Chad Rosenbaum

Experience

1. Yield Enhancement Engineer

   NXP Semiconductors

   Jun 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Module owner for the front-end of the manufacturing flow for multiple technologies- Maintain a detailed knowledge of the chip manufacturing process: how different process areas function and interact, how these processes can form defects, and how to disposition this defectivity to ensure only the highest quality product leaves the factory- Responsible for identifying process/equipment issues through analyzing in-line defectivity data, and leading cross functional teams to determine root cause using 8D and 3X5Why methodologies- Perform data analyses for process and equipment engineers to determine the yield impact of any changes associated with the chip manufacturing process- Run continuous improvement initiatives targeted at reducing defectivity in critical regions of the die- AI/ML: Train AI classification models to look for defects in optical and SEM images and sort the identified defects into categories based off defect type and severity.

Education

• Loughborough University

  Master of Engineering - MEng, Automotive Engineering

  2015 — 2019