Iddo HadarMedia and Publications

SEMICONDUCTORS

TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND ECONOMICS

 

Next Generation Factory Plans (ConFab, May 2008)

 

Chip Makers Divided Over the Transition

 

Call to Slam Brakes on Runaway Train

 

Critical Flaws in Justification for Transition

 

Next Generation Factory (SemiCon West, Jully 2007)

 

It's Time for 300mm Prime (ASMC, Italy 2007)

 

Time not Ripe for Transition (Elec. Bus. 11/06)

 

Advancing Factory Productivity (Austin 10/2006)

 

Technologies Debate Transition (SemiCon Taiwan 2006)

 

Maximizing Return on Fab Investment (Taiwan Presentation)

450mm Wafers: Not the Best Solution (Elec. News 07/06)

 

"Prime" FACTORY zation (Stanford, June 2006)

 

New Business Constraints (WaferNews, 12/2004)

Industry Could Take 30 Years to Recoup 300mm Investments (11/2004)

Economic Challenges and Opportunities in the 300mm Transition (10/1998)

 

 

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Iddo Hadar is the Chief Technology Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and Strategy Officer for Foundation Engineering at the Silicon Systems Group of Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology™ solutions for the electronics industry. In this and previous roles, Mr. Hadar has worked on a broad range of strategic, economic, and technological initiatives for the semiconductor and electronics industries.
He has been a key spokesperson for the semiconductor equipment industry in the areas of economics, productivity, and technological change, including the impact of wafer diameter transition and the economics of RD&E investment.
Mr. Hadar, 46, joined Applied in 1994. Previously, he was a management consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton in its strategy practice, serving clients primarily in the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries. Previously he was a product manager with Microsoft Corp. and an independent marketing consultant.
Mr. Hadar holds an MBA from Stanford University and is a trained programmer and economist. He also teaches marketing and strategy courses at Stanford University.