Hechao Li
Engineering Manager at Lam Research
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolHechao Li is an engineering manager in San Jose with nine years of experience leading metrology and process engineering efforts at Lam Research, specializing in defectivity and critical-dimension (CD) metrology for advanced logic and memory applications. He has progressed from hands-on process engineer and intern roles to managing teams and owning state-of-the-art e-beam inspection tools, combining vendor management, algorithm development, and practical programming to drive business development. His Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering underpins a strong research background in microstructure characterization and machine learning–based feature extraction for materials, where he developed stochastic optimization methods that dramatically reduced input needs for 3D reconstruction. Known for bridging deep technical expertise with people leadership, Hechao brings both lab-level experimental rigor and production-scale tooling experience to semiconductor yield and defect-inspection challenges. An understated strength is his ability to translate academic ML techniques into deployable metrology algorithms that accelerate problem resolution and tool performance.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.9/4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.9/4.0 at Arizona State UniversityBachelor's degree, Materials Processing & Control, 3.7/4.0, Bachelor's degree, Materials Processing & Control, 3.7/4.0 at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
English, ChineseGithub contributions (5)
aurorlhc/3D_Reconstruction_Tomography
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:22 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
aurorlhc/property_test
May 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:62 commits, 52 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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