Plus 21 years’ experience of the material research and microelectronics with focus on chemistry, materials and process steps, such as chemical mechanical planarization, electro- and electro-less depositions, atomic layer deposition, surface functionalization and thin film deposition and characterization, including alternative metals and novel low-k dielectric materials, such as self-assembled organic films, periodic mesoporous organosilicas and metallorganic frameworks, thin film (area-selective) deposition, patterning and patterning materials and processes, including their advanced characterization, with a strong blend of technical and scientific expertise.