Jim Mattzela

PH.D. ABD, Semiconductor Market Manager

Jim earned his master's degree in Applied Physics from DePaul University. He went on to earn a PhD ABD in Materials Science and Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He has completed extensive post-graduate work on growth and characterization of lattice mismatched materials, growth and characterization of silicon nanowires, and characterization of thin film coatings.

Jim joined the Restek's Performance Coatings Division (RPC) in 2006. He specialized in optimizing and improving our silicon deposition processes. After RPC spun off from Restek, to form SilcoTek, Jim focused his efforts and expertise on working with customers within the semiconductor market to improve customer products and performance.

Posts by Jim

When Caustic Resistance and Hydrophobicity Must Work Together

Industrial manufacturing environments often rely on aggressive alkaline chemicals like sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) for cleaning, processing, and production. These caustic...

SilcoTek at Semicon West: A Recap of Semiconductor Industry Trends

SilcoTek's Stephanie Rhodes, Nik Snyder, and Jim Mattzela hosted our booth at Semicon West in San Francisco, CA held by SEMI at the Moscone Center where they experienced first-hand the buzz around...

Enhancing Semiconductor Manufacturing with SilcoTek Coatings

Creating a semiconductor device on a silicon wafer is a wildly complicated and expensive process. For the most part, each step needs to be done with the utmost care in order to ensure proper device...

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