Lam Research 2019 Technical Symposium

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MIT faculty, students, and researchers are invited to attend the 2019 Lam Research Technical Symposium, co-hosted at MIT by MIT.nano and the Microsystems Technology Lab (MTL):

October 9-10, 2019
MIT Media Lab (E14, 6th Floor)
Online registration is now closed. Onsite registration will be available.

The annual event is Lam’s forum for joint academic and industry cooperation, bringing together a select group of Lam’s global technical staff, key academic partners from MIT, Stanford University, Tsinghua University, and UC Berkeley, and other industry leaders to collaborate on innovative solutions that address the semiconductor industry’s grand challenges.

This will be a two-day interactive event with plenary talks and discussion panels, as well as a startup pitch session and student poster session on the theme of “Smart Systems for Semiconductor Manufacturing.”

Questions? Email nanohelp@mit.edu

Lam Research Symposium Agenda

Day One: Wednesday, October 9, 2019

8:00am	Breakfast and Registration
8:30am	Welcome Remarks Tim Archer, President and CEO, Lam Research Prof. Vladimir Bulovic, Director of MIT.nano, MIT
8:45am	Be a "Hidden Champion" in the Fast Changing Semiconductor Industry Tung-Yi Chan, President, Winbond
9:30am	Equipment Intelligence: Fact or Fiction Rick Gottscho, EVP and CTO, Lam Research
10:15am	Networking Break
10:45am	Machine Learning for Manufacturing: Opportunities and Challenges Professor Duane Boning, MIT
11:15am	Learning-based Diagnosis and Control for Nonequilibrium Plasmas Professor Ali Mesbath, UC Berkeley
11:45am	Lunch
1:00pm	Leadership Panel: Global Development of the Semiconductor Industry Tim Archer, Lam Research Tung-Yi Chan, Winbond Anantha Chandrakasan, MIT Ron Sampson, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Shaojun Wei, Tsinghua University Speaker Introductions: Daniel Liao, Lam Research Moderators: Jelena Notaros and Preet Garcha, MIT Graduate Students
2:00pm	Reconfigurable Computing and AI Chips Professor Shouyi Yin, Tsinghua University
2:30pm	Networking Break
3:00pm	Start up Connection Pitches Moderator: Faran Nouri, Lam Capital
4:00pm	Start up Connection Networking Session
5:15pm	Start up Awards Presentation

Day Two: Thursday, October 10, 2019

8:00am	Breakfast and Registration
8:30am	Welcome Remarks Professor Jesus de Alamo, MIT Rick Gottscho, EVP and CTO, Lam Research
8:45am	Smart Manufacturing: It Is Your Future Ron Sampson, SVP and Head of US Manufacturing, GLOBALFOUNDRIES
9:30am	Moore's Law Meets Industry 4.0 Professor Costas Spanos, UC Berkeley
10:00am	Networking Break
10:30am	Monitoring Microfabrication Equipment and Processes Enabled by Machine Learning and Non-contacting Utility Voltage and Current Measurements Professor Jeff Lang, MIT Vivek Dave, HARTING
11:00am	Big and Streaming Data in the Smart Factory Professor Brian Anthony, MIT
11:30am	Networking Lunch
1:00pm	Faculty Panel: Graduating to Smart Systems Anette (Peko) Hosoi, MIT Krishna Saraswat, Stanford University Huaqiang Wu, Tsinghua University Costas Spanos, UC Berkeley Moderated by Nerissa Draeger, Lam Research
2:00pm	Networking Break
2:30pm	Student Poster Pitches Session hosts: Marek Hempel and Sirma Orguc, MIT Graduate Students
3:30pm	Closing Remarks Prof. Vladimir Bulovic, Director of MIT.nano, MIT Rick Gottscho, EVP and CTO, Lam Research
4:00pm	Student Poster Networking Session
5:30pm	Discussion Panel featuring MIT Alumni from Lam Research
6:30pm	Networking Event with MIT students and Lam Research