Calendar of events
-- Semiconductor International, 10/15/2000
September 18-20Microelectronics Materials Strategy Symposium (M2S2)
Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
The first Microelectronic Materials Strategy Symposium focuses on the rapidly changing semiconductor materials industry. Topics such as integration of new materials, market trends and supplier news will be discussed.
www.semi.org
September 18-20
Symposium on Ultra Clean Processing of Silicon Surfaces (UCPSS)
Ostende, Belgium
The purpose of the 5th International UCPSS symposium is to increase the level of understanding on ultraclean processing technology, including all steps of the IC production technology. It is a bi-annual event that consists of contributed and invited speakers.
www.imec.be/ucpss/ucpss.html
September 20-22
IMAPS
Hynes Convention Center, Boston
The 33rd International Symposium on Microelectronics (IMAPS) is a symposium and exhibition related to the microelectronic and packaging industry. On display in this year's exhibition will be over 300 companies. The technical symposium will cover subjects such as flip-chip, rf microwave and wireless, chip-scale packaging, polymeric materials for packaging and many more.
www.imaps.org
September 20-22
RTP 2000 Conference
Hilton Gaithersburg, Md.
RTP 2000 is a conference for engineers, scientists, managers and marketing specialists working in the thermal processing of semiconductors, manufacturing, simulation and equipment development. This year's primary emphasis is on state-of-the-art tools and RTP, and furnace concepts and methods as they apply to commercial ULSI processing.
Phone: 1-719-579-8050
September 23-28
AEC/APC Symposium XII
Caesars, Lake Tahoe, Nev.
The 12th annual symposium features topics in advanced equipment control (AEC) and advanced process control (APC), reviewing recent technical advancements. It includes supplier exhibits, a tutorial and user groups. The symposium will provide an opportunity to review SEMI technology standards, CIM/APC frameworks and consistency with the Roadmap. Attendees are invited to the Integrated Measurement Association (IMA) meeting to be held at the symposium.
www.aecapcsymposium.org
September 24-28
EOS/ESD Symposium
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, Calif.
The 22nd Annual EOS/ESD Symposium, Tutorials and Exhibits is an international technical forum on electrical overstress and electrostatic discharge. It features research, technology and solutions to increase understanding, enhance quality and reliability, reduce and control costs, and improve yields and productivity. There will be 60 technical papers and 11 poster sessions presented in parallel.
www.esda.org
September 25-27
HDI Expo
Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix
The 9th International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing, held in Japan and the U.S. in alternating years, is dedicated to sharing solutions and opinions on the advancement/innovation of manufacturing science, technology and management. Topics include factory design, manufacturing strategy and management, manufacturing control and execution, yield improvement methodologies, ultraclean technology, ESH and process equipment.
www.hdiexpo.com
September 26-28
International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing (ISSM)
Hotel East 21 Tokyo, Tokyo
ISSM is an annual conference of semiconductor manufacturing professionals dedicated to sharing technical solutions and opinions on the advancement of manufacturing science, technology and management. This symposium has been held in Japan and in the U.S. in alternate years since 1992.
www.issm.com
October 2-6
AVS
Hynes Convention Center, Boston
The AVS 47th International Symposium, in cooperation with NANO-6, offers an extensive agenda of technical symposia, topical conferences, tutorials and special sessions. The program will address issues in research, development and manufacturing in vacuum technology, thin films, electronic and photonic devices, processing, interfaces, and nanostructures, with a particular emphasis on the future directions of science and technology in the 21st century.
www.vacuum.org
October 3-5
ITC
New Atlantic City Convention Center,
Atlantic City, N.J.
International Test Conference focuses on the complete cycle from design verification, test, diagnosis, failure analysis, and back to process and design improvement. The theme of this year's conference is "Test Challenges of Faster and Smaller Technologies." Test Week activities include more than 100 technical papers, panels, tutorials, case studies, lecture series, seminars, workshops, IEEE meetings and plenary addresses.
www.itctestweek.org
October 3-4
PackCon
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif.
