TCAD Virtual Asia Seminar

Date: Jan 28, 2026

Time: 9:00AM TST | 10:00AM KST/PST

 

Featured Speakers:

  • Shela Aboud, Technical Product Manager, Synopsys
  • Plamen Asenov, R&D Sr Manager, Synopsys
  • Xi-Wei Lin, Executive Director, Synopsys
  • Jinhyeok Ryu, Staff Engineer, Synopsys
  • Ricardo Borges, Director, Synopsys
  • Wei-Chih Cheng, Section Manager, Vanguard

 

The Synopsys TCAD Seminar is a premier event designed to bring together leading experts, researchers, and engineers from across the semiconductor industry to explore the latest advancements in Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD). This seminar serves as a dynamic platform for sharing cutting-edge developments in process and device simulation, design technology co-optimization (DTCO), and AI-accelerated workflows that are shaping the future of semiconductor innovation.

Attendees will gain deep insights into how TCAD enables the design of next-generation devices such as SiC and GaN power electronics, advanced CMOS nodes, quantum technologies, and 3D packaging solutions. With a strong focus on the rapidly growing markets in Asia, the seminar highlights region-specific challenges and opportunities, including the acceleration of EV adoption, energy efficiency demands, and emerging foundry ecosystems.

Through technical presentations and collaborative discussions, participants will discover how Synopsys TCAD solutions—from Sentaurus Process and Device to AI-based calibration and GPU acceleration—empower faster, more accurate R&D cycles and deliver higher ROI.

Whether you are a device engineer, process technologist, or product strategist, the Synopsys TCAD Seminar offers a unique opportunity to connect with industry leaders, explore transformative innovations, and position your organization at the forefront of semiconductor technology.

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Agenda

Time Title Topics
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Japan/Korea
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Taiwan
Industry Trends and TCAD Roadmap
by Shela Aboud
 
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Japan/Korea
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM Taiwan

Presentation by Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS)

by Wei-Chih Cheng

Electro-Thermal Evaluation of Packaged VDMOS Using Sentaurus TCAD
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Japan/Korea
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Taiwan
The Future of Advanced Logic Scaling
by Plamen Asenov 
DTCO, CFET: Reliability/variability
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Japan/Korea
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Taiwan
Innovation in Memory: DRAM, Stacking, and Integration
by Xi-Wei Lin
Next Gen DRAM - 4F2 double-gate VCT modeling; HBM/GPU package thermal analysis; Al-doped HfO2 3D FeNAND simulation
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Japan/Korea
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Taiwan
A “How-To Guide” to Reduce Calibration Cycle Time
by Jinhyeok Ryu
 
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Japan/Korea
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Taiwan
Advances in Power Electronics Devices
by Ricardo Borges
WBG Solutions, Power termination design, Success Story: IGBT
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Japan/Korea
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Taiwan
New Solutions in TCAD for Manufacturing
by Xi-Wei Lin
S-Topo and Process Explorer new feature updates

Meet the Speakers

Shela Aboud

Technical Product Manager, Synopsys

Shela Aboud is a senior staff technical product manager in the EDA Group at Synopsys. More...

Plamen Asenov

R&D Senior Manager, Synopsys

Plamen Asenov is a R&D Engineering, Sr Manager for the Synopsys EDA Group, where he is responsible for TCAD to SPICE and design technology co-optimization (DTCO) solutions. More...

Xi-Wei Lin

Applications Engineering, Executive Director, Synopsys

Xi-Wei Lin is Applications Engineering, Executive Director, from GTM, Customer Success Group in Synopsys, responsible for TCAD applications and global supports for advanced logic and memory technologies. More...

Jinhyeok Ryu

Staff Engineer, Synopsys

Jinhyeok Ryu is a Staff Engineer at Synopsys, developing ML-based surrogate models and calibration methods for TCAD. He holds a PhD in Physics from DGIST with deep expertise in computational science, non-Hermitian physics, and ML

Ricardo Borges

Director, Synopsys

Ricardo Borges is a director of product line management for the Synopsys EDA Group. More...

Wei-Chih Cheng

Section Manager in the Device Team, Vanguard International Corporation

Wei-Chih Cheng has been with Vanguard International Corporation since 2022 and currently is a Section Manager in the Device Team (Device Design & Development Department). His work focuses on device design and TCAD model development for power MOSFETs, BCD technologies, and GaN HEMTs. He received his PhD in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2021. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Physics (IOP).