Keynote Speaker
Ken Diest
Research Manager and Tech Lead
Day 1 / 08:50 - 09:10
Ken Diest is a Research Manager and Tech Lead at Meta’s Reality Labs, where he leads programs focused on MEMS and micro-actuator technologies. His focus is on developing these technologies from early stage through production to address critical opto-mechanical and display challenges in AR/MR.
A Materials Scientist by training, Ken’s prior work focused on tunable devices and materials with an emphasis on optical systems. He was the editor and co-author of the book Numerical Methods for Metamaterial Design, and has previously held technology development roles at Apple, MIT Lincoln Laboratories, and Northrop Grumman that focused on new displays and nano-photonics.
Company Profile
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.
Keynote Speaker
Gunar Lorenz, Ph.D.
Senior Director Technical Marketing Sensors
Day 1 / 09:40 - 10:00
Dr. Gunar Lorenz is heading the technical marketing and application engineering for consumer sensors at Infineon Technologies. Gunar joined Infineon in 2016 as system project manager responsible for Infineon’s first open market MEMS microphone. Prior joining to Infineon he worked as director of system-level simulation at Coventor, where he and his group invented and developed Coventor’s MEMS/IC co-simulation design environment MEMS+. The original ideas for MEMS+ are embodied in his PhD carried out at Robert Bosch R&D Center in 1999. Gunar graduated in mechanical engineering at the TU Braunschweig in Germany and received his PHD in electrical engineering from the TU Bremen in 1999.
Company Profile
Here at Infineon, we combine entrepreneurial success with responsible action to make life easier, safer, and greener. Barely visible, semiconductors have become an indispensable part of everyday life. We play a key role in shaping a better future – with microelectronics that link the real and the digital world. Our semiconductors enable efficient energy management, smart mobility, as well as secure, seamless communications in an increasingly connected world. Infineon designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductors and system solutions. The focus of its activities is on automotive and industrial electronics, communication and information technologies, IoT, sensor technology and security. The product range comprises standard components, software, customer-specific solutions for devices and systems, as well as specific components for digital, analog, and mixed-signal applications.
Keynote Speaker
Christina Strohrmann, Ph.D.
Director Engineering, Advanced Products
Day 1 / 09:15 - 09:35
Dr. Christina Strohrmann is an engineering director and thought leader in advanced sensor technologies, currently serving as Director of Engineering Advanced Products at Bosch Sensortec. With over a decade of experience spanning MEMS, TMR, optical sensors, and AI-driven product development, she is responsible for technology management and leading cross-functional teams from early-stage innovation to mass production. Named an “Emerging Leader” by the SEMI MEMS & Sensors Industry Group, she combines deep technical expertise with strategic vision, having driven groundbreaking advancements in dual-core sensors, automated data pipelines, and smart sensing for consumer electronics.
Company Profile
Bosch Sensortec is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bosch Group, dedicated to developing and marketing a comprehensive portfolio of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors and solutions for consumer electronics. Headquartered in Reutlingen, Germany, the company was founded in 2005 and has since become a global leader in MEMS sensor innovation. Bosch Sensortec’s product offerings include motion sensors, environmental sensors, smart sensors, and software solutions that power a wide range of devices such as smartphones, wearables, drones, and IoT applications.
By leveraging Bosch’s decades of experience and leadership in automotive MEMS sensor technology, Bosch Sensortec brings industrial-grade performance to the consumer market. With a focus on miniaturization, energy efficiency, and intelligent sensing, the company enables smart, connected devices that respond to their environments with precision and reliability. Through continuous innovation and a strong global network, Bosch Sensortec plays a pivotal role in advancing next-generation sensor technologies for an increasingly digital and mobile world.
Speaker
Pierre-Marie Visse
Senior Technology & Market Analyst, MEMS & Sensing
From Sensing to Thinking: The Evolution of MEMS with Embedded AI
Day 1 / 13:55 - 14:15
2024 was a welcome turning point for the MEMS industry, with global revenue estimated at $15.4 billion. This is primarily due to the winding down of the inventory stockpiling in the second quarter of 2024. The race for innovation is crucial to maintaining a high sensor value and stabilizing the average selling price (ASP). Implementing first-stage data processing at the sensor level is one possible solution that brings several advantages, from power consumption to versatile applications and ease of integration.
The presentation will provide an overview of the current status of the MEMS industry, key trends expected over the next five years, and insights into the evolution of the MEMS ecosystem within the global economic context.
