People in the News
Staff -- Semiconductor International, 8/1/2002
Makoto Nakahara was named president and CEO of
Advantest American Measuring Solutions Inc. (AAM, Edison, N.J.), a new
subsidiary of Advantest America Corp. He has been with the parent company
for 20 years, and is now responsible for driving AAM's business
activities. Phone: 1-866-414-0870
Eric Kushnick has been appointed to the position of vice president of the
Advantest America SoC Design Center (Santa Clara, Calif.). He is
responsible for the development of automated test equipment (ATE) for
system-on-a-chip designs. Phone: 1-408-988-7700
Robert Santorelli was named president and COO of JEOL
USA Inc. (Peabody, Mass.). He has more than 16 years of experience in
senior-level management at the company and 14 years in sales and marketing
management. Phone: 1-978-535-5900
Alexander Oscilowski has been promoted to the position of president of
Kulicke & Soffa (Willow Grove, Pa). He has been with the company since
1999 and is now responsible for managing the company's global operations.
Phone: 1-215-784-6000
Hiro Kusaka was appointed president and CEO of Nikon
Instruments Inc. (Melville, N.Y.). He began his career with Nikon in 1974
and is now responsible for sales, customer service and new product
development. Phone: 1-516-547-8500
Ron Weil was named general manager of the Veriflo Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. (Richmond, Calif.). He has been with the company since 1995 and will now oversee operations of facilities in Richmond; Sunnyvale, Calif.; and Carson City, Nev. Phone: 1-510-235-9590
William Townsend joined FuGasity Corp. (Allen, Texas) as chief financial officer. He has 28 years of experience in industries providing the design and manufacture of high-tech systems. Phone: 1-972-359-6519
Atsuyoshi Koike was named president and CEO of Trecenti Technologies Inc. (Hitachinaka-City, Ibaraki, Japan), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. With Hitachi since 1978, he has been involved with Trecenti since its inception. Phone: 3-5201-5250
R. Paul Gupta was named to the Excelerate Technologies (Wellesley, Mass.) board of directors. The chip industry veteran will provide operational and strategic guidance as the company expands its line of tool-centric data connectivity, analysis and visualization software. Phone: 1-508-647-0807
Rex Bell joined Akrion (Allentown, Pa.) as V3 project manager. He has 35 years'experience in engineering, 25 of which have been in the semiconductor industry. Phone: 1-610-391-9200
David Dedman was named president and COO of SHI-APD Cryogenics (Allentown, Pa.). He previously served as general manager of APD Cryogenics prior to its acquisition by Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Phone: 1-610-791-6700
Victoria Hadfield was appointed president of SEMI North America (San Jose). She has held various management positions since joining the company in 1987, and now oversees all North American operations. Phone: 1-408-943-6900
Mat Waltrip joined Lam Research (Fremont, Calif.) as a supplier business manager in the OEM Supplier Management Group. He brings 18 years of program management and development experience to the position. Phone: 1-510-572-0200
Eric Johnson was named COO of JSR Microelectronics Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.). He is an 18-year veteran of the microelectronics industry. Phone: 1-408-543-8800
Ulrich Simon was named executive vice president and general manager of the Microscopy Business Group of Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen, Germany). He has been with the company since 1994. Phone: 7364/20 32 42
David Duff was promoted to vice president and general manager of ion implant and RTP at Axcelis Technologies Inc. (Beverly, Mass.). He has been with the company since 1997. Phone: 1-978-787-4000
Chin Koon Koh was named general manager of Asian manufacturing operations at Electroglas Inc. (San Jose). He is based out of the company's Singapore location, which provides regional test and assembly support. Phone: 1-408-528-3000
David Fitzgerald was named director of sales for SEZ America (Phoenix, Ariz.) He brings extensive industry sales and management experience to the position. Phone: 1-602-437-5050
