Laurent B. Matala-tala

**** ********* **** ** *****

Goleta, CA 93117

425-***-****

acd091@r.postjobfree.com

Background Summary/Objective

Obtain a position in Process/Development Engineering to utilize and grow my

technical skills and also provide me with opportunities for advancement and

personal development.

Experienced and detail knowledge of various semiconductors manufacturing

processes(Si, GaN, SIC, AlN)i.e. Photolithography, thin film depositions

(ebeam, sputtering and ALD), wet and dry plasma etches.

Experience in Statistical methods of data analysis (SPC).

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Portland State University, Portland OR (June

2008)

A.S. Engineering, Clark College, Vancouver WA (June 2004)

Professional Affiliations

. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

. Member of International Honor Society of the Two-year College

Technical Skills

. Lean Manufacturing

. SPC (Statistical Process Control)

. DOE using JUMP(Design of experiment)

. Hardware:

o AMT and ASM reactor operation growing Epitaxial Silicon wafers

o Test equipments such as Oscilloscope

o Tools and Metrology equipments usage in Fab (Semiconductor)

. Language skills: English, French

. Behavioral: Strong team orientation, fast learner, communication skills

WORK

EXPERIENCE:

Process Development Engineer October 2011 - Present

Transphorm, Goleta, CA

. Work in CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Research and Development, group

with team of scientists and engineers to develop fabrication processes

for the next generation of advanced GaN-based electronic devices (GaN

Hemt and Diode).

. Support manufacturing for integration of new process.

Senior Process Eng. Technician May 2010 - September 2011

Transphorm, Goleta, CA

. Worked as a Senior Process Eng. Technician in an early stage start-up

company supporting R&D engineers and processing of semiconductor (GaN) in

a clean room environment

. I'm certified in chemical wet etch and Dry etch (Plasma Therm, LAM 9600

and Rainbow); metal and dielectric deposition (e-Beam CHA, Sputter PERKIN

400, PECVD Novellus and ALD Oxford flexAl); Metal LIFT-OFF;

Photolithography (Coat, Exposure, Develop, Overlay and Defect

Inspections); Visual Defect Inspection using microscope; Metrology (AFM,

Ellipsometer, Nanospec, Veeco Dektak Profiler) and Auto Probe (PCM,

Switching and DC testing).

. Support Engineering and Development on an "as needed" basis to perform

basic tests and non-standard processing.

. Conduct periodically qualification on tools, making sure that all

measurements stay within the tools specs.

Semiconductor Technician II Feb 2009 - Apr 2010

Honeywell Aerospace, Redmond, WA

. First, I worked as a contractor for Manpower and became a permanent full

time employee for Honeywell, worked in a clean room environment under the

MEMS division. Perform various silicon and glass wafer processing steps

as assigned; include working with hazardous chemicals, operating and

maintaining complex automated equipment used in production of silicon

wafers. I'm certified in chemical wet etch and cleaning (RCA clean,

PIRANHA); EDP; metal LIFT-OFF; PROBE (Wafer test); EVG 520 and EVG 620

(Wafers Bonding).

. I monitored and inspected product run operations to determine control

and output quality of etch procedures, and where applicable, isolate any

spec violation issues and tolerance margins.

Production Specialist May 2007 - Jan 2009

Microchip Technology, Gresham, OR

. As a production specialist I drove quality controlled production in etch

department (200mm wafer fabrication facility). I have operated complex

equipment and tooling for wafer fabrication and certified in the

functional use of the following tools: LAM Alliance 9400PTX Etcher; LAM

Alliance 9600 (Metal Etch) PTX Etcher: TEL DRM and PE Plasma Etcher;

Fusion Gemini UV Bake; Semitool SST; RUDOLPH and Hitachi CD SEM.

. I monitored and inspected product run operations to determine control and

output quality of etch procedures, and where applicable, isolate any spec

violation issues and tolerance margins.

Machine (Reactor) Operator March 2006 - May 2007

SEH-A Company, Vancouver, WA

. Worked for Volt services as a machine (reactor) operator at SEH-A in a

clean room environment under the Epitaxial department.

. Operated reactors (AMT and SMT) used in the production of silicon wafers

. Worked from product specifications to perform production tasks and drive

quality output

. Checked and inspected operation against predetermined tolerances and

specifications

. Drove quality improvement metrics up by 10% from baseline

ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS

. Member of International Honor Society of the Two-Year College (PHI THETA

KAPPA)

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