Semiconductor materials and technology licensing company Atomera Incorporated (NASDAQ: ATOM) hires Shawn Thomas as its new VP of marketing and business development. Shawn has shifted boat from Applied Materials and brings more than two decades of experience in the semiconductor industry to Atomera.
Shawn comes to Atomera with a deep understanding of the semiconductor ecosystem and a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. At Applied Materials, he led Epitaxy Business Unit that focused on advanced node customers, a key area of interest for Atomera’s stakeholders.
Shawn expertise in semiconductor value chain from materials and substrates, equipment and process development to device and integration across varied application spaces including CMOS logic, wireless/RF, photonics and power electronics. He also helped develop Motorola’s first SiGe BiCOMS technology and led its subsequent transfer to volume manufacturing, worked with multiple Tier 1 foundries to penetrate new epitaxial deposition systems to enable their CMOS scaling roadmap.
Shawn also led the SOI new product development at GlobalWafers.
“For the past few years, Shawn has been working with leading chip makers on the advanced logic, GAA structures to be used in the world’s highest-performance chips. This experience made him the ideal fit to join Atomera. We look forward to his contributions in elevating our vision of pushing the boundaries of material science within the semiconductor industry,” said Scott Bibaud, CEO of Atomera. “As we continue to expand our portfolio of quantum-engineered material technologies, including the recently announced ultra-thin MST-enabled RF-SOI, Shawn’s background will play an integral role in driving adoption of our future-looking offerings and technology.”
Shawn’s educational and career experience has focused on materials engineering to enhance device performance through epitaxy. This aligns with Atomera’s core mission.
“MST technology enables device designers to consider more aggressive architectures to drive higher performance and/or lower power, and I am excited about the opportunity to strengthen the portfolio further and help deliver profitable growth for the company,” said Thomas.
