Andreas Aal

Andreas (SM/CRP) drove the semiconductor strategy activities at VW for many years, focusing on technology capability enhancements for the most advanced node-based chip products, including improved integration schemes, as well as optimisation of power electronics module qualification (both in funding projects and direct collaboration with industry players). In 2023, he joined VW Commercial Vehicles as system architect and project manager for Mobility-as-a-Service computing system solutions. He has 26 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, has authored over 50 publications on reliability, has given tutorials at IEEE IRPS and IIRW, as well as invited/keynote speeches at various conferences/conventions. Andreas is chair of the German VDE ITG MN 5.6 WG on (f)WLR, reliability simulations and qualification, chair of the European chapter of the SEMI Automotive Advisory Council and serves the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) industry advisory board on cybersecurity.