Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize unit processes to meet the yield and quality requirements of advanced NAND products.
- Quantify benefits of innovative process and/or equipment solutions to enable early experimentation and adoption for process margin improvement
- Prioritize within Singapore based manufacturing CVD/PVD teams on the key technology issues that need R&D breakthroughs.
- Integrate and troubleshoot processes as part of cross-functional teams driving yield and quality improvement
- Participate with Boise R&D Films peers on technology choices for the upcoming nodes and able to translate future technology device needs into clear process requirements
- Identify disruptive processes early on and work with manufacturing and Boise R&D to identify viable path forward
- Process development will include performing fundamental research, hardware evaluations, as well as testing processes for novel applications and generating intellectual property relevant to Micron.
- Initiate and manage experiments to widen process margins as well as to test out manufacturability of next node solutions
- Identify process simplification opportunities and drive cross functional teams in implementation
- Incorporate best known manufacturing methods into early development phase of upcoming nodes.
- Design and implement advanced process monitoring and control methodologies.
- Serve as a technical expert within Micron contributing to technical projects for improvements to processes, procedures and equipment.
- Lead team or sites or suppliers on complex, multi-disciplinary projects in quality focused meetings, process and yield improvement meetings, cost and productivity improvement meetings
- Provide advice and counsel to management on significant technical issues. Leads and initiate innovation projects through patents/technical papers.
- This position requires communications and collaboration with partners both locally and globally. Strict adherence to Micron Intellectual Property protection policy is a must.
- Be part of the continuous worldwide R&D engagement with suppliers pushing for breakthrough solutions.
Requirements
- Master degree or higher in Materials Science, Chemical/Microelectronic Engineering, or Physics.
- A deep understanding of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, physical phenomena and their direct application to CVD/PVD deposition in various deposition methods.
- An ability to understand and troubleshoot precursor depletion effects within three dimensional structures and come up with innovative ideas to mitigate the effects.
- Basic understanding of films and interface engineering and analysis techniques thereof – SIMS, XPS, EDX, SEM/TEM.
- Understanding of various integration and structural impacts and constraints related to film deposition processes.
- An understanding of the general process steps and process flow for memory processing, planar and vertical NAND memory in particular.
- Working knowledge of data analysis systems e.g.: Y3 to facilitate analysis of experimental data
- Working knowledge of Design of Experiments (DoE)
- Proven ability to collaborate with local and overseas teams on projects
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to convey the message in concise and effective manner both in local as well as remote communications.
- Ability to be a self-motivated individual and be adaptable to Micron’s changing needs in terms of working extended hours, if required
- Proven ability to work in a demanding & dynamic environment and able to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to travel for extended periods of time and stay at Boise R&D for 4-6 months at a stretch to work on technology development.
