Meet Educator Dr. Steven H. Voldman
CEO/President, Dr. Steven H. Voldman LLC
ICM: Tell us your story – what is your professional background?
Steven: My background is 25 years in semiconductor development at IBM, and also worked at Qimonda, TSMC, and Intersil. This includes 25 years of work in latchup development, and 20 years in the electrostatic discharge (ESD) field . I have been a member of the ESD Association for 20 years, where I have provided ESD tutorials in various fields. I have been a member of ESD Association workgroups for development of ESD standards. I am presently providing ESD consulting, latchup consulting, patent support, expert witness support, and teaching a variety of short courses.
ICM: What led to your commitment to becoming an educator in your field?
Steven: I am the first IEEE Fellow in the field of electrostatic discharge. I have provided tutorials at the ESD Symposium for many years including ESD circuits, ESD physics, I initiated the “ESD on Campus” program to bring lectures to universities students globally. I also teach short courses presently in many subjects in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Israel, and Sri Lanka.
ICM: What do you hope attendees will leave your class having learned?
Steven: The attendees will learn many subjects from design and layout, circuits, design integration, failure mechanisms, to innovation.
Course Titles and Offerings for 2012:
- ESD physics
- ESD physics and devices
- ESD circuits
- ESD in radio frequency technologies
- ESD in Gallium Arsenide
- ESD Failure Mechanisms
- Latchup
- ESD design and synthesis
- ESD and latchup computer aided design
- Innovation, inventing and patenting
