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Chun-Hung (Alex) KO

Glendale,AZ

Summary

  • 15+ years working experience in semiconductor industry, and all stayed in advance technology nodes, which are N28/N10/N7/N6/N5/N4 in Fab Qualification & Reliability (2013~now) and N40/N20 in Research & Development process integration( 2006~2013).
  • In Fab Q&R: led and managed cross-fab technology transfer, accomplished technology qualification, customers handling, includes RMA(return materiel authorization)/8D report/reliability assessment, reliability DPPM reduction.
  • In R&D process integration: Adept at driving continuous improvement actions , managing process engineering projects, device boost/yield ramp-up/reliability marginality.
  • Led N6/N7 Q&R technology qualification GDS team(3DIC/RF/HVMOS), familiar with layout design, design rule check and new tape-out procedures.

Overview

22
years of professional experience

Work History

TMSC
Phoenix, AZ

Q&R Priciple Engineer(N4/N5)
11.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Lead six Q&R automation projects. Use Uipath to improve working efficiency(30%~70%)
  • Supervise N4 Technology Transferred from Taiwan mother Fab to AZ Fab

TSMC
, Taiwan(Tainan-site)

Q&R Priciple Engineer(N4/N5)
01.2022 - 10.2022

Job overview

  • Guided Mother Fab for WAT layout enhancement, and fan-out to N5/N4/N3.
  • Collaborated with Mother Fab for N4 process qaulification(TDDB/SM/EM/Vbd/PID)

TSMC
, Taiwan(TaiChung-site)

Q&R Priciple Engineer(N6/N7/N10/N22/N28)
06.2013 - 12.2021

Job overview

  • Led and Managed N6/N7 tech qual NTO(GDS preparation, Design rule check)
  • Customer handle, includes Intel/Apple/TI.(reliability assessement, RMA and 8D report)
  • Initiated 1st Q&R reliability WAT testline and implemented from N28 to leading-edge Tech

TSMC
, Taiwan(HsinChu-site)

R&D Senior Engineer(N20/N40)
11.2006 - 06.2013

Job overview

  • Performed and optimized process integration(CESL/DMY_PO&IL/HK/MG/IMP)
  • Analyzed and determined root cause of process and yield issues
  • Accomplished N20 1st customer NTO(Orcle) pi-run successfully
  • In charge of N40 SRAM production qualification (D303/DP600)

Industrial Technology Research Institute
, Taiwan

Optics Engineer
10.2002 - 10.2006

Job overview

  • Developed optics measurement equipment (10 USA/Taiwan patents; 5 published papers)
  • Project leader of Optics Critical Dimension (OCD) measurement(co-work with TSMC)

Education

National Chaio Tung University
HsinChu, Taiwan

Master of Science from Electro-Optical Engineering
06-2002

National Chiao Tung University
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

Bachelor of Science from Electro-Physics
06-2000

Skills

  • Robotics Engineering
  • Nanotechnology
  • System Design
  • Root Cause Analysis

Custom

1. 2014’11’04 US patent 8,877,614 “Spacer for semiconductor structure contact”

2. 2014’09’16 US patent 8,835,242 “Semiconductor structure and method”

3. 2014’05’27 US patent 8,735,258 “Integrated circuit resistor fabrication with dummy gate removal”

Languages

English
Professional

Timeline

Q&R Priciple Engineer(N4/N5)

TMSC
11.2022 - Current

Q&R Priciple Engineer(N4/N5)

TSMC
01.2022 - 10.2022

Q&R Priciple Engineer(N6/N7/N10/N22/N28)

TSMC
06.2013 - 12.2021

R&D Senior Engineer(N20/N40)

TSMC
11.2006 - 06.2013

Optics Engineer

Industrial Technology Research Institute
10.2002 - 10.2006

National Chaio Tung University

Master of Science from Electro-Optical Engineering

National Chiao Tung University

Bachelor of Science from Electro-Physics
Chun-Hung (Alex) KO