AI for Manufacturing Forum | Day 2 | 21 May 2025, Wednesday | 10:00 - 16:30hrs | L3 | Hibiscus | 3610 - 3711
The adoption of AI-driven solutions in manufacturing has been a key focus for semiconductor companies. With AI-powered automation, predictive analytics, and machine learning, these processes are evolving beyond efficiency gains to set industry benchmarks. AI-enabled smart manufacturing is now extending beyond the factory floor, transforming facilities into fully integrated AI-powered enterprises. With advanced computing and analytics, organizations can anticipate market shifts, optimize decision-making in real time, and autonomously adapt to changing business landscapes.
This forum will explore how AI enhances productivity, innovation, and scalability; whether predicting customer preferences, optimizing supply chains, enhancing R&D, or enabling real-time production adjustments, reshaping how businesses evolve, compete and grow.
Registration is open!
EARLY BIRD RATE | PUBLISHED RATE | STUDENT | ||
SEMI-Member | Non-Member | SEMI-Member | Non-Member | |
250 | 330 | 310 | 400 | 75 |
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Agenda
Session Chair:
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Mr. Boon Keng LOK
Senior Manager Technology Communities ASIA, SEMI
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:05 hrs | Welcome and Introduction |
10:05 - 10:30 hrs | Keynote: Future of Gen AI in Semiconductor Manufacturing Mr. Koen DE BACKER, Corporate Vice President, Smart Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence, Micron Semiconductor Asia Operations | Chairman, SEMI Southeast Asia Smart Manufacturing Chapter Technical Committee, Singapore |
| 10:30 - 10:55 hrs | Smart Manufacturing in Action: Beyond Bonding – AI-Enabled OEE Improvements for Semiconductor Backend Mr. Chan Pin CHONG, Executive Vice President & GM, Products & Solutions, Kulicke & Soffa | Vice Chairman, SEMI Southeast Asia Regional Advisory Board, Singapore |
| 10:55 - 11:20 hrs | Value Creation with AI in Semiconductor Manufacturing Dr. Bo HUANG, Senior Director, Digital Manufacturing Strategy, Manufacturing Transformation, GlobalFoundries, Singapore |
| 11:20 - 11:35 hrs | Break & Networking |
| 11:35 - 12:00 hrs | Turning AI Potential into Actual Value for Manufacturing Dr. Arnaud BUISINE, Director, Manufacturing, Retail and Transport, Asia Pacific, Red Hat, Singapore |
| 12:00 - 12:25 hrs | Generative AI and the Future of Manufacturing Mr. Saj Kumar K, Regional Lead - Manufacturing (APAC), Microsoft Asia, Singapore |
| 12:25 - 12:50 hrs | Manufacturing with Virtual Silicon: The Role of Process Modeling and Machine Learning in High-Volume Semiconductor Manufacturing Dr. Joseph ERVIN, Managing Director, Semiverse Products, Lam Research, United States |
| 12:50 - 13:00 hrs | Presentation of Token of Appreciation |
| 13:00 - 14:00 hrs | Lunch & Networking |
| 14:00 - 14:25 hrs | Autonomous Semiconductor Manufacturing with Agentic AI Mr. Chuck CHEN, Associate Vice President, Digital & Engineering Services, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Taiwan |
| 14:25 - 14:50 hrs | Digital Transformation: Future FWD Mr. Peng Koon HEW, Senior Director of Automation & Analytics, Sandisk, Malaysia |
| 14:50 - 15:15 hrs | Dynamic Simulation Enabled Digital Twins as a Critical Enabler of the AI-Driven Autonomous Factory of the Future Mr. Peter LENDERMANN, Chief Business Development Officer, D-SIMLAB Technologies, Singapore Mr. Eng Teck YEO, Senior Director, Industrial Engineering Department, GlobalFoundries, Singapore |
| 15:15 - 15:30 hrs | Break & Networking |
| 15:30 - 15:55 hrs | Accelerating Decarbonisation with Data & AI in Semiconductor Manufacturing Mr. Rajesh NAIR, Global Business Development Lead - Semiconductor Industry | Product Sales Leader - Industrial Data, AI & Analytics Platform (Southeast Asia and India), AVEVA (a Schneider Electric-owned company) |
| 15:55 - 16:20 hrs | Scaling AI for Manufacturing Dr. Fang CHENG, R&D Director, Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), A*STAR |
| 16:20 - 16:30 hrs | Presentation of Token of Appreciation & Closing Remarks |
*Program subject to changes