Mike Davison

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ABOUT MIKE DAVISON

Over 30 years of experience in electronics, communications, semiconductor development and operations, at all levels from hands-on to executive management.In recent years I have had overall responsibility for:• Establishing Operations at multiple fabless semiconductor start-ups.• New product introduction; prototype builds to stable volume manufacture.• Foundry, assembly and test vendor relationships, both technical and commercial.• Product cost and quality; cost reduction; process monitoring; yields; supplier audits.• Supply chain management; production planning; inventory; on-time delivery.• Vendor and process selection; package selection; substrate design; thermal design.• DfM methodologies; ATPG, RAM, OTP, clocking, I/O, high-voltage; die serialisation.• Test engineering; ATE selection; DIB and probe cards; test hardware and software.• Design team interface; tapeout process; DRC sign-off; quick-turn prototypes.• IP selection & acquisition; block wrapper specifications; I/O specifications.• Product engineering; qualification; reliability; ESD, latch-up; failure analysis.• Regulatory compliance; EMC, RoHS, customs; packing, labelling & shipping.• Quality management; RMA, PCN, NPI, SoP processes etc; supplier and own KPIs.• WIP tracking; lot traceability; ERP system evaluation & specification.• Embedded linux; femtocell hardware reference designs; development kits.• PCB manufacture, assembly, test and commissioning; despatch; tracking database.Specialties: Building chips. Establishing operations functions for startup semiconductor companies. Management of supply chain and operations, including offshore foundry, assembly and test, design-for-test, test development & product engineering, package design, product qualification, characterisation, failure analysis, yield, quality, board-level manufacturing & test, customer support, product cost, etc.