Jerry Healey
Jerry Healey has been a technical professional in the semiconductor industry for 19 years, 8 years of which were spent as a Device Engineer at Motorola Semiconductor. He was formerly an instructor for UC Berkeley Extension (College of Engineering), and more recently was employed as a Process Integration Engineer at the Advanced Technology Development Facility, where he worked on 45 nm node development.

He is a renowned lecturer in the field of Silicon Processing, and his areas of expertise include process integration, technology transfer of new processes from R&D into manufacturing, embedded non-volatile memory, and mixed signal devices. His audiences remember him for the breadth of his knowledge regarding semiconductor manufacturing, his engaging lecture style, and the insightful color graphics he uses to illustrate his lectures.

An award winning public speaker, Mr. Healey has taught numerous courses to thousands of practicing engineers and scientists over the past 10 years. He has authored and co-authored numerous papers in the field of Silicon Processing, and is currently the president of Threshold Systems, a firm that provides consulting services and technical training seminars to the semiconductor industry.

Robert Simonton
Robert Simonton is a world authority of the subject of Ion Implantation, Rapid Thermal Processing, and Front-End-Of-Line (FEOL) processing. He has been a technical professional in the semiconductor industry for nearly thirty years, and during that period he has held a range of high-level technical positions that have afforded him the opportunity to develop a global understanding of semiconductor processing issues.

For the past twenty years, Mr. Simonton has held a variety of senior product engineering, advanced product development, strategic marketing and Director of Technology management positions with leading semiconductor process equipment companies such as Eaton and Varian.

Most recently, Mr. Simonton has lead Simonton Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in resolving high-level technical and managerial issues for leading semiconductor suppliers.

He has authored and co-authored over 40 technical papers and four book chapters on semiconductor process technology, and is a recipient of the SRC Outstanding Industrial Mentor Award.

A renowned lecturer in the field of silicon processing for many years, Mr. Simonton's audiences remember him best for his technical depth, his broad industry experience, and his engaging, high-energy lecture style.

Moshe Preil
Moshe Preil is the Technical Director for Lithography Process Control at ASML, the world leader in advanced scanner technology. He is working on methods to improve the manufacturability of advanced lithography processes to enable the extension of optical lithography to the 32 nm node and beyond.

Prior to joining ASML he spent over 8 years at KLA-Tencor working in various lithography and yield management positions, including reticle inspection, overlay and CD metrology and control, yield enhancement consulting, and advanced lithography strategies. For the preceding 12 years he worked in various areas of optical lithography, doing both advanced development as well as production. In his previous position at Advanced Micro Devices he was involved in the early development of deep-UV technology. He has also been active in the Sematech lithography community, and was a member of the early 193 nm steering committee at Sematech.

A dramatic and engaging public speaker, Dr. Preil has taught numerous courses on the subject of optical lithography, has published extensively in this field, and is widely regarded as a gifted and inspiring instructor.

Neil Henis
Dr. Neil Henis has over 20 years experience in semiconductor manufacturing, and in the consumer and automotive electronics industries. During this period he has worked for Sematech, Motorola, Freescale and other major semiconductor manufacturers. He commands a wide range of expertise in the areas of semiconductor device Physics, semiconductor manufacturing, systems integration, compound semiconductors and advanced processes for sub 65 nm nodes. More recently Dr. Henis has been involved with the resolution of issues concerning device thermal management, reliability and advanced packaging.

An experienced instructor, Dr. Henis has also developed and taught numerous courses for engineers, scientists and support personnel in introductory and advanced silicon processing, as well as semiconductor device physics. He has also authored and coauthored over thirty scientific papers in the topics of semiconductor processing, integration and reliability.

Don McCormack
Don McCormack has been a professional statistician in the semiconductor industry for the last 13 years. Most recently, he was Member of the Technical Staff at SEMATECH, a research and development consortium for integrated circuit manufacturers where he was responsible for a number of activities including training scientists and engineers in the use of statistical methods, providing analytical support on research projects, and supporting the development and use of semiconductor standards. He has delivered numerous courses and presentations, both in the U.S. and Europe. His interests include statistical quantification of measurement equipment, applied DOE, and training in an industrial setting.

Mr. McCormack holds a B.S. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Master's degrees in Education and Statistics from the University of Texas at Austin. In addition, he has completed approximately 90 hours of coursework in statistics and operations research beyond the Master's level. He has co-authored articles appearing in Quality Engineering, Technometrics, and Semiconductor International and is an active contributor to SEMI Standards. His book, Programming in the JMP Scripting Language, is due out in 2006.