SEMICON West 2016

Steve Groothuis
Chief Technology Officer
Samtec Microelectronics


Mr. Steven Groothuis is the Chief Technology Officer at Samtec Microelectronics and maintains the package technology roadmap for Samtec products. He is involved in IC, MEMS, sensor, optical, and photonics package technology development and path finding. Prior to joining Samtec, he was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Micron Technology pursuing Hybrid Memory Cube package development, technology path finding, and wafer- and package-related simulations. Mr. Groothuis also worked at ANSYS as a Multiphysics Industry Specialist on various MEMS simulation initiatives. He also stated his career as a package technologist and served as the Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Lab Manager at Texas Instruments. Mr. Groothuis received his BS Physics from Michigan State University and MS Physics from University of Texas at Dallas. He has coauthored over 50 technical papers, holds eleven US patents, and has been a worldwide technical instructor on IC and MEMS technologies.

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