Jean-Marc Girard

Jean-Marc Girard, CTO and SVP of Manufacturing Technologies - Air Liquide Advanced Materials (ALAM)
Jean-Marc Girard, Ph.D. is the CTO and Sr. VP of Manufacturing Technologies at Air Liquide Advanced Materials (ALAM), which has become a leading supplier and technology provider in the field of ALD/CVD materials and advanced Dry Etching gases (the enScribe™ product line). He has been appointed Air Liquide Group Fellow in 2012, and is a co-inventor to ~50 patents, mainly related to semiconductor processing, materials and dispense technologies.

Within ALAM, Jean-Marc globally manages the Research and Development (from inception to scale up of novel materials), oversees strategic engagements and collaborations with leading customers, equipment companies, and research institutes, and supervises the Intellectual Property generation and portfolio management associated with this activity. 

Prior to this position, Jean-Marc has 10 years of experience of semiconductor R&D in Japan and Europe. Jean-Marc holds a B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry and a Ph.D. from the CEA / Université Paris-Sud in Plasma Physics.