BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Philip Kraus is Appointed Vice President and leads Core R&D for the Semiconductor Products Group at Applied Materials. He oversees the development of innovative technologies and prototype products for the semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment market. Prior to rejoining Applied Materials in 2015, Dr. Kraus was at several start-up companies, including from 2012 to 2015 as CEO of Ultora, a manufacturer of carbon nanotube electrochemical energy storage devices. Previously at Applied Materials from 1999 to 2006, Dr. Kraus developed FEOL plasma systems. Dr. Kraus is the inventor of more than 60 patents and co-authored more than 40 publications. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Minnesota and a B.S. in Engineering Science from the Pennsylvania State University.