Pierre-Marie Visse is Senior Technology & Market Analyst, MEMS & Sensing at Yole Group. He is working within the Photonics & Sensing team. Pierre-Marie contributes daily to the technical, marketing, and strategic analysis on various MEMS and sensing technologies.Prior to Yole Group, Pierre-Marie served as an R&D project manager at eLichens, specializing in the detection of environmental gases, for more than 2 years. His primary focus was the development of gas sensors and IoT for gas detection. Previously, Pierre-Marie worked at TDK-Tronics for more than ten years as an inertial MEMS designer for custom sensors, accelerometers, and gyroscopes. He then worked as an R&D project manager for the navigation, industrial, and watchmaking industries. Pierre-Marie graduated from ESIEE-Engineering (France) in 2010, specializing in microsystems.
Company Profile
Yole Group is an international company recognized for its expertise in the analysis of markets, technological developments, and supply chains, as well as the strategy of key players in the semiconductor, photonics, and electronics sectors.
With Yole Intelligence, Yole SystemPlus and Piséo, the group publishes market, technology, performance, reverse engineering and costing analyses and provides consulting services in strategic marketing and technology analysis. The Yole Group Finance division also offers due diligence assistance and supports companies with mergers and acquisitions.
Yole Group benefits from an international sales network. The company now employs more than 180+ people.
More information on www.yolegroup.com.
Company phone:
+33 472 83 01 80
Speaker
Ruby Yan
Business Unit Director – Display, Sensor, Security
Day 1 / 14:20 - 14:40
Ruby Yan is a seasoned Business Line Director at GlobalFoundries, where she oversees the HMI (Human-Machine-Interface) and healthcare business line. With more than 12 years of experience in the company, she has held various roles and responsibilities including technology development and product management. She is also a Master Inventor in GlobalFoundries, boasting an impressive track record with more than 20 patents granted and over 70 peer-reviewed papers published. Ruby is passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion and advocating for female leadership in the tech industry. As a company representative to the German Diversity Charter Association (Charta der Vielfalt), she works to support and inspire underrepresented groups in STEM fields.
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.
Speaker
Senni Laaksonen
VP Research and Development
Day 1 / 11:35 - 11:55
Senni Laaksonen has 20 years experience of providing inertial sensors to the automotive industry. She started her career at VTI, a company which has been the market leader in low-g accelerometers for safety critical applications since early 1990s. Senni joined Murata when the company acquired VTI in 2012. She has been working in various positions in VTI/Murata from product design to process development and project management and is currently responsible of the Research and Development activities of Murata Finland. Senni and her development teams work closely with automotive industry to provide new innovative inertial sensors for the customers. Future development in Murata is focusing to provide cutting edge products to the ADAS and autonomous driving applications.
Company Profile
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components & solutions, communication modules and power supply modules. Murata is committed to the development of advanced electronic materials and leading edge, multi-functional, high-density modules. The company has employees and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. For more information, visit Murata’s website at www.murata.com.
www.murata.com/en-global
Research, Production and Sales of Electronic Devices made from fine ceramics
Speaker
Kees Wesdorp
Chairman of the Board
Day 1 / 12:25 - 12:45
Company Profile
XIVER – More than a MEMS Foundry, leveraging a legacy of innovation
XIVER is a leading independent MEMS foundry specialized in process development, industrialization, and manufacturing of thin-film and MEMS devices.
Empowered by a team of over 110 highly skilled professionals, XIVER leverages decades of innovation and expertise from its Philips heritage.
Utilizing proven process technologies and key-enabling IP-backed platforms, XIVER delivers tailored solutions to its customers active in various markets and applications, including Industrial, Medical, Photonics, and Automotive.
With commitment to excellence, XIVER enables seamless transitions from development to medium-volume production on 200mm wafers, operating in a 2,650m2 cleanroom.
Located at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, the Netherlands, XIVER is the only independent, pure-play MEMS foundry in Europe, serving customers globally.
XIVER offers innovative product platform solutions, such as its cutting-edge CMUT ultrasound platform that powers the next generation of interventional, portable point-of-care, and wearable ultrasound imaging devices. Our streamlined process ensures innovative, high-performance MEMS solutions tailored to your needs.
We employ a phase-gated approach to ensure a predictable and reliable path for MEMS processes, from concept to manufacturing.
