Abbie Gregg

Abbie Gregg, Advanced Technology Consultant

Major Interests and Skills in High-Tech Markets

Experienced C-Suite leader specializing in advanced technology environments, with expertise in startup strategies, digital transformation, and complex project management:

Digital Twin and AI transitions, including BIM and 3D to 7D modeling
Successful software migration for large-scale projects like Wafer Fabs
Process engineering, analysis, and facility layout
Architecture & Engineering (A&E) design, site selection, and strategic planning
Construction, commissioning, and startup for advanced facilities
Semiconductor device yield enhancement and quality assurance
Manufacturing operations management and cost modeling
Equipment selection and qualification for high-tech manufacturing
Nanotechnology expertise
Silicon and compound semiconductor wafer processing
Flat panel display and photovoltaic device manufacturing
Cleanroom and process systems design and engineering

Deep Industry Experience with High-Stakes Projects

Abbie spent 6+ years as Chief Technology Officer of AM Technical Solutions (AMTS), a global design and construction firm exclusively serving Advanced Technology Industries. AMTS has a leading position in Semiconductor, Life Sciences, and related technologies, for both large and small manufacturing and R&D clients in the private and public sectors:

Led the AMTS Architecture and Engineering Group, including a multi-disciplinary Digital Twin/BIM 3D to 7D team.
Participated in Business Development and Industry strategic direction consulting.
Developed the financial Model for the SIA Study that led to the CHIPS Act.
Participated in AMTS Executive Team leadership activities.
Mentored new team members and those stepping into new responsibilities.

Maintains external relationships with Architects, Engineers, General Contractors, Customers, and Suppliers worldwide:

Serves on the Advisory Board of the Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association (since 2018).
Participated as a Judge in Lab of the Year competitions (2021, ‘23, and ‘25).
Member of the Lab of the Year Winning teams in Design and Construction roles for AZ Biodesign Institute (2006), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2011), and MIT.nano (2019).

Prior to joining AMTS, Abbie spent 34 years as President and owner of Abbie Gregg, Inc. (AGI), a worldwide Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting firm serving Advanced Technology clients in research and manufacturing:

Gained 30+ years of experience as an Engineering Consultant, specializing in microelectronics process analysis and startup/restructuring of laboratories and manufacturing facilities.
Completed 1,000+ projects as President of AGI, and more recently at AMTS.
Developed expertise in Wafer Fab, MEMS, Flexible Electronics, Nanotechnology, Photovoltaic, and FPD Projects in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Australia, and South America.
Worked on accommodation of sub 40 nm to 5 nm CMOS and FinFET processing on 300mm wafers, and nanotechnology research for Private, University, and Government laboratories and Device manufacturers.

Areas of Specialization

Specializes in advanced technologies and technical facility solutions, with projects spanning a wide range of industries and services:

Built expertise in Flat Panel Displays, Flexible Displays, Batteries, Integrated Circuits, Compound Semiconductors, Microphotonics, MEMS, Disk Drive Components, Biochips/Medical Devices/Imagers, and Photovoltaic Modules.
Completed projects including technology transfer, yield enhancement, and operations improvement.
Developed database and software systems for cleanroom and advanced laboratory design, including utility loading and imaging areas.
Supported clients with management and technical training, as well as automation implementation (AMHS, SPC, and MES systems).
Provided cleanroom and technical training, specification writing, fair market valuations, and forensic/expert witness analyses.
Delivered benchmarking of technical products, processes, and facilities.
Offered tool specification, procurement, logistics, and commissioning services to commercial, university, and government laboratories.

Engineering and Management Experience in the Semiconductor Industry

Responsible at the Director level for operations, technology, and quality assurance in Wafer Fab, Assembly, and Test for General Semiconductor Industries, GTE, GI, and Medtronic/MicroRel. Developed extensive startup and turnaround experience in U.S. and overseas operations:

Process Engineering Management at General Instrument Corp., Motorola Inc., and National Semiconductor, including process development and startup of new facilities.
Process and Device Engineering experience at Fairchild Semiconductor.

Relevant Academic and Educational Experience

Gained significant academic experience in various fields of study:

Arizona State University (ASU): Instructor in Del Web Construction Graduate Studies and Industry programs.
ASU: Former Member of the Accreditation Committee for Chemical Engineering.
University of Maine: MSEE Program Courses Completed: Semiconductor Processing, Schottky Design, Graduate Seminar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy and Materials Science.

