RD Pathfinding Process Engineer (Front-end Module Pathfinding)

Description

EPI

• Advanced epi module process development and baseline sustaining
• Epi process stability/manufacturability improvement for yield and reliability qualification
• Epi process/tool transfer to volume manufacturing

Metal

• Advanced metal/ contact module process development and baseline sustaining
• Advanced metal/ contact tool development and optimization
• Metal/ contact process stability/manufacturability improvement for yield and reliability qualification
• Metal/ contact process/tool transfer to volume manufacturing

III. Thin Films

Advanced thin films development. deployment & delivery

Gate Stack/CMP

• Advanced gate stack (high-k/metal gate) module process and new material development
• Advanced chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) module process and new slurry development

Etch

• Develop critical etch process with innovations for advanced nodes (plasma or chemical etch)
• Evaluate new tool, new chemical or gas, new material, or new process approach to enable transistor scaling.

Qualifications

• Having passion on understanding process fundamentals, endurance for challenging path-finding tasks and innovative mind for finding best solutions.
• Proven record of advanced node process development, IC process module development and tool design is a plus.
• Hands-on experience of material characterizations and in-line metrology is a plus.
• MS or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, Electrical engineering (solid states or optoelectronics) or a related engineering discipline.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills is required.