KLA-Tencor Names Equipment Industry Veteran Ben Tsai as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- KLA-Tencor Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :KLAC) today announced the appointment of Ben Tsai to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. As a core member of the executive management team, Tsai will be responsible for setting the technology direction for the Company, overseeing product roadmaps and working with the executive management team on corporate strategy. Tsai will also play a prominent role in interfacing with the Company's customers and technical community. Tsai replaces Lance Glasser who will be staying on at the Company in an advisory capacity. "I am very pleased to welcome Ben back to KLA-Tencor," said Rick Wallace, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of KLA-Tencor. "His more than twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. experience at KLA-Tencor combined with his overall expertise in the global semiconductor equipment industry will be invaluable to the Company." Before returning to KLA-Tencor, Tsai held the position of Senior Vice President, Technology at Tokyo Electron Limited. Previously, Tsai was Group Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of Systems at KLA-Tencor. He also held the position of General Manager for the Wafer Inspection Division. Prior to the KLA-Tencor merger, Tsai served in several positions with increasing responsibility at KLA KLA Kosovo Liberation Army KLA Key Learning Area (NSW Department of Education) KLA Kansas Livestock Association (Topeka, KS) KLA Kentucky Library Association KLA Kansas Library Association Instruments including Chief Technology Officer and several executive positions in the Wafer Inspection Division. Tsai also spent two years as General Manager of Engineering for KLA Acrotec, a joint venture between KLA and Japan Energy. Tsai began his technical career in 1984 as a member of the technical staff at KLA Instruments. Tsai holds over twenty patents in the areas of inspection and metrology. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (Traditional Chinese: 國立臺灣大學; Simplified Chinese: 国立台湾大学 and a master's degree and PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Early years: 1867-1880 The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding other scientific . About KLA-Tencor: KLA-Tencor is the world leader in yield management and process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company has sales and service offices around the world. An S&P 500 company, KLA-Tencor is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol KLAC. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at http://www.kla-tencor.com |
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