Mike Rice, Applied Materials, VP Engineering, Semiconductor Products
Mike Rice is corporate vice president of Engineering in the Semiconductor Products
Group of Applied Materials, Inc. He and his team are responsible for creating product
differentiating solutions for next generation products as well as working on SPG needle
mover programs to drive programs success. In July 2011, he was awarded the honorary
designation of Applied Materials Fellow for his outstanding technical contributions
that have been vital to the company’s success.
Mr. Rice joined Applied Materials in 1992 as an engineering manager in Dielectric Etch and has served in roles with increasing responsibility across Etch, ALD and Foundation Engineering. Mike managed Foundation Engineering including CSG and CSS for about 12 years. His broad capability and wealth of engineering experience has been invaluable in the development and performance of common and automation subsystems used across all of the company’s product lines. Before joining Applied Materials, he led new product development for Silicon Valley Group’s photolithography track division.
Mr. Rice earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnical State University in San Luis Obispo. He holds more than 180 patents in plasma etching, ALD products, robotics, mainframes and platform architectures.
