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SIA STAFF : Dr. Pushkar Apte

Dr. Pushkar Apte is vice-president of Technology Programs, for the Semiconductor Industry Association. As such he has oversight responsibility for all of the technology activities of the SIA. This includes the SIA's International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors, a document which compiles the world-wide view of the major technical hurdles in the way of continued progress of the industry. It also includes the collaborative efforts of the manufacturing and research consortia, (SEMATECH, SRC) set up by the SIA in the 1980s, and the Focus Center program set up by the SIA in 1998. The latter is a long-range university research program, which will funnel $600M to virtual university centers over a ten year period. This program is managed by MARCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of the SRC.

Dr. Apte also serves as the Secretary to the SIA's Technology Strategy Committee, which consists of the technical leaders of all of the SIA Board companies. The TSC develops strategies to maintain and promote U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology.

Dr. Apte's experience includes five years at Texas Instruments Incorporated, where he worked on cutting-edge research and technology development, and five years with McKinsey & Company, as their global semiconductor expert. His experience blends technical depth with knowledge of global business strategies in the semiconductor industry.

Dr. Apte received his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering, and his Bachelor's degree in Ceramic Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India.

Dr. Apte has over 35 publications and presentations in prestigious international journals, conferences, and institutions, including Invited Paper. He has received the Norman Hackerman Young Author Award from the Electrochemical Society for Best Paper in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, and the Graduate Student Award from the Materials Research Society for Outstanding Research Performance. Dr. Apte also holds 2 U.S. Patents.