Speaker
Thomas Russell
CEO and Co-Founder
Day 1 / 14:45 - 15:05
Thomas Russell is the CEO and co-founder of Mesoline. After earning a bachelor’s in physics from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands, Thomas moved to Los Angeles to complete his master’s degree at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he studied the application of microchannel particle deposition (MPD) technology under prof. Harry Atwater.
In 2017 he spun-out Mesoline from this research, which led to him being recognized as a Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur in 2019. In the same year, after relocating to the Netherlands to expand Mesoline, Thomas raised a $2.5M Horizon 2020 grant from the European Commission and several $M from private investors, which enabled him to further accelerate the development of the MPD technology to a reliable process.
Currently, he’s working on ensuring further growth of the company, market entry of Mesoline with the MPD technology and overseeing the buildup of a new production facility in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Company Profile
Mesoline has developed and is scaling up a fundamentally new micro-fabrication process, micro-channel particle deposition (MPD), used to deposit nanomaterials. This wafer-scale thick-film deposition process is a cost-effective and scalable platform technology that enables next generation semiconductor devices such as MEMS & Sensors and other ultra-miniaturized products.
Founded in 2017, Mesoline is headquartered in the Netherlands and enjoys strong financials. Mesoline provides MPD as a contract manufacturing service to semiconductor companies.
Speaker
Oleg Fotteler
International Sales & Support – Management
Day 1 / 16:15 - 16:25
Oleg Fotteler received his degree in Electrical Engineering in 2005. He started developing test solutions for semiconductor products in SPEA Germany throughout his studies. After his graduation, Oleg kept on his career for four years in the same company as an Application Engineer for board testing, when in 2009 switched to the Semiconductor Sales Department. Starting from 2013 up to the present day, he supports SPEA partners in North and East Europe with sales activities related to all SPEA products.
Company Profile
Established in 1976, SPEA is a world leading company in the field of automatic test equipment for ICs, MEMS, sensors, electronic boards. SPEA serves the big semiconductor IDMs and OSATs with the most cost-effective and high-performance equipment to test automotive, SoCs, analog mixed-signal devices, MEMS sensors and actuators, power and discretes, identification devices, delivering highest measurement capabilities, lowest cost of test and fastest time-to-market. SPEA systems are designed to detect any possible defect in electronic products, so that they won’t fail on the field. High throughput, best detection capability, test techniques designed on the latest technologies requirements, complete configurability. For SPEA customers, testing is not an additional cost, but a tangible competitive advantage.
- SPEA product portfolio includes test equipment for:
- Automotive, linear, analog mixed signal & SoC devices requiring the most advanced and powerful instrumentation. SPEA’s DOT platform addresses today’s and future roadmap needs.
- MEMS & Sensors. SPEA has been chosen by the biggest players in this market to develop the best solutions for inertial, high-g, proximity, time-of-flight, light, pressure, environmental, magnetic, acoustic sensors. SPEA equipment combines physical stimulus with a complete electrical test, fast pick&place handling, reliable contacting, tri-temp.
- Power & Discretes. DOT800 T perforfms static and dynamic measurements with extended current/voltage ranges, on the whole range of power applications: wafers, discretes (Si, SiC, GaN based), IPMs, KGDs, DBCs, IGBT modules.
- Identification. CT1000 and CT3000 are low-cost test systems dedicated to micro-controllers, RFID, UHF, combi devices. They perform complete, highly accurate measurements, offering high throughput, with high multi-site test capability at wafer test, and a fast data transfer for memory test.
Speaker
Ari Kuukkala
Development Manager
Day 1 / 16:00 - 16:10
Ari has near 20 years of experience in MEMS sensor assembly automation and test by several roles over the years. His career started as mechanical design engineer for sensor test equipment, and later continued field service and research & development as well as Sales Director, GM and BU Director positions. In the current position of Development Manager in Pentamaster, he is responsible to architect and bring to market new test solutions in the area of semiconductor test, focusing still in MEMS.
Company Profile
Pentamaster Group provides automation technology and solutions to multinational manufacturers in the automotive, semiconductor, electro-optical, consumer electronics, and medical sector, spanning across APAC, North America and Europe. Besides the HQ and production plant in Penang, Malaysia, the Group has strategic presence globally with offices located in the USA, Japan, Germany, Singapore and production facilities in China.
