Antonio Cacciato

Process Integration, Technology Transfer and External Foundry Management

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

About

Mobile: +32 473784423 Email: [email protected] - Physicist with broad experience in semiconductor research, development, manufacturing and technology transfer; - Competencies: people and project management, autonomy, goal oriented, capacity to think out of the box, open-mindedness, intellectual curiosity, team work capabilities; - Technical skills: semiconductor technology, photovoltaic technology, process integration, material and device characterization, material engineering, solid-state physics, product introduction, yield ramp-up; - Language skills: English (professional working proficiency), Dutch (working proficiency); French (elementary proficiency); Italian (native proficiency);

Experience

  • R&D Manager at imec
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    - Responsible for the Memory Process Integration group (3 teams, 26 engineers)

  • External Foundry Management at Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 7 mos

    - Technology scouting - Interface between external foundries, design teams, and product lines - Coordination of CMOS and wafer post processing development at supplier - Responsible for yield and quality improvements projects

  • Independent expert (interim) at European Commission
    May 2014 - Jun 2019 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    - Evaluation and progress monitoring of research proposals and funded project (Energy and ICT).

  • R&D Group Leader at Photovoltech N.V. (GDF SUEZ and TOTAL)
    Jun 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

    - Responsible for the development of advanced processes for high-efficiency c-Si industrial solar cellsls - Leading the participation of Photovoltech to imec’s solar industrial affiliation program and to the 20plus project (FP7 collaborative project founded by the European Commission); (Photovoltech stopped production in September 2012 and it was definitely closed down in June 2013)

  • Process integration Flash memories at IMEC
    Mar 2006 - Jun 2011 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    - Research on new materials for non-volatile memories, in particular on high-k dielectrics and metal gates. - Responsible for the integration and the electrical performance of the new materials in advanced memory cell architectures: hybrid FG cells and three-dimensional charge trapping devices (3D SONOS). - Collaboration with industrial partners and with academic institutions for the definition of new research proposals in the field of non-volatile memories.