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10 semiconductor yield engineering experts
These ten professionals have held yield engineering, yield enhancement and yield management roles at semiconductor manufacturers. A reader can learn how yield engineering teams are organized and run inside semiconductor companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aaron Sinnott
LinkedInExperience: Director Yield Engineering · GlobalFoundries
Director Yield Engineering at GlobalFoundries since 2022. Former Section Manager Product Engineering at GlobalFoundries (2010–2022). At NXP Semiconductors, former Yield Manager (2001–2004) and Product Engineering Manager (2004–2010), and Program Manager Chip Finishing Engineer at NXP Semiconductors (1999–2001).
Fayadh Zain
LinkedInExperience: Yield Engineering Manager · SkyWater Technology
Yield Engineering Manager at SkyWater Technology since 2023; the profile headline gives the role as Yield and Defect Engineering Manager. Former Yield Engineer at Honeywell Technologies (2014–2020), Engineering Manager at Intel (2021–2022) and Senior Staff Engineer at Seagate Technology (2022–2023).
Hergen Brutzer
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Deputy Director Yield Engineering · GlobalFoundries
Senior Manager Deputy Director Yield Engineering at GlobalFoundries since 2026, where the profile says this person heads the Yield Engineering Team and is responsible for an international team of 15 engineers at multiple GF sites. Former Manager Yield Engineering (2025–2026) and Manager Failure Analysis Lab (2023–2025) at GlobalFoundries.
Nenad Stojanovic
LinkedInExperience: Yield Manager - Intel 10A · Intel
Yield Manager - Intel 10A at Intel since 2024, alongside a Principal Engineer role at Intel since 2021. Former Yield Manager - Intel16 Technology (2023–2024) and Yield Manager - Intel Specialized Technologies (2018–2023) at Intel. The profile headline lists Senior Principal Engineer at Intel Corporation and Yield Development.
Paul Kirsch
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Yield Enhancement Engineering · Samsung Semiconductor
Vice President of Yield Enhancement Engineering at Samsung Semiconductor since 2024. Former Senior Director, Yield Enhancement Engineering at Samsung Semiconductor (2023–2025); the profile says that as Sr. Director this person oversaw Samsung Foundry Austin process integration engineering, device engineering, product engineering, defect engineering and yield analysis, and worked with foundry customers on new product introduction, yield and performance.
Philip M. Campbell
LinkedInExperience: Yield Engineering Manager · Intel
Yield Engineering Manager at Intel since 2022, where the profile says this person manages engineers responsible for tool development for inline defect metrology. The profile also lists Process Engineer - Yield at Intel (2017–2024), Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology (2013–2017) and PVD Intern at Micron Technology (2016).
Ravi Sagar
LinkedInExperience: Director Yield Engineering and Semiconductor Manufacturing · Analog Devices
Director Yield Engineering and Semiconductor Manufacturing at Analog Devices since 2025, a role listed alongside Director of Manufacturing Engineering at the same company over the same dates. Former Senior Manager Manufacturing Yield Engineering (2022–2025) and Engineering Manager (2021–2022) at Analog Devices.
Sowmi Rajamani
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, General Manager of Yield Engineering · Intel
Vice President, General Manager of Yield Engineering at Intel since 2022; the profile headline gives the role as Vice President, General Manager of Yield, Sort & Test Engineering, Logic Technology Development. Former Principal Engineer & Yield Manager (2018–2020) and Group Leader & Yield Manager (2015–2018) at Intel.
Vivek Sivaraja
LinkedInExperience: Director of Yield Engineering · Micron Technology
Director of Yield Engineering at Micron Technology since 2026; the profile says the person is currently leading Micron's global Front-End Central Yield Engineering. Former Senior Manager, Yield Engineering(Product Integration) (2022–2026) and Senior Manager, Test Solutions Engineering (2019–2022) at Micron Technology.
Yee Tan
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Yield Enhancement & Defect Reduction · TSMC Washington
Manager, Yield Enhancement & Defect Reduction at TSMC Washington since 2024, where the profile says this person manages 5 engineers and 10 shift technicians. Former Technical Manager, Product Yield at TSMC (2012–2024) and Senior Engineer, Yield Enhancement & Defect Reduction at TSMC Washington (2009–2012).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's seat to your question, since leading a yield organization differs from hands-on defect and yield analysis on one line or technology. Also consider the product type and manufacturing stage behind your decision, because a new technology ramp and a mature production line raise different yield problems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which yield limiters to attack first when several defect and parametric issues show up at once?
- 02How should a yield engineering team split its work with process, integration and product engineering groups?
- 03What data and tools do you rely on to trace a yield loss back to its root cause?
Reaching semiconductor yield engineering experts
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