With the speed and magnitude of technology progress today, Pentamaster Group will always be bold enough to explore new innovations. For years, the Group has been one of the leading global providers of automated test equipment to suit different requirements and needs of customers from various industries. In the automotive segment, the group has developed a proprietary SiC wafer burn-in system, being one of the top four manufacturers in the world, in creating a niche market space for this growth sub-segment and to solidify the Group’s position in the automotive industry.
Speaker
Hiroshi Miyajima, Ph.D.
Fellow ICT Division
Day 1 / 11:10 - 11:30
Hiroshi Miyajima received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in precision machinery engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan in 1987 and 2004, respectively.
He has been with Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd. since 2021 and is currently a Fellow, ICT Division. He was with Goertek Technology Japan Co.,Ltd. in 2018-2021 and with Olympus Corporation in 1987-2018. He was a visiting research scholar at Case Western Reserve University, USA, in 1992-1994.
Company Profile
Panelist
Volker Herbig
VP BU Microsystems
Panel Session: Breakthrough Innovations, Industry Collaborations and Roadmap
Day 1 / 16:45 - 17:30
Volker Herbig, VP BU Microsystems at X-FAB, oversees all MEMS activities within the X-FAB Group. Before assuming his current role, Volker worked as Director Product Marketing at X-FAB. Previously he held also engineering, marketing and management positions at Siemens, Inkjet Technologies and Carl Zeiss where, among other activities, he developed MEMS inkjet print heads and was responsible for setting up a manufacturing facility for those. Volker Herbig holds a master’s degree in physics from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
Company Profile
X-FAB is one of the world’s leading specialty foundry groups for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor technologies with a clear focus on automotive, industrial, and medical applications. As a pure-play foundry, X-FAB provides manufacturing and design support services to customers that design analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) and other semiconductor devices for use in their own products or the products of their customers. Its customers worldwide benefit from the highest quality standards, manufacturing excellence and innovative solutions by using X-FAB’s modular CMOS and SOI processes in geometries ranging from 1.0 µm to 110 nm, and its special micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) processes. X-FAB is also the first pure-play foundry to provide comprehensive processing technologies for the wide-bandgap materials silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). The GaN-on-Si wafers are manufactured in its modern 8” fab in Dresden, Germany, and SiC wafers in the 6” fab in Lubbock, Texas, USA. X-FAB runs six production facilities in Germany, France, Malaysia and the U.S. The company employs about 4,200 people worldwide.
Speaker
Jan Mehner
Managing Director
Day 1 / 16:30 - 16:40
Jan Mehner has been working in the field of design and simulation for MEMS for over 30 years. He spent many years as a MEMS consultant for NXP, Bosch, and other companies. Since 2007, he has been teaching Microsystems at the Technical University of Chemnitz in Germany. In 2015, he founded his own company, i-ROM, which develops simulation software specifically for the design of MEMS the i-ROM MODELBUILDER and provides consulting services.
Company Profile
We are a MEMS design house offering both MEMS design consulting and software specifically for MEMS design, the i-ROM MODELBUILDER.
If you have an idea for a MEMS sensor – we have the way to get there. Whether it’s micromirrors, angular rate sensors or gyroscopes. We help you with the design until your MEMS sensor meets the desired requirements. Our software covers the entire design process, from the idea for a sensor to the complete manufacturing-ready GDS interface. All process data kits (PDK) are also taken into account right from the beginning.
With our software you can shorten the expensive and lengthy design process from an average of 3 to up to 1.5 years. Time that is worth a tremendous amount of money.
i-ROM MODELBUILDER is the new generation of simulation software. It is suitable for both experienced engineers and beginners. Its graphical user interface and intuitive operation make it a must for every MEMS company. The i-ROM software toolbox has its own FEM core, electronics and GDS interfaces. Easy to use – easy to start.
MEMS Consulting Services and MEMS simulation software
Panelist
Alastair Attard
Director of Technical Program Management & Business Development
Session info not yet published.
Alastair Attard is Director of Business Development at UTAC Group. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and an Executive MBA from the University of Malta, and has over 18 years of experience in the assembly & test of semiconductor devices.
Prior to joining UTAC, Alastair worked at STMicroelectronics firstly as part of the process engineering team for flip chip and SiP, and later in process and package development for MEMS packages. He later joined Besi, where he was manager of the process development group, with focus on advanced die attach and pick & place technologies.
