BIOGRAPHY
Thomas Sonderman serves as president & CEO for SkyWater and is a member of the company’s board of directors, with comprehensive responsibility for all business functions and operations. He has served in this position since 2017, shortly after SkyWater was formed as a spin-off of Cypress Semiconductor’s 200 mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Prior to joining SkyWater, Mr. Sonderman was vice president and general manager for Rudolph Technologies’ Integrated Solutions Group where he was responsible for delivering industry-leading growth and profitability for the company’s software division. Previously, he served as vice president of Manufacturing Technology at Globalfoundries, formed as a spin-off of AMD’s manufacturing operations. Mr. Sonderman built and led a team that transformed this AMD’s manufacturing operation into an independent manufacturing powerhouse able to effectively compete with companies ten times its size. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Sonderman served for over a decade in various executive management and engineering positions with AMD.
He has authored numerous articles in the area of manufacturing technology, holds 50 patents and is a sought-after expert on semiconductor issues. Mr. Sonderman received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science Technology and an MS in Electrical Engineering from National Technological University.