Sung S. Ahn
Gilroy, CA *****
***********@*****.***
Summary
Dedicated, Result-oriented Test/Manufacturing Engineer with extensive experience in Semiconductor Equipment and Low-light Camera Industry. Known for ability to plan, define test requirements, design h/w and s/w test equipment, build and debug h/w, program and debug s/w, validate, document, manage projects, initiate/implement Engineering Change Orders.
Areas of Expertise
Test Equipment Design: Design hardware and software of a test fixture.
Project Management: Manage projects from planning to customer sign-off and maintenance.
Root cause analysis and corrective actions (short term and permanent)
Documentation: Write test procedures. Write Test Fixture Requirements.
Training technicians and other engineers: Test procedures, Equipment maintenance
Software experience: LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, C, C++, Assemblers (Intel 8086, Motorola 68HC11), MATLAB
Experience:
EO Tech, Santa Clara, California 1/4/2022 – 3/4/2022
EO Tech purchased Intevac’s Photonics Division. – 1/4/2022
Same responsibility as in Intevac.
Laid off (Reduction in Workforce) – 3/4/2022
Intevac Inc, Santa Clara, California Mar 2018 – 1//3/2022
Member of Technical Staff
Intevac Inc, Santa Clara, California Mar 2008 – 1//3/2018
Senior Test Engineer
Responsible for providing Test Methodology for finished night-vision cameras and the sub-assemblies.
oAutomated Test Equipment – Assuring the DUT (Device under test) meets specifications by test the DUT’s at wafer/die/imaging sensors/finished camera levels.
oResponsible for development, Programming, and debug of new automated test equipment and test procedures.
oResponsibilities include calibration, maintenance, and repair of test toolsets.
oTest Development software used: LabView (Versions 3.5, 5.1, 6.1, 7.2, 8.2, 8.5, 2009, 2013)
Major Achievements:
oImprove test effectiveness more than 100 % for one of the major products (mostly by improving LabVIEW test routines and automating test procedures)
oAutomate Test Data Collection: Implemented direct reporting of test results to Database from automated test equipment.
oCompleted multiple yield improvements and test fixture reliability improvement projects.
Asyst Technologies, Fremont, California Jan 2003 – June 2007
Test Engineer/ Manufacturing Engineer
Designed and built test fixtures (Wafer Position Repeatability Tester, Robot Cycling
Tester, Robot Multi-axis Tester, Robot Linear Positioning Tester) using DAQ boards,
Motor Encoders, Temperature sensors, positioning cameras.
Wrote Test procedures for Final Test and Module Tests for new Products.
Managed and Implemented Engineering Change Orders for Manufacturing.
Developed Test requirements in the form of SOW (Statement of Work).
Managed test fixture development Projects.
Applied Materials, Sunnyvale, California August 97 – Jan 2003
Test Equipment Engineer
Designed and built test fixtures using DAQ boards, DNet devices for process chambers
and sub-assemblies using National Instrument’s LabWindows/CVI.
Developed Test requirements in the form of SOW (Statement of Work).
Managed test fixture development Projects.
Lam Research, Fremont, California November 94 – August 97
Test Engineer
Designed and built test fixtures using DAQ boards and LabView from planning to
maintenance.
AG Associates, Sunnyvale, California May 85 – October 94
Test Engineer: (1/91 – 10/94)
Designed and built test fixtures using Motorola 68HC11 processor/assembler.
Create and maintained system test procedures for all HeatPulse models.
Provided troubleshooting guides and technical supports for Final Test and Customer
Service Departments.
Supervisor, Final Test Department (5/87 – 12/90)
Test Technician (5/85 – 4/87)
Gold Star Co., Ltd. (Now LG, Lucky GoldStar), Seoul, Korea October 79 – January 85
Engineering Manager, Intelligent Terminal Development Department (7/83 – 2/85)
Design Engineer (3/78 – 6/83)
Developed intelligent terminals using Intel 8086 hardware and 8086 assembler.
Samsung Electronic Parts, Suwon, Korea March 78 – September 79
Sales Engineer
Production planning, and Electronic parts sales.
Education: BSEE, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea