Jim Fraser received his B.Sc. degree in Physics from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has 23 years of intimate, hands-on experience in silicon wafer fab process engineering and engineering management at Nortel Networks and STMicroelectronics.
Jim has provided process analysis and documentation services pertaining to reverse-engineering of a range of state-of-the-art microprocessors and related microchips at Chipworks (now TechInsights). He has also provided semiconductor patent research support for Chipworks.
Jim’s technical training repertoire includes the courses “Silicon Wafer Fabrication” at Algonquin College and “Microelectronic Manufacturing Processes” at the University of Ottawa (both in Ottawa, Canada). More recently, he has delivered a range of silicon wafer fab process technology training courses on contract to the semiconductor industry, in North America, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Fraser has been a member of the Continuing Education Institute-Europe Faculty since 2024.
Course 880 Wafer Fab Process Technology