Awards Night

ASM Trustee Speaker

Wednesday, May 14^th
ASM SCV Chapter Technical Meeting

Location
Michael's at Shoreline
2960 Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View
(650) 962-1014

Time
5:30 pm Social/Networking
6:15 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Speaker

Dinner Cost
ASM Members $20
Students $10
Guests $25

Buffet Dinner

Reservation deadline is 1pm on Monday, May 12th
($5 late fee after this time)

About the Speaker

Dr. Mahajan is professor and chairman, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe. He obtained his undergraduate education in India and then studied at University of California at Berkeley, where he completed his Ph.D. He subsequently held positions at University of Denver; Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, England; AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ; and Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. He was also visiting professor at the University of Antwerp and the Ecole Central de Lyon. He joined Arizona State University in 1997.

Prof. Mahajan’s research focuses on structure/property relationships in functional materials and deformation behavior of solids. He is the coordinating editor of the Acta Journals. He has also edited and co-edited The Handbook on Semiconductors, The Encyclopedia of Advanced Materials, and The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology. In addition, he authored an undergraduate textbook, Principles of Growth and Processing of Semiconductors. A Fellow of ASM, Prof. Mahajan received the John Bardeen Award and the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award from TMS and ASM respectively, which recognized his outstanding contributions to research and leadership in electronic materials and his pioneering achievements in materials science. He received the TMS Educator Award in 2004 and is also a TMS Fellow.

About the Topic

The evolution of microelectronics is one of the most significant developments of the 20th century. It involved synergistic interactions to a large extent between three disciplines: solid state physics, electrical engineering and materials science. The conceptual framework for microelectronics was developed by solid state physicists. Electrical engineers designed integrated circuits that incorporated both passive components and active devices. Materials science provided a bridge between the activities of solid state physicists and electrical engineers that helped the realization of microelectronics.

The objective of this talk is to emphasize the role of materials science in microelectronics in the past, what may be its current role and what role it may have in the future. These roles will be illustrated using specific examples.