Biography
Umesh joined Amkor in February 2015 as the Corporate VP and Chief Information Officer. He has an extensive background in semiconductors and IT. Umesh began his career with Motorola Semiconductor, holding engineering and operations positions in Singapore, Phoenix and Austin from 1993-2002. He was CIO of Silicon Labs (Austin, TX) from 2002-2007 and CIO of Cree, Inc. from 2008-2015. He holds a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ambedkar Marathwada University in India, an MS in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University (ASU) and an MBA from W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU.
Umesh is the author of Perfect Imbalance, an IT management book published in 2019. As CIO of three public companies over the last 20 years, he has also been recognized with several prestigious CIO of the year awards.
Abstract:
Building upon a legacy of strong commitment to factory automation over the last few decades, Amkor has now adopted several next generation technologies as part of our Industry 4.0 initiative.
Leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning and interconnected systems, Industry 4.0 challenges companies to surpass factory automation and achieve factory intelligence. The goal of factory intelligence is to improve product and service quality, decision making speed on the factory floor and utilization of high-value assets.
Amkor now uses real-time, in-process decision making to drive gains in quality, asset utilization and efficiency. The application of Industry 4.0-era tools reduces cycle times for advanced packaging processing.
Amkor aligns to following eight-pillar structure to ensure success in Industry 4.0:
1) Autonomous machines and material handling
2) Industrial IoT for universal connectivity
3) Universal system integration with all backbone systems
4) Image analytics based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
5) Big data analytics for correlating structured and unstructured data in near real time
6) Cloud computing, which enables scaling up of data gathering, analysis and decision making
7) Cybersecurity to protect enterprise data and intellectual property
8) Simulation to allow experimentation with manufacturing scenarios
This is a strategic transformation for Amkor as we strengthen our position as the worlds #1 Automotive OSAT with best-in-class quality and technology.