July 18, 2008--At this week's SEMICON West conference in San Francisco, Cymer, developer of light sources for semiconductor lithography, announced that its CEO and co-founder Bob Akins was elected chairman of the SEMI International Board of Directors. Vice chairman of the board in 2007, Akins succeeds Jerry Coder, president emeritus of the IC Fab Materials Business Unit of Dupont Electronic Technologies, who served as the board's chairman for the past year.
Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI said, "Bob has been influential at SEMI as a long-term Board member and through his service on the SEMI North American Advisory Board, The rich experience and thoughtful guidance that he brings will surely benefit SEMI's International Board of Directors and association membership, as he continues to champion major initiatives that are key to the success of our industry."
Akins currently serves as chairman and CEO of Cymer and has held these positions since co-founding the company in 1986. In addition to SEMI, he currently serves on the corporate board for KLA-Tencor, and is on the board of directors for the University of California, San Diego Foundation. Akins is also a member of the Council of Advisors to the Irwin and Joan Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD. Alongside his fellow
Cymer co-founder Rick Sandstrom, Akins has received such recognitions as the SEMI North America Award for contributions to the field of deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography, the Outstanding Alumnus Award for UCSD, and the 2007 William W. Otterson Award, which is granted to the San Diego company whose products have demonstrated the most significant positive impact on society.
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