SURGE Virtual Event Japan 2025
At a glance
January 23, 2025
Date
Japan
Region
Virtual
Format
20
Sessions in 3 tracks
SURGE (Silvaco UserRs Global Event) is a global event hosted by Silvaco.
SURGE is an event for discussing new technologies for advanced semiconductor design in the fields of TCAD, EDA, and IP, sharing user experiences, and discovering innovative technologies. It will be held online.
You can watch the lecture video from that day on demand.
A Silvaco account is required to view. (If you don’t have one, please take this opportunity to register.
Date
- General Session
- SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS AND DEVICE TRACK (TCAD)
- IC Design Track (EDA and IP)
Agenda
General Session
Keynote – Babak Taheri, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Silvaco
Dr. Babak Taheri
Speaker bio
Babak A. Taheri, Ph.D. has served as Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Silvaco since August 2019, with a brief pause between September and November 2021. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Products from October 2018 to August 2019.
Before joining Silvaco, Dr. Taheri was the CEO and President of Integrated Biosensing Technologies (IBT), an advisory and consulting firm, from May 2015 to October 2018. Dr. Taheri serves on the board of directors of Sunright Limited (Singapore: SGX), a provider of advanced semiconductor test and burn-in services. He has also served on advisory boards, including MEMS World Summit, Novasentis, AGCM, ALEA Labs, Silverlake Sumeru, Lion Point Capital, and was a member of the governing council of ESDA Alliance (2019-2021). He currently chairs the advisory board for the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Taheri has held leadership roles at several companies, including VP & GM at Freescale Semiconductor (now NXP), where he received the “Diamond Chip Award” (2013, 2014) and was named MEMS & Sensors Executive of the Year (2014). He has also served as VP/GM at Cypress Semiconductors, earning “The Perfect Project Award” in 2003, and was instrumental in acquiring Ramtron for the business he was managing. His experience includes roles at Invensense (now TDK), SRI International, and Apple.
Dr. Taheri holds a BS in Engineering from San Francisco State University, an MS in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (with concentrations in Electrical Engineering and Neuroscience) from the University of California, Davis. In 2015, he received the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal (DEAM) from UC Davis. His most recent book, “Artificial Sensors Shape the Six Pillars of Our Lives,” was published in 2021.
AI Takes EDA to the Next Level - Wally Rhines, President and CEO of Cornami and Silvaco Board Member
AI Takes EDA to the Next Level
Speaker bio
Walden C. Rhines, Ph.D., has served as a member of our board of directors and as a member of our audit committee since September 2022. Since March 2020, Dr. Rhines has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cornami, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company. Since 2015, Dr. Rhines has also served as a member of the board of directors and as chair of the compensation committee of Qorvo, Inc. (Nasdaq: QRVO), a semiconductor company, since January 2015 and its chairman since November 2023. He served as a member of the board of directors of PTK Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: PTK), a special purpose acquisition company from July 2020 until September 2021 and served on its audit, nominating and compensation committees. From October 1993 to March 2017, Dr. Rhines served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation, an EDA company, and chairman of its board of directors from 2000 until its acquisition by Siemens in March 2017, pursuant to which the company was renamed Mentor Graphics, a Siemens Business. Following the acquisition, Dr. Rhines served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics, a Siemens Business), from March 2017 to October 2018, after which he served as its Chief Executive Officer Emeritus until September 2020. Dr. Rhines received a BSE in metallurgical engineering from the University of Michigan, an MS and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Stanford University, and a MBA from the Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business.
SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS AND DEVICE TRACK (TCAD)
TCAD Update – Dr. Eric Guichard, SVP and GM of TCAD Business Unit, Silvaco
Dr. Eric Guichard
Speaker bio
Eric Guichard, Ph.D., has served as our Senior Vice President and General Manager of our TCAD division since November 2012, and served as our Vice President of Applications from July 2008 to November 2012. From September 1995 to July 2008, Dr. Guichard served in various roles with Silvaco SA, formerly known as Silvaco Data Systems, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, including as an applications engineer. Dr. Guichard received a MS in material science and a Ph.D. in semiconductor physics from Instituto Politécnico Nacional de Grenoble, France.
NanoHub Workforce Development - Dr. Peter Griffin, Stanford University
Dr. Peter Griffin
Speaker bio
Dr. Peter Griffin is an expert in microfabrication, having co-authored one of the most widely used textbooks in the area with Prof. Jim Plummer titled “Integrated Circuit Fabrication – Science and Technology” published by Cambridge University Press in 2024. He has significant hands-on experience in simulating and building semiconductor structures and teaching semiconductor technology courses at Stanford.
