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Hosted Session: INFICON’s Smart Manufacturing Leadership

Thursday, February 18 | 9:00 am - 9:30 am
Online, Central European Time (CET)

Hosted by

Inficon

 

INFICON is a leader in integrated Smart/I4.0 solutions. It’s industry leading Digital Twin supports a number of Smart applications including: Real-time Dashboards, Factory-wide Scheduling, WIP movement optimization, AI/ML enabled SmartFDC and Advanced process Sensors. INFICON’s flagship products will be demonstrated during this session.

Featured Speakers

Christopher Bode

Christopher Bode

Product Manager of IMS Software Applications INFICON
  • 20 years in the Semiconductor industry 

  • AMD Fab25 - invented, developed and implemented APC solutions 

  • Two decades of solution development in R2R control, FDC, SPC, OCAP 

  • Control solutions design, development and  integration expert 

  • Listed as inventor of over 60 US patents 

Christopher Bode is a Product Manager within the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) division of INFICON. Dr. Bode has over 20 years experience in the Semiconductor industry, largely within the realm of Advanced Process Control (APC) solutions development. His career started at AMD Fab25 within inventing, developing and implementing APC solutions. He is a recognized control solutions design, development and  integration expert. Dr. Bode is listed as inventor of over 60 US patents. 

David Wizelman

David Wizelman

Director of Operations for FPS Product Line INFICON
  • Responsible for system deployments worldwide 

  • One of three original FPS founders 

  • 20 years in the Semiconductor industry 

  • Worked in 300mm fabs in the US, Germany, and Japan 

  • Manager of the Industrial Engineering Decision Support Systems team at Spansion (AMD/Fujitsu Alliance) 

John Behnke

John Behnke

General Manager Final Phase Systems INFICON

Mr. Behnke has 35 years of semiconductor industry experience including: logic and memory manufacturing, technology/product development and fab operational excellence.  As the GM of Final Phase Systems an INFICON Product Line, John leads a team that develop and deploy SMART software solutions that enable fabs to improve their manufacturing efficiency.   FPS’s suite of software solutions are built upon a common Datawarehouse which enables advanced Fab Scheduling and optimized WIP movement as well as other related capabilities.  He is also a Co-Chair of the Semi North America Smart Manufacturing Special Interest Group. Prior to FPS John served as the CEO and President of Novati Technologies, the SVP and GM of the Semiconductor Group of Intermolecular, the CVP for Front End Manufacturing, Process R&D and Technology Transfers at Spansion and the Director of AMD’s Fab 25’s Engineering and Operations groups where he was a founding member of AMD’s Automated Precision Manufacturing (APM) initiative which led the Semiconductor industry’s development and use of APC and other advanced factory systems.  He also led the successful conversion of Fab 25 from Logic to Flash memory which was enabled through the virtual automation of the fab.Mr. Behnke earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering with an Industrial Engineering Minor from Marquette University. Mr. Behnke holds five U.S. patents.