SEMI North America Advisory Board Adds New Members

SEMI announced the election of four new members to the SEMI North America Advisory Board (NAAB): Dr. Russell Low, president and CEO of Axcelis; Martin Elzingre, VP and GM of Semiconductor Division North America at Edwards Vacuum; Audrey Charles, SVP of corporate strategy at Lam Research; and Dr. Jeorge S. Hurtarte, senior director of SoC Semiconductor Test at Teradyne.

The Board appointments took effect Sept. 15, 2023. Members serve a three-year term. The principal advocate for member companies located in North America, the NAAB provides guidance on SEMI Americas programs designed to advance their business interests and address significant challenges in the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain.

“We continue to expand the breadth of our board to further strengthen industry representation in components, design, device, equipment, materials and services,” said Joe Stockunas, president of SEMI Americas. “The board is comprised of small to large companies to provide varying perspec-tives to meet the needs of our members during this incredibly challenging and exciting time for our industry. We are extremely fortunate to add the depth of knowledge and expertise from Russell, Martin, Audrey and Jeorge to carry us forward.”

Dr. Low joined the board of directors of Axcelis in 2016, providing skills in R&D, engineering, operations and general management. During his seven years with Axcelis, Dr. Low has been instrumental in developing and launching Axcelis’ expanding Purion ion implant product line, including its successful Purion Power Series. He has more than 30 of leadership experience in the semiconductor industry from his tenure at Applied Materials, Varian, and Veeco. Additionally, he was awarded 44 U.S. patents.

Elzingre brings process engineering, applications, product marketing, sales and operations man-agement to the NAAB from his career at Lam, Electroglas, and KLA. During his tenure at KLA, he held a senior director position for more than 16 years.

With more than 25 years at Lam Research, Charles is responsible for aligning and driving strategic priorities across the company in support of Lam’s long-term growth plan. She also oversees Lam’s corporate development team and the company’s investment arm, Lam Capital. Her experience includes engineering, customer technology management, and a range of leadership positions including SVP of global human resources, VP of corporate initiatives and chief of staff to the CEO.

Dr. Hurtarte has more than 35 years of experience in the semiconductor industry in design engineering, semiconductor fabrication, assembly and test, and sales and marketing. Dr. Hurtarte has held various technical, management and executive positions at Teradyne, Lam Research, LitePoint, TranSwitch, and Rockwell Semiconductors. Dr. Hurtarte is the lead co-author of the book Understanding Fabless IC Technology.