MIT Thesis: Determination of Dopant Segregation in Single Crystals of Germanium Doped with Indium. Crystals were grown using the Czochralski method and sent to Skylab in 1973, where half were melted and regrown in space using the Bridgman apparatus. The goal was to study the effect of gravity on dopant uniformity by comparing the space-grown portion to the earth-grown crystal. This experiment marked the first use of Spreading Resistance Probe equipment in the analysis phase, correlating resistivity values with etching, staining, and visual inspection—previously the only method for determining dopant concentration. Advisor: Professor August “Gus” Witt.

Invited Experience and Conference Speaker

Regularly asked to speak at industry conferences to share the latest insights on industry developments:

Invited Speaker and committee member for US Display Consortium, FlexTech, Flexible Electronics and Displays Conferences 1994 to 2011.
Invited speaker on Women in Engineering at IEEE Conference.

Previous Career Experience

Spent four decades in high-tech industries, developing specific expertise in forward-thinking fields.

General Semiconductor/General Instrument Corp (1992-1993)

Director of Quality and Engineering, supporting first international transfer of Transient voltage Suppression and other discrete device manufacturing from USA to Ireland that complied with MIL STDs and can be used by US Department of Defense.
Collaboration with Irish Development Authority (IDA) – Tempe and Phoenix AZ and Macroom, Ireland.

Medtronic MicroRel, Tempe AZ (1991)

Director of Manufacturing- Startup of Tachycardia Pacemaker hybrid manufacturing line.

GTE Microcircuits, Tempe, Arizona (1982-1985)

Section Director – Quality Assurance, and Manager – Wafer Fab and Assembly
Responsible for reliability, failure analysis, process control, product assurance, documentation.
Started up a 125mm CMOS VLSI Wafer Fab: 1.2-to-3.0-micron geometries.
Ran a 100mm CMOS/Bipolar wafer fab 3.0-to-5.0-micron geometries.
Started up Assembly pilot line and plastic high-volume line.

Responsibilities include planning, process engineering, yield enhancement, production, and maintenance. Developed preferred vendor relationships with capital equipment suppliers.

125mm fab capacity: 1750 starts/week.
100mm fab capacity: 3500 starts/week.
Assembly capacity: 1200K units/week.
Capital equipment $25M.
Building $56M.
Annual Budget responsibility $6M.
Product lines: microprocessors, ROMS, static RAMS, telecommunications circuits.
Responsible for 90 indirect labor and 150 direct labor employees. This fab was still in full operation until 2025 (40 years) and is currently on the market for sale.

General Instrument Corporation, Chandler, Arizona, Engineering Manager (1981-1982)

Started up a 100mm NMOS 3 micron wafer fab.
Responsibilities included process engineering, device engineering, equipment engineering.
Volume: 2000 starts/week.
Budget responsibility $700K. Capital $9M.
Product lines: ROMS, microprocessors, custom circuits.

Motorola Inc., Mesa, Arizona, Engineering Manager (1979-1981)

Responsible for diffusion, CVD, plasma, wet etch engineering in 64K DRAM line.
As Process Control Manager, started up yield enhancement and statistical process control efforts.
Volume: 1500 starts/week.

National Semiconductor, Danbury, Connecticut, Process Engineering Manager (1976-1979)

Started up a 4” IC wafer fab line.
Supported sustaining engineering in 3” fab.
Responsible for: equipment evaluation and selection, fab layout, process development, sustaining process engineering.
Volume: 3500 starts/week.
Product lines: metal gate CMOS, lower power Schottky.

Fairchild Semiconductor, South Portland, Maine, Process Development Engineer (1974-1976)

Supported process development and sustaining in thin films, photo, diffusion.
Involved in start up of new 3” fab.
Champion of fab yield improvement plan, which took yield from 60% to 85%.
Product lines: TTL, RTL, CTL, Schottky logic.

Management Training for Industry Purposes

Completed extensive management training courses to serve as an industry leader capable of providing strategic oversight and guidance for complex projects:

GTE – Advanced Managerial Skills
GI – Front End Module Management
Motorola – Interaction Management, Time Mgmt.

