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About Applied Materials
Applied Materials is the world''s largest supplier of equipment, services, and software for the semiconductor and display industries, enabling the production of chips and advanced displays. Industry: Semiconductor Equipment
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JOB TITLE: Director Pathfinding Solutions - Integrated Materials Solutions
The Director Pathfinding Solutions serves as a technically distinguished individual contributor and deep technical leader within the Integrated Materials Solutions team. This role focuses on developing next-generation semiconductor process solutions for logic and memory device architectures, specifically targeting N+1 and N+2 technology nodes. Responsibilities include hands-on process development across deposition, etch, implant, epitaxy, CMP, and thermal processing to create integrated module flows. The position requires performing Design-Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) analysis to solve integration problems like contact resistance reduction and carrier mobility enhancement. Key skills include expertise in device physics, materials science, and FEOL, MOL, or BEOL technologies. The role involves collaborating across product business units, engaging with senior customer technologists, and publishing technical leadership in journals and at premier conferences like IEDM and VLSI.
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Process Integration
Deposition
Etch
CMP
Metrology
Inspection
Patterning
DRAM
High-Volume Manufacturing
R&D
Defectivity
Process Support Engineering
Materials Science