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Dr. Pushkar Apte
Vice President of Technology Programs

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.

SIA Staff

George M. Scalise
President

Daryl G. Hatano
Vice President of Public Policy

Dr. Pushkar Apte
Vice President of Technology Programs

B. Anne Craib
Director of Market Research, International Affairs and Finance

Thomas Diamond
Director of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Programs

John Greenagel
Director of Communications

Kirsten Romer
Director of Marketing and Member Relations

Ian Steff
Deputy Director, Government Affairs SIA Washington Office

Robin Webb
Director of Administration

Patrick Wilson
Director of Government Affairs SIA Washington Office

Joanna Fuller
Executive Assistant

Susan Marleau
Business Affairs Administrator

Judy Ajifu Rodgers
Executive Assistant/Conference Coordinator

Jason Webb
Statistics/Network Administrator

Allen Yen
Managing Director