Andreas Grill
Team Lead Operation Support · IMS nanofabrication
Physicist by training, now Team Lead Operation Support at IMS Nanofabrication — a Vienna-based company building the electron-beam mask writers that every advanced semiconductor fab depends on.
Before industry: a doctorate at the University of Vienna's Physics of Nanostructured Materials group, with 12 published papers on what happens to crystalline metals under extreme mechanical deformation. Alongside research, I teach a university seminar on conflict competence — drawing on mediator training to give physics and engineering students a practical handle on communication and conflict resolution.
Outside work: interactive physics simulations (three-body problem, solar system orrery), a browser extension for Jira, self-managed hosting for community projects, and photography. Earlier: organising an Argentine Tango practica in Vienna.
Materials physics · Semiconductor industry · Mediation · Vienna
About IMS Nanofabrication
IMS Nanofabrication GmbH is the global market leader in multi-beam mask writers (MBMW) — the electron-beam lithography systems used to produce the photomasks that pattern integrated circuits at the nanoscale. Their technology sits at a critical point in the semiconductor supply chain: every advanced chip manufactured at 5 nm and beyond depends on masks written by IMS systems.
Founded and headquartered in Brunn am Gebirge near Vienna, Austria, IMS operates globally with offices and support centres across the USA, Germany, Taiwan, and South Korea — serving the world's leading chip fabs.
Scientific Research
Nanostructured materials, HPT & hydrogen storage · 12 publications, 71 citations.
Competence in Conflicts
University of Vienna seminar · conflict theory, communication & mediation practice.
Library
Reading list — conflict, communication, leadership, ethics & more · 28 items.
Chip Manufacturing Process
From design to packaging — how semiconductor chips are made.