Low-temperature Behavior in Nanowire Transistors by Quantum Transport Simulation - Sanam Moslemi-Tabrizi, Analog Engineer, Ciena
Sanam Moslemi-Tabrizi
Speaker bio
Bio Sanam Moslemi-Tabrizi received her B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Tabriz University in 1996, specializing in Analog Circuits. She completed her M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at Concordia University in 2007, focusing on Solid State Devices. Her master’s thesis in Computational Quantum Mechanics involved computing eigenstates for multidimensional nanostructures.
As a Research Associate in the Department of Electronics at Carleton University, Sanam conducted significant research in electromagnetics, where she developed a Full Vectorial Mode Solver and Waveguide Simulator based on Yee cell Finite-Difference Frequency-Domain (FDFD) methods. This tool supported her work in designing a 2D beam-scanning system based on Optical Phased Array (OPA) technology for LiDAR applications.
Currently, Sanam is an Analog Engineer at Ciena, responsible for the verification of analog circuits and for development of advanced quantum device models for Ciena’s next-generation products.
Machine Learning for Multi-Scale Plasma Process Integration and Optimization – Associate Professor Dr. Lado Filipovic, TU Vienna
Dr. Lado Filipovic
Speaker bio
Lado Filipovic is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Silvaco-supported Christian Doppler Laboratory for Multi-Scale Process Modeling of Semiconductor Devices and Sensors at the Institute for Microelectronics, TU Wien. His research focuses on advanced process modeling, technology computer-aided design (TCAD), and integrated semiconductor sensors. Dr. Filipovic obtained his habilitation in Semiconductor Based Integrated Sensors and his doctoral degree in Microelectronics from TU Wien in 2020 and 2012, respectively.
How to Utilize Victory Analytics and Machine Learning to Calibrate TCAD Data - Dr. Stefania Carapezzi, Field Applications Engineer, Silvaco
Dr. Stefania Carapezzi
Speaker bio
Dr. Stefania Carapezzi is currently a Field Applications Engineer at Silvaco France. She joined in March 2023. She obtained a PhD in Physics at University of Bologna, Italy, in 2014. Then, she was Post-Doc Researcher for several years at Advanced Research Center on Electronic System, Bologna, Italy and at LIRMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France. Her research work has been focused on TCAD simulation of Beyond CMOS devices and quantum effects in nanoscaled transistors.
Applying Artificial Intelligence in Fab Technology Co-Optimization – Dr. Christian Caillat, TCAD Senior Staff FAE, Silvaco
Dr. Christian Caillat
Speaker bio
Bio Dr. Christian Caillat is a Senior Staff CAE at Silvaco, based in Boise, ID. Prior to joining Silvaco in June 2023, he was with Micron Technology for 13 years, where he contributed to various projects over the years, including emerging memory program collaboration with imec, 3DNAND Cell team lead, advanced memory modeling.
Utilizing Physics-Based AI-Powered Digital Twins to Accelerate Design Optimization and Manufacturing Yield of SiC Power Devices – Dr. David Green, TCAD Applications Engineer, Silvaco
Dr. David Green
Speaker bio
Dr. David Green is a Senior Field Applications Engineering for Silvaco, based in Cambridge, UK. He has been with Silvaco for 18 years, with responsibilities including pre/post sales support of TCAD customers in EMEA and development, as well as management of R & D TCAD projects. He provides support on a wide variety of applications including power, display, reliability, and optical.
Power Devices SPICE Modeling with a Detailed SiC DMOS Parameter Extraction Methodology – Dr. Bogdan Tudor, Head of Modeling, Silvaco
Dr. Bogdan Tudor
Speaker bio
Dr. Bogdan Tudor is Head of Silvaco’s Device Characterization Group. He is responsible for all aspects of the Device Characterization Group’s activities, including R&D, field operations and modeling services. He joined Silvaco in 2017. Prior to joining Silvaco, Dr. Tudor was a Principal Software Architect at ProPlus Design Solutions for 4 years and before that he was a Senior R&D Engineer with Synopsys for 12 years. Dr. Tudor has an extensive expertise in Device characterization, Compact Model development, MOSFET Aging Reliability Analysis and Software development. Dr. Tudor holds a MS in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Microelectronics from the Polytechnic University in Bucharest, Romania.
IC Design Track (EDA and IP)
EDA and IP Updates – Ben Louie, VP and GM of IP Business Unit, Silvaco
Ben Louie VP and GM of IP Business Unit – Silvaco
Speaker bio
Ben Louie is Vice President and General Manager of the IP Business Unit responsible for all semiconductor design IP. He has over 22 years of experience in Memory design encompassing NOR Flash, NAND Flash, and MRAM. Before joining Silvaco, Ben made significant contributions to semiconductor startups such as Spin Memory, Zeno Semiconductor, and MagSil. His expertise also extends to established industry players, having worked at Micron Technology and Xilinx. At Micron Technology, Ben led the Design team in the transition from NOR flash to NAND flash and was the design lead/manager for their first NAND products. Ben holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University. He has been issued 123 US Patents.
