Mr. Noor Haq
Founder (1945-2006)

Mr. Haq contributed over 30 years of process engineering semiconductor experience to STM. He held several US patents on chemical etching formulations, wafer stress relief processes, and proprietary wafer shipping containers. Noor began his career at National Semiconductor as a technician in the test area and later as a process engineer. Mr. Haq held management positions working for Intersil and Samsung. In the early 80’s Noor Haq founded EMT, Electronic Materials Technology, manufacturer of photoresist strippers and edge bead remover. In 1992, EMT, a 3 million dollar company, was sold to Brent Chemicals Group, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange, FTSE market. Following the success of EMT, Noor founded GDSI, Grinding and Dicing Services, Inc., providing outsourced wafer grinding and dicing services to IC manufacturers and fabless design companies. In 1997, GDSI processed 60,000 wafers per month. GDSI remains an integral part of STM’s sales research and development.  Mr. Haq held a Masters in Physics.

Noor’s engineering background and forward thinking business vision provided the foundation for STM’s success. His consultative approach to customer’s needs, came from many years spent working in semiconductor fabs. Noor was a key contributor to both business and new product development for STM. 

Mrs. Laila Haq Collins
President

Mrs. Collins joined STM in 2001. Prior to joining STM, she worked as account manager at GDSI, a provider of complex wafer dicing and thinning services. Currently, Mrs. Collins works directly with the tape research and developers in Japan on product development. She actively promotes and supports customer qualifications of new electronic materials in the European, East Asian and US market. She lends after sale process engineering support to end users of UV tape. Successful qualifications by several multinational IC manufacturers contributed to the achievement of company growth.

Prior to joining STM, Mrs. Collins spent 4 years as a software application specialist with Nortel Networks before migrating into a sales position at Williams Communication Group. At Williams she was responsible for outside sales of telecommunications hardware and services. She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BS in Marketing.

Mrs. Nabila Gyger
Account Manager

Nabila joined STM in February 2009. She brings excellent communication, critical thinking, multi-tasking and organizational skills to the Account Manager position at STM. Nabila values the opportunity to build long lasting relationships with her customers as well delivering to their needs.

Prior to STM, Nabila held Inventory Management and Sales Operations roles for several Fortune 500 Retail & Technology firms in the Bay Area. Her experience also enables her to assist with procurement and inventory control at GDSI, a sister company to STM.

In 2001, Nabila graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BS in International Business. Part of her role at STM is to negotiate and maintain overseas supplier relationships with STM’s Japanese manufacturer and factory counterparts. She currently resides in Los Gatos CA with her husband, Brad and dog, Isa.