11-12 November 2024
EPIC Technology Meeting on Microelectronics and Photonics – Two Sides of One Coin
Munich, Germany

EPIC Members
350.00 Excl. VAT
Invited companies
350.00 Excl. VAT
Non-members
550.00 Excl. VAT


Please note, preferably register only one person per company for best possible networking.

The EPIC Microelectronics & Photonics Meeting aims to address technology and manufacturing challenges and opportunities in the microelectronics and photonics industries. Key industry actors from both fields will convene to explore how they can collaborate to solve each other’s problems and learn from one another. Participants from across the entire manufacturing value chain, including design, manufacturing, testing, packaging, equipment, and materials, will attend the event, which is known for its extensive networking opportunities. The meeting will be held in Munich in conjunction with the SEMICON Europa exhibition, which represents the semiconductor equipment and materials industry, and is conveniently located near Messe Munich.

Agenda

Optional agenda

10 November, 2024, Sunday 

19:00 – 22:00 EPIC Pre-event networking dinner at Weißes Brauhaus im Tal (address: Tal 7, 80331 Munich)

Agenda

11 November, 2024, Monday

12:00 – 13:00 registration and lunch @ Novotel München City Arnulfpark  (address: Arnulfstr. 57, 80636 Munich)
13:00 – 13:10 Welcoming words by EPIC, Ivan Nikitski
13:00 – 13:10 Welcoming words by Host

13:15: – 15:15 SESSION 1 – Photonics for Semicon

  • KEYNOTE: KDPOFThe Automotive Industry Drives a New Approach to Optical Communications – Carlos Pardo, CEO (Spain)
  • Denselight SemiconductorsPhotonics Technological Growth: a Transformation from AM to FM (Coherent) Technologies – Bryan Patmon, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
  • Nokia Bell Labs – Mohand Achouche, Director of Hardware Strategy (France)
  • Evatec – Clau Maissen, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Compound & Photonics (Germany)
  • Merck – TBA

Agenda in preparation, interested speakers can contact us with their proposals

15:15 – 16:00 Networking coffee break

16:00 – 18:00 SESSION 2 – Metrology

  • HORIBA – Marc Chaigneau, Semiconductors Market Manager (France)
  • Mitutoyo – Lucas Redlarski, General Manager (The Netherlands)
  • O’Shenu Technologies – Huiwin Wang, General Manager (Belgium)
  • LayTecConnected Metrology – Optical Wafer Characterization along the Semiconductor Manufacturing Chain
    Johannes Zettler, Product Manager (Germany)
  • VLC Photonics (Hitachi Group) – Shunsuke Goto, Sales & Marketing Manager (Spain)

18:30 Departure and walk (approx. 15min) from conference venue to main dinner place
19:00 – 22:00 Networking Dinner at Augustinerkeller (address: Arnulfstr. 52, 80335 Munich)

12 November September, 2024, Tuesday

08:15 – 08:45 Welcoming coffee break

09:00 – 10:45 SESSION 3 – Lithography

  • KEYNOTE: ZEISS Semiconductor Mask Solutions – Joerg Petschulat, Head of Global R&D (Germany)
  • Vistec Electron BeamWhat can Electron Beam Lithography contribute to the photonics community? – Mathias Haedrich, Product Manager  (Germany)
  • Obducat – Patrik Lundström, CEO (Sweden)
  • SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions – Rob Voorkamp, CEO (The Netherlands)
  • micro resist technology – Arne Schleunitz, Chief Technology Officer (Germany)
  • Dai Nippon Printing – TBA.

10:45 – 11:30 Networking coffee break

11:30: – 13:15 SESSION 4 – Advanced Processing

  • LASEA – David Bruneel, Innovation Manager (Belgium)
  • SUSS MicroTec Enhancing Microlens Quality with 300mm Imprint Lithography Techniques – Lea Fuchs, Senior Director – Product Line Head for Imaging Systems (Germany)
  • ETEL – Samuel Mottier, Senior Product Manager (Switzerland)
  • Keystone PhotonicsWafer-Level Testing of Photonic Devices – Philipp Dietrich, CEO (Germany)
  • Black Semiconductor – Cedric Huyghebaert, Chief Technology Officer (Belgium)

12:00 – 13:30 Networking lunch 
13:30 – 15:00 Company visit – TBA
15:00 End of the Technology Meeting

Conference Venue

Novotel München City Arnulfpark  (address: Arnulfstr. 57, 80636 Munich)

Accomodation

The recommended hotels are:
Novotel München City Arnulfpark  (address: Arnulfstr. 57, 80636 Munich)
Double room for single use including breakfast: night 10/11 for € 249, night 11/11 for € 350
Please send the reservation request to: H8866@accor.com, Keyword: EPIC Novotel

ibis Muenchen City Arnulfpark (address: Arnulfstrasse 55, 80636 Munich)
Double room for single use including breakfast: night 10/11 for € 143, night 11/11 for € 224
Please send the reservation request to: H8865@accor.com, Keyword: EPIC Ibis

Technology Advisory Committee
Technical Business Development Manager at imec
Director Photonic Solutions at Synopsys
Manager, Business Line Photonics at X-FAB
Group Technology Director at IQE
Business Development Manager at EVG
Speakers

Samuel Mottier (Senior Product Manager) obtained a HES Engineer diploma in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Management of Vaud in 2004, and a CFC + MPT in Electronics from the ETML Technical School of Lausanne in 2001. With a strong foundation in electrical engineering and a specialization in power electronics, Samuel brings valuable expertise to his role. Samuel Mottier brings 19 years of experience at ETEL where he has excelled in roles such as Senior Product Manager and Research Engineer. He has played a key role in steering product development roadmaps and bringing new technologies to market, specializing in direct drive technology for advanced motion systems. Samuel's expertise includes pre-sales technical consulting, product management, motion control, and product marketing.

Senior Product Manager at ETEL
Semiconductors Market Manager at HORIBA
Chief Technology Officer at Black Semiconductor
Innovation Manager at Lasea
Senior Director - Product Line Head for Imaging Systems at SUSS MicroTec
Product Manager  at Vistec Electron Beam
General Manager at Mitutoyo
General Manager at O'Shenu
Product Manager at LayTec
Chief Technology Officer at Micro Resist Technology
TBA.

Bryan has more than 30 years’ experience in the manufacturing industry. He held numerous executive positions in companies spanning from semiconductor, sensing, and photonics industry, with a strong emphasis on Thermal Detection, MEMS, and Photonics. He holds 3 patents in the field of MEMS and facilitated packaging design for zero gradient package design for thermopile sensors. Many years of experience in Sales & Marketing of Photonics products.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Packaging Engineering from Michigan State University.

Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Denselight Semiconductors
Sales & Marketing Manager at VLC Photonics (Hitachi Group)
Director of Hardware Strategy at Nokia Bell Labs
Clau Maissen
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Compound & Photonics at Evatec


More speakers will be announced soon.

Attendees

More attendees will be announced soon.

Useful resources
Technology Manager
Technology scope and agenda
Ivan Nikitski, PhD
Ivan Nikitski, PhD
Technology Expert for Quantum and Integrated Photonics
Programme Manager
Coordination
Lídia Briquets
Lídia Briquets
Programme Manager
Event Manager
Logistics, venue, accommodation, and transportation
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