Richard Pham
About Richard Pham
Richard Pham is a Principle Test Engineer with extensive experience in developing custom test patterns for Automated Test Equipment. He has worked for several companies in the semiconductor industry, including Actel, Synaptics Inc., Microsemi Corporation, and Atmel Corporation, and currently holds a position at ON Semiconductor.
Work at Onsemi
Richard Pham has been employed at ON Semiconductor as a Principal Test Engineer since 2017. In this role, he focuses on the development and implementation of testing strategies for semiconductor devices. His responsibilities include ensuring that products meet quality standards and performance metrics. He leverages his extensive experience in automated test equipment to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.
Previous Experience in Semiconductor Testing
Prior to his current position, Richard Pham held several significant roles in the semiconductor industry. He worked at Microsemi Corporation as a Principal Test Engineer from 2014 to 2017, where he designed test hardware for both wafer sort and final test stages. Before that, he was with Synaptics Inc. as a Staff Product/Test Development Engineer from 2008 to 2014, developing high parallelism test solutions. His career began at Atmel Corporation, where he served as a Staff Test Engineer from 1996 to 2006.
Education and Expertise
Richard Pham holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from California State University-Sacramento. He also completed a Certificate of Completion in DFT Technical Training from UCSC Extension. His educational background supports his specialization in developing custom test patterns on Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for production purposes.
Technical Skills and Specializations
Richard Pham specializes in the development of custom test patterns for Automated Test Equipment (ATE). He has extensive experience in high parallelism test solutions, achieving up to 72-site testing on the J750-EX-HD platform. His expertise includes implementing Design for Test (DFT) patterns, such as JTAG interface, ATPG SCAN, and Built-In Self-Test (BIST) functional patterns, particularly for SOC Mixed Signal devices.
Career Timeline
Richard Pham's career spans over two decades in the semiconductor industry. He began as a Staff Test Engineer at Atmel Corporation from 1996 to 2006, followed by a position as Senior Staff Test Engineer at Actel from 2006 to 2008. He then transitioned to Synaptics Inc. for six years, before moving to Microsemi Corporation. Since 2017, he has been with ON Semiconductor, contributing to advancements in test engineering.