2004 SEMICON Japan
Jennifer Yario, Associate Editor -- Semiconductor International, 11/1/2004
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Japan has faced a particularly difficult economic downturn, but is now coming on strong. It leads the world in the number of fabs under construction, George Burns of Strategic Marketing Associates (San Francisco) noted recently. According to Jim Feldhan, president of Semico Research (Phoenix), the underinvestment that Japan's semiconductor manufacturing industry has received historically is changing as it moves to 90 nm and beyond.
SEMICON Japan, the largest of SEMI's regional exhibitions, will be held Dec. 1-3 at the Makuhari Messe (Nippon Convention Center). The three-day exhibition and conference will be open from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. daily. SEMICON Japan 2003 boasted an attendance of 105,484, a 4.1% increase from the previous year, and this year's show is expected to have an attendance of about 110,000. Booth space has been sold out this year with more than 4100 booths, compared with last year's show that tallied 3889 booths.
"Many new products and technologies are announced at this show, so this will be an ideal show to see the world's trends, especially lithography and open architecture system in testing," said Junichiro Saisho, director of SEMI Japan Exposition.
Eleven halls in the Makuhari Messe will house the show this year. Also present will be the MEMS/NEMS pavilion, which was a new addition at the 2003 Japan show. Show organizers have decided that this year one hall will be devoted entirely to flat-panel displays (FPDs).
Taking place during the week will be the SEMI Technology Symposium (STS, Table ), covering a wide range of subjects; other technical and business programs; and SEMI standards meetings. Among the STS programs will be an all-day Friday session on nanotechnology titled, "New Technologies and Devices Opened up by Nanotechnology," and chaired by Yukinori Ochiai of NEC Corp. and Shigetoshi Hosaka of Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL). The session will present updates primarily from Japan's and Europe's nanotechnology R&D sectors.
The STS will also include three keynote addresses. On Wednesday, Yasuhiko Ito of telecom services company KDDI will address the acceleration of cell phones and mobile technology, in addition to the current trends that seem to be heading toward a PC evolution. The keynote address slated for Thursday is an International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) update presented by Paolo Gargini, ITRS committee chair and director of technology strategy at Intel. The final address, presented by Tsugio Makimoto of Sony, will discuss how digital electronics are sweeping the industry, and the role that JISSO technology plays.
"Our aim is to make people realize, if you miss the show, you'll be left behind, but if you come to the show, you'll be able to see the future of the industry," Saisho said.
SEMI Technology Symposium
| Wednesday, Dec. 1 | |
| 10 a.m.-12:35 p.m. | Manufacturing Science — Key Factors for High Efficiency Production on 300 mm Era |
| 10 a.m.-5:10 p.m. | Technology Trend of Advanced Devices — New Material and Function for 65 nm Generation and Beyond |
| 10 a.m.-6:45 p.m. | The Ultimate Testing Technique —Challenge to MicrofabricationTechnology |
| 12:50-1:15 p.m. | 11th Annual STS Award Commemorative Speech |
| 1:15-1:55 p.m. | Keynote: Evolution of Mobile Communication Terminal: Acceleration of Computerization |
| 2-5:05 p.m. | Mask Technology and Design for 45 nm Node |
| Thursday, Dec. 2 | |
| 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Optical Lithography in the Age of the Paradigm Shift |
| 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. | Cu/Low-k Enabling Solution |
| 12:30-1:15 p.m. | Keynote: International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) 2004 Update |
| Friday, Dec. 3 | |
| 10 a.m.-4:50 p.m. | Notable Process Technologies for 65 nm Node and Beyond |
| 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | New Technologies and Devices Opened Up by Nanotechnology |
| 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Focus on Mobile Devices — The Leading Edge Packaging Technology |
| 12:45-1:45 p.m. | Keynote: Outlook of Electronics Industry and Role of JISSO Technology |
| This schedule is accurate as of Oct. 4. | |
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