As Project Development Director at Yole Développement (Yole), Jérôme Azémar is supporting the development of strategic projects, following leading customers of the company within the semiconductor industry, from manufacturing to packaging. His mission is to develop Yole’s business and technical knowledge in the industry, maintain long term relationships with its accounts and meet their expectations. Jérôme is a member of Yole since 2013 and worked as a senior analyst, managing the day to day production of technology & market reports as well as custom consulting projects. He also deeply contributed to the business development of the Advanced Packaging & Semiconductor Manufacturing activities.
Jérôme is the author of numerous analysis and international publications covering advanced packaging, power electronics and semiconductor manufacturing. He is also regularly involved in international conferences, giving presentations, delivering keynotes, as well as organizing committees. Along his career, Jérôme has developed a large network in the industry, being in touch with CEOs, CTOs, Marketing Managers, Business Development Managers. Prior to this and upon graduating from INSA Toulouse (France) with a Master’s in Microelectronics and Applied Physics, Jérôme joined ASML and worked in Veldhoven (The Netherlands) for three years as an Application Support Engineer specializing in immersion scanners. During this time, he acquired Photolithography skills which he then honed over a two-year stint as a Process Engineer at STMicroelectronics (France).