Damon Tsai

Damon Tsai boasts over 15 years of extensive experience in inspection and metrology within the semiconductor equipment industry. With a specialized focus on semiconductor advanced packaging, FEOL and specialty markets like SiC, GaN, RF, and CIS, Damon joined Onto Innovation in 2018. Serving as the leader of the global inspection product marketing team, he has been instrumental in shaping product strategy for business growth. Currently, Damon leads the inspection product marketing team at Onto Innovation, overseeing roadmap development and product line strategy to align with market demands. 

Prior to Onto Innovation, Damon held the position of Asia product director of the inspection BU at Ultratech (now Veeco). In this role, he managed in-line 3D wafer shape measurement for VNAND/DRAM/Logic process control. Damon collaborated closely with leading foundry and memory customers, contributing to the development of feedforward overlay control for next-generation lithography technology and in-line process control to enhance yield. His earlier experience at KLA involved working as a product marketing manager, where he focused on defect inspection for compound semiconductors, SiC, GaN and GaAs. Notably, he has a strong academic presence, having published over 20 technical papers/articles in public forums.