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Lercel to Lead Nanodefect Center at UAlbany

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ALBANY, N.Y., June 26, 2012 — Michael Lercel was appointed senior director for nanodefectivity and metrology for both Sematech’s ongoing metrology program and a new Nanodefect Center based at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s Albany NanoTech Complex, Sematech announced.

In his role at these two related initiatives, Lercel will serve as the technical liaison between partner companies and will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to overcome defectivity and metrology challenges.

The Nanodefect Center, which aims to build industry participation in detecting, modeling, characterizing and providing solutions for defect issues as geometries shrink below the 10-nm node, will expand upon Sematech’s metrology and analysis capabilities to investigate the generation, propagation, removal and impact of defects generated by equipment and materials used in semiconductor processes.

Prior to joining Sematech, Lercel served as the senior director of extreme- ultraviolet product marketing at Cymer. Before that, he held numerous lithography-related positions at IBM.

Sematech is an international consortium of semiconductor device, equipment and materials manufacturers. It helps its members and partners address critical industry transitions, drive technical consensus, and improve manufacturing productivity.

For more information, visit: www.sematech.org
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Published: June 2012
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metrology
Metrology is the science and practice of measurement. It encompasses the theoretical and practical aspects of measurement, including the development of measurement standards, techniques, and instruments, as well as the application of measurement principles in various fields. The primary objectives of metrology are to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistency in measurements and to establish traceability to recognized standards. Metrology plays a crucial role in science, industry,...
nano
An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
photonics
The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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