BIOGRAPHY

Ben Rathsack is Vice President of Product and Technology Development in Tokyo Electron America (TEA). He is responsible for US product management across 5 business units including marketing, new product introduction and process development. His team develops advanced equipment, process, and software technologies in collaboration with global TEL factories and corporate R&D teams. In addition, his team specializes in SMART tool development including advanced computational engineering, new sensors, diagnostics, and software controls to achieve autonomous operation. He has 22 years of semiconductor experience at Tokyo Electron and Texas Instruments. He received his BS in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois/UC and his MS/PhD at the University of Texas/Austin.