Shamin Houshmand Sharifi

Staff Engineer at Micron Technology

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Experienced R&D engineer working on process integration of STT and SOT Magnetic Memory and two terminal selector devices for MRAM concepts, and technology pathfinding. 4 years of semiconductor experience, including process integration, package, and wafer-level integration and characterization testing, and failure analysis to determine the root cause. Demonstrated ability to solve multiple semiconductor challenges, ranging from device enablement to reliability and yield increase.

Experience

  • Staff Engineer at Micron Technology
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • imec (Leuven, Belgium · On-site)
    • Senior R&D Process Integration Engineer
      Jan 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • R&D Process Integration Engineer
      Oct 2017 - Dec 2021 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      - Owner of TMR sensor project from design to process integration and development. - Owner and coordinator of STT & SOT MRAM, 2 terminal selectors for MRAM devices and IGZO for DRAM - planning and project management of deliverables, resources, and communication with partners: - MRAM & IGZO transistor Vehicle owner: development, debug, and optimization: Responsible of lot start, planning and follow up. Close collaboration with process developers for maintenance and optimization of process bricks (Etch/litho/CMP/Thin-film/metro) - Mask set design, Etch/litho/CMP/Thin-film/metro processes planning and development.

  • Master Thesis Student at imec
    May 2016 - Jan 2017 · 9 mos

    Optimization study of SAMs (Self-Assembled Monolayers) passivation process of Copper microbumps for 3D stacking of Si chips

  • Technische Universität Dresden (Greater Dresden Area)
    • Project Work student
      Nov 2015 - Apr 2016 · 6 mos

      Development of a process for the filling of TSVs and the exposure and development of wave-guide line structure for wafer connection of TSVs

    • Research Assistant
      Mar 2015 - Dec 2015 · 10 mos

      System level optimization of feed-forward equalizers for laser drivers