10:40 – 11:10
Keynote
Digital: The New Key Strategy of Advanced Manufacturing
The keynote “Digital: The New Key Strategy of Advanced Manufacturing” by Yvonne Keil, Senior Director GlobalFoundries Manufacturing Malaysia/India, highlights the evolving role of digital and remote manufacturing in enhancing the next generation production of semiconductors. The presentation emphasizes the positioning of digital and remote manufacturing as a critical solution to the increasing complexity of chip design, environmental challenges, and the rising cost of fabs. It also discusses the global manufacturing footprint of GlobalFoundries and its differentiation through innovations such as AI-powered analytics, smart manufacturing, and Manufacturing hubs in Penang, Malaysia and Bangalore, India. In the keynote, the importance of the right change management will be examined in more detail. Continued innovation and industry collaboration are key factors to meet future demands.
Yvonne Keil
GlobalFoundries
Yvonne Keil is Senior Director of GF Operations Malaysia & India, leading all Manufacturing Hubs of Globalfoundries, the world’s largest US based semiconductor foundry with manufacturing sites in Singapore, Europe and US. She is located in Penang.
With her roots in Europe Yvonne joined the board of the German high-tech-cluster Silicon Saxony beginning 2021 and was part of the advisory board of SEMI Europe from 2021-2024.
Yvonne brings over 20 years of semiconductor experience in Manufacturing, Automation, Global Supply Chain and Procurement.
The graduate engineer studied electrical engineering at the TU Dresden and the KTH Stockholm with a focus on automation technology, machine learning and artificial intelligence. She has worked at AMD since 2005 and joined GlobalFoundries 2012.
Company Profile
GF is one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers and the only one with a truly global footprint. We are redefining innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing feature-rich process technology solutions that provide leadership performance in pervasive high growth markets. As a steadfast partner, with a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services, GF works collaboratively alongside our customers to bring a broad range of innovative products to market. With a global customer base, a talented and diverse workforce and an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GF is delivering a new era of more.