The PackCon 2000 Symposium ("Silicon-to-System Packaging Integration") is an exposition and conference highlighting leading-edge packaging technology and applications including flip-chip, BGA, CSP, high-density interconnect substrate technologies, wafer-level packaging, and system-on-a-chip and system-on-a-package technologies. It is being held in conjunction with the IEMT Symposium and MEPTEC Symposium.
www.semi.org
October 15-18
IEST Fall Conference
Hyatt Regency Woodfield, Schaumburg, Ill.
The theme for this year's IEST fall conference is "Solving Today's Challenges," and it will feature tutorials on ISO documents. During the fall conference, work groups meet to produce recommended practices for the contamination control field. There will be 12 sessions covering topics such as testing cleanrooms, gas-phase adsorber cells, electrostatic charge in cleanrooms and other controlled environments, and packaging materials of cleanrooms.
www.iest.org
October 17-18
SEMICON Southwest
Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas
The largest conference and exposition for semiconductor equipment, materials and services in the southwestern United States, SEMICON Southwest features standards, technical and educational meetings, in addition to the exposition.
www.semi.org
October 23-25
CMP World 2000 Conference
Hyatt Islandia Hotel, San Diego
This conference is for chemical mechanical polishing equipment and consumable producers, scientists, engineers, executives and analysts to assess the state of the market and discuss growing technical opportunities. The conference will examine key commercialization and fab integration issues for CMP throughout the semiconductor industry, as well as flat panel displays, MEMS, SoCs and memory storage products.
Phone: 1-207-781-9800
October 25-26
Greater Phoenix Electronics Show
Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix
This event features 330 booths along with free industry programs and high-tech presentations, as well as an all-industry reception held Oct. 25 from 5-7 p.m. Products to be displayed include IC products and services, wafer fabrication products, electronic components, metrology equipment, cleanroom equipment, process gases, instrumentation equipment, fabrication products and services, rf engineering software and services, manufacturing products and services, and contract manufacturing services.
www.vts.com
October 25-27
DFT'2000
Hotel Highland Resort, Mt. Fuji,
Yamanashi, Japan
DFT'2000 is an IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems. The meeting focuses on all aspects of defect and fault tolerances in VLSI systems, from defect modeling and analysis to yield enhancement and testing, from fault modeling to BIST techniques, and from self-checking circuits to reconfiguration.
www.ee.ed.ac.uk/dft
October 31-November 2
NEPCON Texas
Dallas Convention Center, Dallas
NEPCON Texas is a comprehensive electronics and manufacturing event that brings together more than 300 exhibiting companies and features design, packaging, fabrication, assembly and test solutions. New this year is the Electronic Component Pavilion, which features everything from active components to wire and cable assemblies in one location.
www.nepcon.com
November 2-3
Conference on Novel Materials for Electronic Miniaturization
The Pan Pacific Hotel, San Francisco
The conference examines three possible major developments in the process: the use of advanced electronic polymeric materials, inorganic electronic materials alternating to or used in combination with polymers, and traditional silicon-based systems. Topics include the impact of miniaturization on electronic shielding, development of ultrathin dielectric layers with special properties, and the effect of mechanical and thermal properties and dimensional stability on portable design.
www.knowledgefoundation.com
November 5-7
37th Interface Symposium
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego
This technical symposium focuses on advancements in microlithography and solid-state device fabrication. Topics include CD-SEM line slimming, dual-damascene back-end (248 nm and 193 nm) lithography, understanding mask error factor for sub-0.15 µm lithography, resist choice for 193 nm and 157 nm SVG lithography tool characterization, and determining the current limits of 193 nm.
www.archmicro.com
November 5-8
GaAs IC Symposium
Westin Hotel, Seattle
This IEEE symposium is an international forum on the developments in integrated circuits using GaAs, InP and other compound semiconductor devices. Topics cover all aspects of the technology from materials issues and device fabrication, through IC design and testing, high-volume manufacturing, and system applications.
www.gaasic.org