Alastair joined UTAC in 2018, focusing on technical program management and assembly business development in the European region. Today he is responsible for worldwide business development of assembly and test solutions for semiconductor devices at UTAC with particular focus on MEMS, Sensing, and Advanced Packaging.
Company Profile
UTAC is a leading independent provider of assembly and test services for a broad range of semiconductor chips with diversified end-use applications including communication, consumer, computing, automotive, security, industrial and medical. Our customers include fabless companies, integrated device manufacturers and wafer foundries.
UTAC is headquartered in Singapore with more than 12 production facilities. Our global sales network is widely focused on five regions: the United States, Europe, China and Taiwan, Japan and the rest of Asia with sales offices located in each of these regions.
Speaker
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Session info not yet published
Company Profile
Amkor Technology, Inc. is the world’s largest US headquartered OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test). Since its founding in 1968, Amkor has pioneered the outsourcing of IC packaging and test services and is a strategic manufacturing partner for the world’s leading semiconductor companies, foundries, and electronics OEMs. Amkor provides turnkey services for the communication, automotive and industrial, computing, and consumer industries, including but not limited to smartphones, electric vehicles, data centers, artificial intelligence and wearables. Amkor’s operational base includes production facilities, product development centers and sales and support offices located in key electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe and the United States. Learn more at https://amkor.com
Speaker
Spektra GmbH Dresden
Session info not yet published
Company Profile
SPEKTRA Schwingungstechnik und Akustik GmbH Dresden, Germany was founded in 1994 and has established itself as a renowned manufacturer of components and systems for the testing and calibration of sensors. The products of the family business are used worldwide for the reliable measurement of dynamic physical quantities such as vibration, acceleration, sound pressure or alternating charge.
As from 2008, SPEKTRA also includes the APS trademark under which the company manufactures and sells long-stroke vibration exciters (shakers) and runs a marketing office in California, USA under the name of APS Dynamics, Inc. Through this merger, forces based on decades of experience could be bundled to develop a new generation of even more powerful vibration control systems.
Furthermore the company‘s calibration laboratory is accredited by DAkkS and offers a wide range of calibration services. And all this at a level of measurement uncertainty that can normally only be guaranteed by topmost national metrology laboratories.
SPEKTRA is often pioneer when it comes to the development, manufacturing or distribution of measuring and testing systems as well as calibration equipment. The use of such technology to provide special services and equipment for metrological and industrial applications enabled the company to reach an international top position in a growing market.
SPEKTRA LABS is your brand for excellence. With an international network of laboratories in Europe and the USA, we offer a wide range of testing and calibration services for dynamic measurement parameters – including vibration, shock, sound level as well as tilt and rotation rate.
Our accredited laboratories combine state-of-the-art technology with certified processes: So that you can rely on correct measuring results and smooth processes at all times.
MEMS-Testing at different levels (Lab and Fab):
From individual laboratory-scale sensor technology to highfrequency mass production. TESTelligence for MEMS sensors. Discover our S-TEST systems.
S-TEST Lab:
The S-TEST Lab systems offer a wide range of sensor system tests for development and laboratory environments. Its flexible system components allow users to quickly respond to different test requirements and sensor types. From parametric tests, functional tests, measurement comparisons, to characterization, our system solutions provide sensor developers with comprehensive capabilities for early detection of design flaws.
S-TEST Fab – optimized functions for efficient mass testing
The S-TEST 16 Fab systems are designed for use in the mass production of sensors. Their optimized design allows operation in temperature controlled cabinets. Variable throughput rates and test coverage can be achieved from small test series to highly parallel testing of several hundred sensors.
Calibration system CS Q-LEAP:
Sensor calibration is our core competence. Calibration laboratory SPEKTRA
The product group “Calibration Solutions” includes calibration systems as well as services. The SPEKTRA family of CS18 and the newest CS Q-LEAPTM calibration systems offers the calibration for the following measurands:
Acceleration (0.05 Hz … 350 kHz)
Shock (few mm/s² … 2,000 km/s²)
Acoustics (0.1 Hz … 20 kHz, until 124 dB)
Dynamic Force (10 Hz … 1 kHz, few mN … 20 kN)
Dynamic Pressure (up to 4,000 bar)
Mobile calibration system CV-10:
The CV-10 provides all the benefits of a mobile system. With the proven user-friendly interface of SPEKTRA.
Discover how smart, easy and flexible the on-site test and calibration of accelerometers, proximity probes and velocity sensors can be.
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