fiber Optics End Point Detection installation and testing Copper layer removal rates.

Metrology data Collected from Pre & Post CMP process polishing pad developments.

Provide Field Service training at MADISON CMP, Inc. Salem, New Hampshire. Tool preventive maintenance. Resolve down equipment electronics PCB mechanical.

Develop B.K.M. using Teres CMP processing tool, On Trak Integra wafer scrubber.

APPLIED MATERIALS Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1988 – 1996

Senior Engineering Technician Lead

Lead Global Product Support, team with process engineers using the Precision 5000 Sub Atmospheric Chemical Vapor Deposition, Etch Systems for customer Demos.

Install and start up SACVD wafer processing tools in a class 100 clean room.

Facilities heat exchanger, ozonator, vacuum sub floor plumbing and communications.

Troubleshoot and repair system DO/DI circuitry, electronics, Gas Manifold Delivery Mass Flow Calibrations. Retrofits, pneumatics, Loadlock chamber continuous purge.

Calibrate RF-Generators high reflected power, Oscillation RF Match Phase, Mag gain

Robot Teach pendant level wafer handoff positions, tune blade vacuum switch, chuck

Achieve Start up on first Precision Liquid Injector System with tool design engineer.

EDUCATION / TECHNICAL TRAINING/ CERTIFICATION

Comprehensive Training Course for the Synergy Wafer Scrubber Tool Preventative Maintenance Electrical and Mechanical Troubleshooting Repairs. Mainframe Support Equipment procedures.

Process Technology and Procedures, Fab Measurement Methods Advanced Tool Calibrations

Lam Research, Fremont, CA.

Silicon Processing for the VLSI ERA / University Of California Berkeley Extension

Emergency Response of Northern California, Cal - OSHA GISO 3400 & 29CFR 1910

ENVIRO SAFETECH – HAZWOPER, American Red Cross First Aid & C.P.R. Certification

Precision 5000 SACVD Advanced Systems Calibration / Troubleshooting, Preventive Maintenance Robotics, AC / DC Circuit, Electrical Schematic reading & identification Course

Precision Liquid Injector System Course, Six Sigma & Seven Tools of Quality Control Cert

Applied Materials Global Technical Training, Austin, Texas

Chemical Hazard Management the American Electronics Association & De Anza College

HAZCAT / Chemical Identification System Course, Certification, U.C. Davis

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