Advisory Board
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Chris A. MackChris A. Mack, Ph.D., is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin. Currently, he writes, teaches, and consults on the field of semiconductor microlithography in Austin, Texas. Dr. Mack founded FINLE Technologies, the developer of the lithography simulation software PROLITH, in 1990, serving as president and Chief Technical Officer until the acquisition of FINLE by KLA-Tencor in 2000. For the next five years he served as vice president of lithography technology for KLA-Tencor. In 2003, he received the SEMI Award for North America for his efforts in lithography simulation and education, and he became a fellow of SPIE in 2006. Dr. Mack received Bachelor of Science degrees in physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1982, a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 1989, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. |
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John PetersenJohn Petersen is the president, chairman and founder of Petersen Advanced Lithography, Inc. Mr. Petersen has performed advanced semiconductor imaging since 1980 and is internationally recognized as an industry leader in the field of optical microlithography. Mr. Petersen was a fellow at International SEMATECH. His current research includes development of advanced optical lithography and ebeam distributed-computing simulation tools that are used in mask-transform-correction techniques needed for development and production of 65nm and smaller technology nodes. John holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado. He did graduate work in physical inorganic chemistry at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. |
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Ken RyglerKen Rygler is the president of Rygler and Associates, Inc., a technology consulting firm. He is the founder of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (DPI), which became one of the world’s largest manufacturers of photomasks, and was executive vice president of DPI before resigning in 2001. Mr. Rygler held numerous senior business management responsibilities in a variety of businesses in the electronics, industrial, and consumer markets for E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc. for over 30 years. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Austin Symphony and PAL, Inc., and is CEO of Pixelligent Technologies. Mr. Rygler graduated with Honors from Bethany College (WV) in 1964 with a major in chemistry and a minor in economics. |