Revasum, Inc. (ASX: RVS), the global semiconductor technology and equipment firm, has appointed Dr. Karey Holland to the role of Chief Technology Officer effective immediately.
Dr. Karey will oversee the R&D of the company’s silicon and silicon carbide wafer processing equipment and technology. She will also drive Revasum’s wafer grinding and polishing equipment offering while enhancing existing product capabilities.
For nearly three decades, Dr. Karey has led advances in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) and photolithography and specialized in advanced semiconductor transistor fabrication, including metrology, etch, deposition and interconnect technologies. Prior to Revasum, she worked with Atlas Copco unit, Edwards Vacuum, where she was the global market sector manager for semiconductor process technology. Before this, she was the VP, process technology at Mega Fluid Systems Inc, and also has hed senior and CTO roles with EFI, NexPlanar, Thomas West, and SpeedFam IPEC.
Dr. Karey is also the founding partner of advisory firm Techcet, LLC. She was also a Board Member of Nova Measuring Instruments. Dr. Karey started her semiconductor journey with IBM.
Revasum President and CEO Rebecca Shooter-Dodd said, “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Karey Holland to the Revasum executive team. Her extensive experience will ensure that we continue to design and manufacture products that meet the global semiconductor industry’s requirements, and remain a market leader in the development of silicon and silicon carbide single-wafer processing equipment.
With industry-leading expertise and technical capabilities, our team is developing solutions for customers that are not available anywhere else in the world. We are pleased Dr. Holland has joined the Revasum team at this exciting time as we look to build out our product suite and boost production in line with our growth targets.
I would also like to acknowledge and thank our Vice President of Engineering, Bill Kalenian, for his contribution as Acting CTO while we confirmed Dr. Holland’s appointment.”
Speaking about her appointment, Dr. Karey said, “Revasum’s products are at the cutting edge of silicon carbide single-wafer processing technology in the world. The semiconductor sector is experiencing a time of rapid change and growth and I’m excited to join this collaborative and innovative team that is leading the way in technology advancement to increase the efficiency and quality of wafer processing.”
