Karl Knieriem
III-Nitride MOCVD Epitaxy, R&D Director
- Role
- Senior Director of Mocvd Epitaxy R & d at Stratacache
- Location
- Eugene, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karl Knieriem
Karl Knieriem is a leading authority in semiconductor technologies with over 25 years of experience driving innovation from the lab to high-volume manufacturing. Currently serving as the Senior Director of MOCVD Epitaxy R&D at STRATACACHE, he specializes in the advancement of (InAl)GaN-on-Si for next-generation MicroLED, MiniLED, and power device applications.Throughout his career, he has held pivotal leadership and technical roles at global industry pioneers, including Plessey in UK, Aledia in France, Toshiba in Japan, and Veeco Instruments. His expertise spans the entire MOCVD ecosystem—from hardware design and control logic to the development of complex epitaxial structures on Veeco, Aixtron, and AMEC platforms. A veteran of the global tech landscape, he has a proven track record of establishing new production lines in offshore foundries and leading cross-functional teams through rigorous R&D and quality control cycles.Beyond his technical achievements, he brings a mission-first leadership style forged through more than a decade of service in the U.S. Air Force and Army Reserves. By combining deep materials science expertise with disciplined operational management, he continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in semiconductor research and device performance.
Experience
Senior Director of Mocvd Epitaxy R & d
Sep 2024 — Present · US
Director of MOCVD R&D.
Skills
- Silicon
- Solar Cells
- Materials
- Uhv
- Atomic Layer Deposition
- Mocvd
- Sputtering
- Cvd
- Vacuum
- Afm
- Semiconductors
- Semiconductor Device
- Testing
- Jmp
- Sensors
- Nanofabrication
- Thin Films
- Photolithography
- Experimentation
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Metrology
- Optics
- Photonics
- Device Characterization
- Microelectronics
- Epitaxy
- Spc
- Laser
- Lithography
- Powder X-Ray Diffraction
- Mems
- Etching
- Process Integration
- R&D
- Gan
- Product Engineering
- Characterization
- Pecvd
- Materials Science
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