How to Approach the Semiconductors Skills Shortage

Enrico Rudnick
Managing Director of Central Europe
MRL Consulting Group

Abstract
We all know the skills gap is looming in the semiconductor industry and sourcing the right talent is top of the agenda for most businesses. In today’s talk, David Stone and Enrico Rudnick from MRL Consulting Group will discuss the skills shortage in more detail. This includes what the skills shortage means long term and why it’s imperative to be changed. How people can take advantage of opportunities within the sector across technical and commercial roles highlighting the skills needed and what businesses need to do to overcome the skills gap and what initiatives can be put in place.

Biography
Enrico Rudnick started his recruitment career in 2001. Now the Managing Director of Central Europe for MRL Consulting Group, Enrico has 13 years of experience of recruiting all functional disciplines at all levels within our specialist market segments of “Semiconductors & Components” and “Capital Equipment”. As well as managing the entire team in Central Europe, driving the business development strategy alongside our CEO David, Enrico is very much still involved in placing world-class talent at the highest level across the semiconductor and capital equipment market.

The UN IPCC GHG Guidelines (2019) and the Impact on the Semiconductor Industry;What are the Changes & Implications?

Mike Czerniak
Environmental Solutions Business Development Manager
Edwards

Abstract
For the last 4 years, a team of 190 lead authors working for the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been refining the 2006 Guidelines document for calculating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from all anthropogenic (i.e. human activity) sources, which has recently been published on the IPCC website. This presentation discusses the motivation for undertaking this work, compares and contrasts the 2006 and 2019 documents, and assesses the implications for the electronics and semiconductor industries, including additional gases that are now included, two new mechanisms for by-product PFC formation (including their magnitude), and the inclusion of PFC emissions from printed circuit board (PCB) waterproofing (the first time this has been considered).

Biography
Dr./Mr./Ms.: ProfessorName: Mike Czerniak Job Title: Environmental Solutions Business Development ManagerDept.: MarketingCompany: EdwardsEducation:1982 PhD Electrical Engineering, University of ManchesterExperience:2016-now, Lead Author on UN IPCC 2019 GHG Guidelines2016-now, Visiting Industrial Professor, University of Bristol2014-now, Co-Chair SEMI E167 & 175 Energy-Saving standards1995-now, Marketing & Business Developt., Edwards1982-1995, Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology: Philips, Cambridge Instruments, VSW, Vacuum Generators

Semiconductor Manufacturing – Enabling the Data Revolution

Bernie Capraro
Research Manager, Silicon Technology
Intel Research and Development Ireland Ltd

Abstract
The world as we know it is changing at a rapid pace, in fact, the rate of change that we are experiencing in our modern world is exponentially greater than any previous time in history, and it’s not letting up! Moore’s Law (named after one of the Intel co-founders, Gordon Moore), has provided the opportunity to use technology for the greater good, to help augment and provide better lives for all on the planet. It has enabled a “data-rich” environment, the correct and responsible use of which will enable us to manage our daily tasks more easily, tackle very complex issues, and have fun experiences. This short talk will provide a brief insight into the semiconductor manufacturing industry, and how it has strived for many years to produce the under-pinning technologies of our modern world, and how Intel expects to continue the data revolution with sustainable state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing.

Biography
Bernie received a Masters Degree in Engineering (MEng) from Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic (with Distinction) and has been working at Intel for the past 22 years holding various Engineering and Management roles across the wafer fabrication facilities. Bernie is currently responsible for all silicon nanotechnology research involving Intel in Ireland, helping to identify potential future technology options to Intel in collaboration with Research Centres, Academia and Industry across Ireland and Europe. In addition, Bernie owns the relationship development within Ireland’s Third Level Education Institutions, helping to produce a highly educated talent pool in the region, progress Intel’s research agenda, and help set policy direction for the good of both Academia and Industry. In February 2019, Bernie was announced as an Adjunct Professor within Ireland’s first Technological University, TU Dublin. Bernie’s semiconductor career spans 32 years, with other Process and Equipment Engineering positions held at Telefunken GmbH (Ge), Nortel/Bell Northern Research (UK/Canada), Applied Materials (UK) and Newport Wafer Fab (UK).

Cassandra Melvin

SEMI Europe

Cassandra Melvin

SEMI Europe