Experience

TECHCET and the Critical Materials Council

• United States
• Semiconductors
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Technology Analyst

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Technology Roadmaps. Wet Chemical Report, Metals reports, Rare Earths report, Previous on Sputtering target, Neon and Rare Gases. Only Special Client reports. Technology Roadmaps. Wet Chemical Report, Metals reports, Rare Earths report, Previous on Sputtering target, Neon and Rare Gases. Only Special Client reports.



Techcet Group and the Critical Materials Council

• Sr. Technology Analyst

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Terry Francis – Sr. Technology Analyst of TECHCET— covers metals/sputter targets markets, Metal plating, Neon/Xeon, and supply-chains. His work experience includes CTO, Sr. Director, Technical application expert, process manager and engineering management from companies such as Matheson, Air Products, Applied Materials, Burroughs, NCR, AMI, and National Semiconductor. He has over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and has managed businesses from $2M to over $100M in revenues. In addition, he is experienced in material, chemical, and electrical engineering as well as the R&D and development programs in the Chemical/OEM/IDM sectors in the microelectronic industry



T.A. Francis & Associates

• President

  • Nov 2012 - Present

  Moving on to next great challenge. Love the challenge of accomplishing challenging programs, initiatives, and cultural growth. Change, growth and great things happen thru people who are committed, passionate, inspired and lead to achieve the challenges that make a program succeed and a company profitable. The key is usually to ask the right question that needs a answer. The next is "you can not fix what you do not measure". You can not do that is a opportunity. Moving on to next great challenge. Love the challenge of accomplishing challenging programs, initiatives, and cultural growth. Change, growth and great things happen thru people who are committed, passionate, inspired and lead to achieve the challenges that make a program succeed and a company profitable. The key is usually to ask the right question that needs a answer. The next is "you can not fix what you do not measure". You can not do that is a opportunity.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor to NA Awards Committee

  • Oct 2012 - Present

• Technical Advisor to Standards

  • 1990 - Oct 2012



Matheson TriGas

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • 2007 - Nov 2012

  2009-CTO Matheson. Responsible for technology progress in chemical and gas sectors. Directions implementation on international base. Definition of product development process and potential revenue recognition. Defintion of advanced technology roadmaps and implementation. 2007 Chief Technologist-Electronics, Matheson Trigas- Albany New York Senior Research Mangement positions focused on advanced 22nm FEOL Technology working within the IBM Alliance Partners. Implementation of advanced technology development programs across multi-processing sec

• Chief Technologist - Electronics

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2009



Applied Materials

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director

  • 1990 - 2002

  1997-2001 Applied Materials Santa Clara, Calif.Chief Technical Officer/Sr. Director Environmental Solutions and Products Division Created the Environmental Business Unit at AMAT. Defined the business model, created the product portfolio and technology Roadmap. Potential 150MM business at 60% gross margin.Represented AMAT on the SEMI Exec. EHS Board, in developing the ITRS, Technical Advisor for SEMI, NSF/SRC Centers. Recognized expert in this Field,on International basis. AMAT technology and business support recognized by international technical community to be best in class. 1990-1997 Applied Materials Director Micro contamination Group and Core Technology Group Created internal Core Technology group with expertise in Materials, Modeling, In-Situ Analysis, Advance Contamination Identification, and 300mm Metrology program Lead AMAT efforts with Sematech’s , NSF , NIST, Contributor ITRS; Managed Plasma and Process modeling program with Sematech and Sandia. Research work with DOE on Cyclotron application for micro Xanes analysis. AMAT Programs in this area recognized as world class value-added by customer base



Air Products & Chemicals

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electronic Technology Manager

  • Jun 1984 - May 1990

  Co-Developed the APCI Megasys concept and operation. . This has grown to Tri-Mega group with 50-customer programs worldwide. Revenue basis of 300mm +. Exceeded hurdle rates and margins above other business units Coordinated and supported R&D effort on Applied R & D on electronics. Co- inventor of Plasma NF3 cleans for LPCVD with ASM. Implemented APCI Asia Electronics efforts and programs Co-Developed the APCI Megasys concept and operation. . This has grown to Tri-Mega group with 50-customer programs worldwide. Revenue basis of 300mm +. Exceeded hurdle rates and margins above other business units Coordinated and supported R&D effort on Applied R & D on electronics. Co- inventor of Plasma NF3 cleans for LPCVD with ASM. Implemented APCI Asia Electronics efforts and programs



Air Products

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • 1984 - 1990



Burroughs Corporation

• Airlines and Aviation

• Engineering Manager

  • Aug 1976 - Jun 1984

  Coordinate Fab Support Operations Improved Yields on products by 40% Developed Particle analysis system for Electronic Gases.Head of ASTM F1-10 Committee on Microcontamination Control Coordinate Fab Support Operations Improved Yields on products by 40% Developed Particle analysis system for Electronic Gases.Head of ASTM F1-10 Committee on Microcontamination Control



NCR

• France
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Engineer

  • Jan 1975 - Aug 1976

  • Startup up on 100mm NMOS process • Product Transfer of 4K Process • Startup up on 100mm NMOS process • Product Transfer of 4K Process



American Micro System

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing

• Processs Engineer

  • Jun 1972 - Dec 1974



National Semiconductor

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Jun 1970 - May 1972

  Thin film engineering, Photolitho engineer, Linear Line Thin film engineering, Photolitho engineer, Linear Line