Himadri Hansda
Deputy Director, Application Engineering
Bengaluru
Summary
Detail-oriented, organized & meticulous with 15+ years of R&D experience in the semiconductor industry working across various product life cycles. Strategic thinker able to identify new technologies that make manufacturing more efficient and revenues stronger.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
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1
B.Tech (Hons) in E&ECE,IIT Kharagpur
1
1
EPBM from IIM, Kolkata
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3
Languages
Work History
Deputy Director, Application Engineering
Applied Materials
05.2016 - Current
- Oversaw project management efforts, ensuring timely completion of projects within allocated budgets and scope.
- Determined agenda, developed plans and oversaw implementation of programs and updates.
- Built high-performing teams in Application Engineering, TPS, GPS, Algorithm Development and Engineering through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
- Championed continuous improvement efforts by encouraging feedback from staff members and incorporating suggestions into future plans.
- Spearheaded initiatives aimed at improving employee satisfaction, engagement, and retention rates.
- Optimized team productivity by providing ongoing training and support for staff members.
- Increased overall efficiency by identifying areas of improvement and implementing necessary changes.
Senior Application Engineer
Applied Materials
- Planning, developing & executing various BKMs for supporting the diverse requirements for Logic & Memory customers in Taiwan & South Korea
- Preparing the specs for our new tool configuration by working close to customer to understand the HVPs and aligning the tool performance accordingly
- Collaborating and guiding the local account team of engineers in Taiwan & South Korea
- Acting as a point to contact for bridging communication gap between the regional accounts & BM for smooth execution of the project in their dedicated timelines.
Lead Application Engineer
ASM TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Jun.2013 - May.2016
- Technical lead application engineer for dark field wafer inspection tools owning Head2Head evaluation and demos versus our competitor in a key customer site in Taiwan for 10Xnm product development and tool qualification
- Working close to customer to understand the precise requirements and aligning the tool performance accordingly
- Collaborating and guiding the local account team of engineers in Taiwan
- Aligning with business management team in Israel for clearly identifying the opportunities and supporting project timelines
- Applying advanced application techniques and improving light budget for DF layers to improve our DF tool capabilities for better defect characterization
- Owner of the S/W qualification "Notch Alignment" features for bare wafers for our DF tool working in conjunction with the team in Israel
- Responsible for creating and maintaining a Knowledge Database for worldwide knowledge sharing of best practices and troubleshooting methodologies.
Process Engineer
Applied Materials
05.2011 - 02.2013
- As primary tool owner I supported our customer Global Foundries for new product development. Writing recipes for dark field wafer inspection tool, performing SEM review and compile defect characterization.
- Work closely with the customer on a daily basis to implement new technology and product life cycle.
- Reduced production downtime by conducting thorough root cause analyses and implementing corrective actions.
- Streamlined data collection methods for key process indicators, enabling real-time monitoring of operations performance trends.
Senior Application Engineer
Applied Materials
08.2010 - 08.2011
- I moved back to PDC after SunFab and joined the PDC for taking charge in Head2Head evaluation for our DF PL in a key customer in South Korea.
- I was in-charge of the H2H activities for both logic and memory H2H and DF PL penetration working along with the BU and the local account team.
- I was also involved in providing support for our old fleet of tools (ComPLUSXX) as per customer request. During this time we implemented Multiple Alignment Target which later on went on to become the Synthetic Alignment Target for resolving alignment issue. We also developed Multiple Recipe Creation which is now better known as ORC (Offline Recipe Creation). I also wrote a script in Unix to collect and store log files (MainX.log) for tracking and resolving of various production issues.
Factory Automation Systems Engineer
Applied Materials
04.2008 - 08.2010
- Designed high availability strategies to minimize downtime during critical systems outages or disasters recovery scenarios to provide uninterrupted support
- Consulting and helping other team members in resolving complex problems related to new product development, production support and testing various modules.
- Work with various team members in order to create and maintain all process related data for yield and production improvement.
- Provide software team with the best known methods and implement them for improving process flow
Senior Application Engineer
Applied Materials
04.2007 - 04.2008
- During my tenure as a Senior Application Engineer, I had mentored a team of 5 Process Applications Engineers for the Wafer Inspection Group globally. My task was to act as the technical lead for me & my team and being the point of escalation on all algorithmic and application issues where they support. My tasks also involve analysis for system engineering issues on tool, BKM generation for internal use, data analysis, reports on tool performance and critical applications activities.
- I was the primary contact for all process related issues for my tools for which I needed to troubleshoot, perform root cause analysis and provide efficient solutions.
- Streamlined processes through automation, reducing manual labor and increasing accuracy in application testing.
- Perform Demos and Head2Head evaluation at various customer sites for tool and process qualifications
- Develop support strategy, BKMs, technical training materials and providing training to customer engineers
Application Engineer
AARMAN SOFTWARE PVT LTD
04.2006 - 04.2007
- Part of the R&D team to support and develop Wafer Inspection Applications
- My main tasks were implementing the process preparation flow for our tool, prototyping applications for data analysis and working on defect characterization
- Perform Head2Head evaluation at a key memory customer sites for tool and process qualifications
- Developed various tools for efficient tool utilization, root cause analysis and provide customer specific solutions on the field
Senior Software Engineer
BALL SEMICONDUCTORS
01.2004 - 04.2006
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions for EDA and control software for a Maskless lithography system to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Collaborated with fellow engineers to evaluate software and hardware interfaces.
Education
Executive Program in Business Management - Business Management
Indian Institue of Management
Kolkata, India 06.2016 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Indian Institue of Technology
Kharagpur, India 04.2001 -
Skills
R&D experience in Semiconductor Wafer Inspection and Maskless Lithography equipmentundefined
Timeline
Executive Program in Business Management - Business Management
Indian Institue of Management
06.2016 - 06.2017
Deputy Director, Application Engineering
Applied Materials
05.2016 - Current
Lead Application Engineer
ASM TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Jun.2013 - May.2016
Process Engineer
Applied Materials
05.2011 - 02.2013
Senior Application Engineer
Applied Materials
08.2010 - 08.2011
Factory Automation Systems Engineer
Applied Materials
04.2008 - 08.2010
Senior Application Engineer
Applied Materials
04.2007 - 04.2008
Application Engineer
AARMAN SOFTWARE PVT LTD
04.2006 - 04.2007
Senior Software Engineer
BALL SEMICONDUCTORS
01.2004 - 04.2006
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Indian Institue of Technology
04.2001 -
Senior Application Engineer
Applied Materials
Personal Information
- Passport Number: Z3236898
- Father's Name: Late Manik Ratan Hansda
- Date of Birth: 09/07/1978
- Nationality: INDIAN
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