David Craven, Physicist,
Lam Research
Physics (MA) Dartmouth, Electrical Engineering (MSEE Santa Clara University)
David Craven has a strong
Science & Engineering background, with an undergraduate degree in Physics
and graduate degrees (Masters) in Physics and also Electrical Engineering.
He has been on the staff at Foothill College, and has taught at various
academic institutions around the San Francisco Bay Area for over 40 years.
His primary involvement has been in the Semiconductor Industry, where he has
worked within Semiconductor Fabrication companies and with equipment vendors
that make the machines which make the semiconductor chips. He has
co-authored a technical book and has a patent in this area.
He has also been involved for many years with the
Santa Clara Valley section of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers), which is the world’s largest technical organization,
and been very active with their outreach programs to k-12 and university
students.
He has worked for Lam Research, the leading producer of Semiconductor Etch Equipment, for over 10 years and is currently a senior technical instructor for them. He has been involved in Lam’s Community Contributions Committee which works with regional schools and organizations to support and strengthen our community’s educational growth and quality.