David Thompson joined Intel as Vice President, Process Engineering, Technology Research on August 28, 2023. He began his career at Praxair in 2002 where he worked on the development of chemistries supporting semiconductor materials inflections taking place in metallization and dielectrics. He then joined Applied Materials in 2010 where he most recently served as Vice President of Strategic Solutions. During his tenure at Applied Materials, he was responsible for developing new process chemistry, hardware, and the associated external supplier ecosystems to drive the timely commercialization of capital equipment products and services. Thompson has 112 patents granted associated with semiconductor materials, process, hardware, and integration. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and a B.Sc. in Engineering Chemistry, both granted from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.