Ira Leventhal is the Vice President of Research & Venture at Advantest America, Inc. He has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor testing, including memory, SoC, wireless device, and system-level test. Ira has led the design and development of multiple generations of ATE systems and holds 15 patents in a variety of test-related technologies. In his current role, Ira is focusing on how state-of-the-art and emerging technologies can be applied to meet the challenging test requirements driven by HPC/AI devices and advanced packaging. Ira is an SBEE graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.