Dr. An Steegen joined imec as senior vice president process technology
development in December 2010. In this role, she has the responsibility for
the technical leadership and execution of imec’s CORE CMOS program
activities in the areas of logic and memory devices, processing, lithography, design and optical & 3D interconnects.

She joined IBM Semiconductor R&D in Fishkill, NY, in 2001, where she was
the director of the bulk CMOS technology development division until 2010.
In that position, she served as the host executive in charge of IBM’s logic
International Semiconductor Development Alliance and was responsible for
establishing strong collaborative partnerships in innovation and
manufacturing as measured by power/performance, defect density and
cost/complexity.

Dr. An Steegen holds a Ph.D. in Material Science and Electrical Engineering
from the KU Leuven, in collaboration with imec. Throughout the years,
Dr. Steegen has published more than 30 technical papers and she holds
many patents in the field of semiconductor development.




	Dr. An Steegen Senior Vice President Process Technology imec

Education:
• Ph.D. in Material Science and Electrical Engineering from the KU Leuven

Experiences:
• SVP Process Technology, imec • Director CMOS technology development division, IBM USA

Biography:
Dr. An Steegen joined imec as senior vice president process technology development in December 2010. In this role, she has the responsibility for the technical leadership and execution of imec’s CORE CMOS program activities in the areas of logic and memory devices, processing, lithography, design and optical & 3D interconnects. She joined IBM Semiconductor R&D in Fishkill, NY, in 2001, where she was the director of the bulk CMOS technology development division until 2010. In that position, she served as the host executive in charge of IBM’s logic International Semiconductor Development Alliance and was responsible for establishing strong collaborative partnerships in innovation and manufacturing as measured by power/performance, defect density and cost/complexity. Dr. An Steegen holds a Ph.D. in Material Science and Electrical Engineering from the KU Leuven, in collaboration with imec. Throughout the years, Dr. Steegen has published more than 30 technical papers and she holds many patents in the field of semiconductor development.