James Walls received a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Physics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.  He also received a Ph.D. from Edinburgh University’s Microfabrication Facility for his work on automated control and interpretation of semiconductor measurement systems.

A Senior Member of the Technical Staff with Freescale Semiconductor, he has managed the Phoenix area Predictive Reliability Laboratory since 1997, at the Tempe and Chandler sites. His current areas of interest are the evaluation of new materials and process modules and the development of reliability test methods for new automotive and wireless, and packaging technologies.

Dr. Walls is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a lifetime member of the Electron Devices Society.

Outside of work at Freescale, Jim is a member of the Arizona Professional Photographer’s Association, and is a Certified Professional Photographer.