Micron & AMAT veteran to lead Cymer EUV development
Cymer, Inc., a supplier of light sources used by chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, has appointed Klaus Schuegraf as group vice president of EUV product development.
In this role, Schuegraf will oversee Cymer's EUV engineering and development programs.
"We are very pleased to welcome Klaus to Cymer," says Bob Akins , founder and CEO at Cymer. "Klaus' deep industry experience and proven product development track record add significantly to the strength of our EUV management team, especially important as we transition from 3100 pilot sources to the first 3300 production sources."
Prior to joining Cymer, Schuegraf was corporate vice president and chief technology officer for the Silicon Systems Group of Applied Materials responsible for overseeing the semiconductor products technology roadmap.
Prior to Applied Materials, Schuegraf was vice president of technology at SanDisk Corporation where he defined and executed the company's non-volatile NAND flash and 3D memory roadmap.
Before that, he held key product and technology development positions at Cypress Semiconductor, Conexant and Micron Technology.
Schuegraf received his doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