EDA Solutions for Physical Design of Discrete Power Devices - Stefano Pettazzi, Staff Applications Engineer, Silvaco
Stefano Pettazzi
Speaker bio
Stefano Pettazzi holds an MS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Pavia, Italy. With nearly 25 years of experience in EDA and microelectronics companies, he has been with Silvaco since 2012, serving as a Staff Applications Engineer, supporting EDA software for both front-end and back-end design flows.
Accelerating the Verification of High-Frequency Analog Mixed-Signal Components via Jivaro Pro Advanced Parasitic Reduction - Chung-Chun Chen, Director of Analog Design, Silicon Creations
Chung-Chun Chen, Director of Analog Design Silicon Creations
Speaker bio
Chung-Chun (CC) Chen has been with Silicon Creations since 2011 and is a principal circuit architect for SerDes IO interface. Currently, CC leads SerDes team as a Director of Analog/Mixed-Signal Design at Silicon Creations in Atlanta, Georgia since being back in 2019. During 2018 – 2019, CC joined Ubilinx Technology (Realtek Semiconductor Group) in San Jose, CA, and he was the driver/architect of Realtek’s high-speed Serdes technologies. During 2011 – 2018, CC was a senior analog designer/manager at Silicon Creations in Atlanta, Georgia while he designed analog IP products including Ring-based & LC tank PLLs, Serializer, De-serializer with all clocking building blocks (PLL/CDR, phase interpolator) and equalization (FFE, CTLE, DFE) circuitry. Before joining Silicon Creations, he was a research staff member at Samsung Electro-Mechanics design center in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to this, he was a principal engineer at TSMC in Hsinchu, Taiwan, where he worked on clocking architecture design and related customer support.
Chung-Chun (CC) Chen (S’02–M’09–SM’17) was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1979. He received the MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, in 2004 and 2009, respectively. His current research interests focus on circuit designs in clocking and other SerDes building blocks for high-speed communication systems. He has published over 15 papers in peer-reviewed conferences and journals. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and served as a reviewer of JSSC and T-MTT.
Using Viso to Investigate, Analyze and Solve Advanced Parasitics Issues – Carlos Berlitz, Corporate Applications Engineer, Silvaco
Carlos Augusto Berlitz, PhD
Speaker bio
Carlos Augusto Berlitz, PhD, is a Corporate Application Engineer for RC parasitics analysis and reduction EDA solutions at Silvaco. He is responsible for providing support, test and contribute to the roadmap of the EDA tools for RC parasitics analysis and reduction. He worked in circuit design and support in different companies. Dr. Berlitz joined Silvaco’s EDA team in 2023.
He holds a PhD in Electronics, Electrotechnics, Automation and Signal Processing from INSA Lyon, France, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil.
Standard Cells Characterization Challenges and Improvement - Siti Mariyam, IP Design Enablement, SilTerra
Siti Mariyam
Speaker bio
Education : Bachelor of Electronics System Engineering University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
Skill Set and Expertise: Standard Cells & IO Library Development and Silicon Validation
Standard Cell Library IP in Advanced FinFET Nodes for Low Voltage Applications – Fernando Carrion, Design Engineer, Silvaco
Fernando Carrion
Speaker bio
Fernando Carrion is an electrical engineer graduated from The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and an Analog Circuit Designer certified by the IC Brazil program. He is currently a Design Engineer at Silvaco, with over 4 years of experience in standard cell design and characterization.
Advanced Node Library Development with Cello FinFET – Felipe Bortolon, Engineering Manager IP, Silvaco
Felipe Bortolon
Speaker bio
Felipe Bortolon is the Engineering Manager for the standard cell layout automation framework – Cello. He holds a Computer Engineering degree from PUCRS and a MSc in Microelectronics from UFRGS, Brazil.
Bandgap References for Low Voltage Operation - Ahmad S. Mazumder, Director of Engineering, Silvaco
LDO For Low Voltage Operation- Shaikh A Shams, Staff Engineer, Silvaco
Introduction to CAN-XL - Mauricio Brochi, Director of Automotive IP, Silvaco
Antonio Mauricio Brochi
Speaker bio
Bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering by the University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. More than 30 years’ experience in SoC Systems and IP with focus on Automotive and Industrial applications. Worked for Motorola/NXP participating in the development of Microcontroller Cores, CAN Controllers, Automotive Timers, Cryptographic Accelerators and Low Power Controller, among others
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