AUSTIN, Texas -- International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) Manufacturing Week today confirmed its second keynote speaker, Steve James, Manager of Texas Instruments (TI) DFAB wafer fab. In his role as Wafer Fab Manager, he manages more than 600 employees in the TI DFAB site in Dallas Texas.
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