People in the News
-- Semiconductor International, 4/1/2001
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Bar-Giora Goldberg was named director of advanced architectures at Peregrine Semiconductor (San Diego). He is responsible for defining new products, designing wireless and photonic circuits and addressing customer needs. Phone: 1-858-455-0660
Jim Smietana joined Weldaloy Products Co. (WPC, Warren, Mich.) as director of engineering. He is responsible for all engineering activities, including development and process engineering. Phone: 1-810-758-5550
Robin Peters was made regional manager for the Southwest territory of Verteq (Santa Ana, Calif.). She has 16 years of industry experience in product and market development, technical marketing, sales and account management. Phone: 1-714-445-2000
Frank Sidell was named president, fluid handling group, of Entegris Inc. (Chaska, Minn.). He oversees the company's line of high-purity fluid handling products and has been with the company since 1987. Phone: 1-952-556-3131
Uwe A. Peregi was named to the newly created position of U.S. country manager at Tec-Sem AG (Tagerwilen, Switzerland). He brings 12 years of industry experience to the position and is based at the company's Phoenix office. Phone: 1-480-332-7648
Hiroshi Miyachi joined SemiTest Inc. (Billerica, Mass.) as vice president of engineering. He has more than 10 years of experience in the semiconductor capital equipment industry. Phone: 1-978-667-8783
Robert M. Berdahl, chancellor of the University of California (Berkeley), was elected to the board of directors of Lam Research Corp. (Fremont, Calif.). Phone: 1-510-659-0200
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Don Myers joined SCP Global Technologies Inc. (Boise, Idaho) as vice president of operations. He brings 22 years of industry experience to the position. In addition, Jim Meyer joined the company as vice president of quality assurance. He has more than 18 years of experience in quality assurance, supplier selection and development, multinational negotiations and strategic planning. Phone: 1-208-377-9700
Yoshio Tanaka joined Numerical Technologies Inc. (San Jose) as vice president of marketing and business development for its operations in Japan. He has more than 30 years of lithography and photomask experience. Phone: 1-408-273-4474
David McClew was appointed to the newly created position of senior sales engineer, CMP/electronics division, at Abrasive Technology Inc. (Lewis Center, Ohio). He is based out of the corporate headquarters and has 30 years of technical and business management experience. Phone: 1-740-548-4100
Michael George was promoted to executive vice president of Ion Systems (Berkeley, Calif.). He is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of management, global sales and marketing experience. Phone: 1-510-548-3640
John L. Goldberg was named director of materials for Semifab Inc. (Hollister, Calif.). He has more than 25 years' experience in the semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment industries. Phone: 1-831-637-8101
Kimberly Abramo was named product manager of Shimadzu Scientific Instruments' (Columbia, Md.) line of spectroscopy instruments in North America. She has been with the company since 1998. Phone: 1-800-477-1227
Robert G. Ozarski joined Therma-Wave Inc. (Fremont, Calif.) as vice president of development and engineering. He has more than 15 years of industry experience. Also at the company, David E. Aspnes, a Distinguished University Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University, was appointed to its board of directors. Phone: 1-510-668-2200
