Stefan Steinhoff

About

Experience

• Littelfuse (7 yrs 2 mos)
  • Sr. Director Technology Development
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    Wafer fab strategy Chip technology development

  • Director of Semiconductor R&D
    May 2019 - Jul 2023 · 4 yrs 3 mos

• Chief Technical Officer at IXYS UK Westcode - now part of Littelfuse
  Nov 2009 - Apr 2019 · 9 yrs 6 mos

  Head of R&D and Process Engineering on IXYS' high power devices: ppIGBTs - phase control and fast Thyristors - GTOs / GCTs - Rectifier and fast Diodes

• Process Engineering Manager at IXYS Semiconductor GmbH
  Jul 2005 - Oct 2009 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  Head of process engineering in power device wafer fab for small and medium power thyristors and diodes. Integration of high power device processing (thyristors, diodes, GTOs) incl. fab extension and modernisation. Project leads on Power Schottky diodes, light triggered thyristors, compound semiconductor devices.

• Project Lead Development at IXYS Berlin GmbH
  Dec 2000 - Jun 2005 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  Development of GaAs power semiconductor devices and production processes in cooperation with FBH, Berlin. Planning and preparation of production line. Development project on SiC power devices in cooperation with European research institute.

• Process Engineer at IXYS Semiconductor GmbH
  Nov 1995 - Nov 2000 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  Plasma etching and deposition, CVD, sputtering in IGBT and Schottky diode processing. Planar passivated power thyristors and diodes.