Selected Publications (Published and Unpublished Papers)

Research papers published in various magazines and trade publications, capturing expertise in high-tech markets.

“AGI’s New eValuate Software Designed for FPD Cost of Ownership.” Display Works Daily News. A TPI Publication. February 3, 1999. Page 7.
Editorial Staff. “Products on Display at SID 2003 – Abbie Gregg, Inc. (AGI) Capacity and Cost Analysis Tool”. Information Display. April/May 2003. Vol. 19, Nos. 4&5. 2003 Society Information Display. Page 56.
Galatowitsch, Sheila. “Emerging U.S. Flat Panel Display Industry Embraces Automation.” Cleanrooms – Special Report. PennWell Publishing Company 1996. September 1996 edition.
Gregg, Abbie and Andrew Paschall. USDC Horizontal vs. Vertical Report. Abbie Gregg, Inc. Company Project Research/Final Report for USDC. March 1998.
Gregg, Abbie and Mark Strnad. USDC Flexible Microelectronics and Roll-to-Roll Processing Study. Abbie Gregg, Inc. Company Project Research/Final Report for USDC. January 2003.
Gregg, Abbie. “Display Days 98: A Supplier’s Perspective.” United States Display Consortium Newsletter. Volume V, Issue 9. 3rd Quarter 1998. Pages 1-2.
Gregg, Abbie. Web Based Processing. Abbie Gregg, Inc. Company Presentation. September 1999.
Gregg, Abbie. Manufacturing Economics: Optimizing the Layout of A Flat Panel Display or Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing Facility. Abbie Gregg, Inc. Company Presentation.
Magenheim, Dr. Andrew J. and Mike Hansen. “Investigation of airborne molecular base and ammonium off-gassed from Cleanroom gloves.” Cleanrooms. PennWell Corporation 2001. June 2001 edition.
McRae, Stephanie and Lara York. Meeting the Needs of the Biotech Lab User. Newsletter. April 2023.
Pinho, John and Sean Williamson. “A Fab is Not Built by Layout Alone: The Case for a Concurrent Utility Matrix.” Semiconductors International. April 2000.
Gregg, Abbie, CTO AMTS, Villawatkins, Cielita, Sr. Technical Staff, AMTS “The Paradigm for Financing Semiconductor Fabs”, Dec 2019/ Jan 2020 update prepared for Semiconductor Industry Association, (Used to develop the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022). September 2005 original study The Paradigm for Financing Fabs, prepared for NY State Economic Development, presented at the Albany Symposium by Abbie Gregg of Abbie Gregg, Inc. Contributors: Mike Edwards (AGI), Jack Kelley (SEDC), Lamar Hill (NY Nanotech), John Frank and Lauren Goodfellow (M+W Zander)

Key Projects in High-Tech Markets

Completed, guided, and supported numerous projects, with scopes typically involving Nanofabrication Cleanrooms, Imaging Labs, Materials Labs, HPM rooms, specialized utilities and facilities, building site concepts, and facility layouts to optimize the configuration of these areas:

USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
MIT.nano, Lisa T. Su Building, Building 12
University of Connecticut Innovation Partnership Building (IPB)
University of Chicago , Eckhardt Research Center, Pritzker Nanofabrication
BRIDG at NeoCity
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
CIC nanoGUNE
LBNL Molecular Foundry
Harvard University LISE
Duke University FCIEMAS
UC Riverside CNSE
AZ Biodesign 1 at ASU

Confidential Projects Completed

Provided oversight for leading Semiconductor Device Manufacturers, including Wafer Fab, Test, Assembly, and Packaging worldwide.

National Laboratories Projects

Supported numerous lab projects, with scopes typically involving Nanofabrication Cleanrooms, Imaging Labs, Materials Labs, HPM rooms, specialized utilities and facilities, building site concepts, and facility layouts to optimize the configuration of these areas:

Sandia National Labs- ABQ and Livermore
Oak Ridge National Labs
Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
Brookhaven National Labs
Argonne National Labs
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Project Samples

Review a collection of completed high-tech projects that showcase proven industry skills and expertise.

About AMTS

AM Technical Solutions is a Global Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Commissioning firm specializing in the high-tech markets with a workforce of more than 1,100 employees.

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