In today’s global race for semiconductor leadership, manufacturing excellence is not optional – it’s essential! On November 20th at SEMICON Europa in Munich, Germany, Entegris, a global supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor industry, hosted the panel discussion – End-to End Manufacturing Excellence: Designing, Starting Up, and Scaling Europe’s Fabs for Competitive Advantage – to explore how the European semiconductor industry can drive manufacturing excellence.
Moderated by Mark Puttock, Senior Director of Technology and Innovation at Entegris, the session brought together leading voices from across the value chain to examine how true end-to-end excellence must be embedded from the earliest phases of fab design through start-up and into high-volume production. From selecting the right materials and managing contamination risks to capitalizing on digital tools and AI, the panel shared actionable strategies to accelerate ramp-up and strengthen operational performance and explores how aligning design, operations, and innovation creates a foundation for competitive, resilient fabs built for the future.
ATREG Founder & CEO Stephen Rothrock had the pleasure to participate as a panelist alongside other senior leaders from CEA-Leti, Porsche Consulting, Exyte, and GlobalFoundries who have been directly involved in major fab initiatives.
The key takeaway of this discussion is that Europe has the innovation and talent, but speed, collaboration, and strategic alignment will define success for the region. Some of the panel’s highlights included the following:
- Driving efficiency, speed, and competitiveness through advanced materials
- Embracing AI to boost yield and efficiency
- Accelerating fab construction and cutting permitting delays
- Closing supply chain gaps – especially in advanced packaging
- Bridging world-class RTOs with high-volume manufacturing
- Building the workforce of tomorrow, from engineers to skilled trades
- Making sustainability a true competitive advantage
ATREG would like to thank Antoine Amade, President of EMEA at Entegris, for his kind invitation to participate in this panel.