July 2006

Steve Nakayama

Interviewed by Craig Addison, SEMI
To record and preserve the history of the semiconductor equipment and materials industry, SEMI presents oral history archives featuring interviews with industry pioneers. In a continuing series Steve Nakayama, who established the SEMI Japan operations in 1985, tells his story.

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Steve Nakayama

E-manufacturing start-ups push computing power to cut mask cycles, improve process control
E-manufacturing start-ups that apply software innovations to speed production of good photomasks and get better performance from gas delivery and fault detection systems are highlighted at SEMICON West.

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SEMI Foundation Delivers First All Girl High Tech U in New Mexico; Craig Barrett Visits, Encourages Girls To Continue Math And Science Studies
The SEMI Foundation recently delivered its first all girl High Tech U program to high school girls from around the state of New Mexico, tackling head on the fact that fewer females than males pursue math and science based careers.

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This new area of semi.org provides valuable resources for SEMI Members including information on equipment, materials, MEMs, nanotechnology and proceedings from past events. Visit this area often as it will be continually updated. Resources for Members.

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Nanotechnology and MEMS information now on www.semi.org!
Visit www.semi.org for nano EHS, standards and roadmap summaries. Check out the Spring issue of Nano News from SEMI® and the MEMS Minute from SEMI®!  Visit www.semi.org/nano and www.semi.org/mems

Global MEMS Markets and Opportunities—NOW AVAILABLE!
Global MEMS Markets and Opportunities, a comprehensive market research report, is now available for SEMI Members at no additional charge. Call SEMI Customer Service at 1.408.943.6901 or email customerservice@semi.org to get your copy today.

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Representative Heather Wilson Visits the 42nd HTU
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) emphasized the importance of education in math, science and engineering to the students of the 42nd High Tech U during a graduation ceremony at Intel in Rio Rancho, New Mexico on June 2.

SEMI to Host Export Control Forum on July 13
SEMI, AeA and SIA are holding a joint meeting on export controls on Thursday, July 13 from 1:30pm–3:30pm at SEMI with special guests from the U.S. Department of Commerce: Bernie Kritzer and Jeannette Chu.

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Plan Your Week of EHS Events at SEMICON West

• EHS Standards Meetings
• Global Care Forum: Putting Your EHS Commitment into Practice
• Joint International Compliance and Regulatory Committee Meeting—Open at no cost to all SEMI members, please RSVP to Rick Row at rrow@semi.org.
• SEMI S2 and What is New for 2006
• EHS Interest Group Meeting: Does July 1, 2006 RoHS Enforcement Signal a Paradigm Shift?
• ISMI Supplier EHS Leadership Forum: Catalyzing EHS Improvements for the Next Generation Wafer

SEMI forming a China-based, “China-RoHS Working Group”
SEMI is forming a working group in China to discuss the implications of “China RoHS” for semiconductor equipment with the Ministry of Information Industry. SEMI Members who are interested can contact Rick Row at rrow@semi.org for details.

Access lead-free solder alloy properties in the ELFNET database
ELFNET—European Lead-Free Soldering Network—has just published a database of physical and mechanical properties for the new tin-silver-copper lead-free solder alloys.  

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Register now for SEMICON West 2006
SEMICON West 2006 is bigger and better than ever before. Every major name in the semiconductor industry will be there—you should be too! Register by July 8 to save 33% on your exhibits badge (registration is $50 through July 8; $75 after July 8 and onsite).

Congratulations to the 2006 Technology Innovation Showcase Winners!
Hear about their inspired new technologies on the TechXPOT stages at SEMICON West—FREE to all registered SEMICON West attendees. Visit www.semi.org/tis for more information.

Semiconductor Account Selling For "Non-Sales" Team Members
July 10–11
San Jose, California
This workshop brings "non-sales" team members inside the sales process to identify crucial roles of sales professionals and other team members. Tool kits are developed for persuasion and information gathering resulting in a contributing sales team member.

A SEMI Night at the Old Ball Game
August 16
Frisco, Texas
Network with your industry colleagues on the Frisco Rough Riders Party Deck while enjoying minor league baseball at its best. It’s food. It’s FREE gifts. It’s fun. It’s baseball the way it was meant to be. Register early.  Maximum capacity is 50 people.

SEMICON Taiwan 2006
September 11–13
Taipei World Trade Center—Taipei, Taiwan
Connect with the people, products, and information you need at SEMICON Taiwan. Programs will address manufacturing challenges, the latest technologies, and industry trends. For details on exhibiting, visiting or programs go to www.semi.org/semicontaiwan.

SEMI New England Breakfast Forum presents “Wafers to Wall Street”
September 27
Woburn, Massachusetts
A panel of expert industry analysts will provide the Wall Street perspective of the semiconductor and equipment and materials industries.

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Standards Events at SEMICON West 2006

• SEMI North America Standards Meetings
• Discover New Learning Tools for SEMI Standards—Live presentation at the SEMI Theater
• STG presents SEMI International Standards Training 
• Standards and Technology Awards Reception
• SEMI Standards/ISMI Present: e-Manufacturing Workshop

New Standards Speed Time to Market
SEMI published eight new technical standards July 1, 2006. These new standards, which include several specifications applicable to the flat panel display (FPD) manufacturing industry, will help reduce manufacturing costs, and speed time-to-market.

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FabFutures—July 2006 Edition
Conduct efficient market research, identify target customers, and analyze construction easily. The FabFutures database focuses on fabs planned to open next year, includes detailed information about new fab expenditures, capacity, and ramps trends by company.

Flat Panel Fabs—July 2006 Edition
This database provides the latest information on global Flat Panel Display fabs and assembly plants, compacted in a user friendly and comprehensive database ideal for your market research needs.

World Fab Watch—July 2006 Edition
This comprehensive database delivers the latest trends on 900-plus fabs worldwide—providing a dynamic range of information and quick-and-easy access of valuable data to empower your market research.

Industry Research and Statistics

China TFT-LCD Industry Report—Now Available!
This comprehensive market report examines the TFT-LCD industry in China providing insight into fabs, equipment and material spending. The report is essential for any company considering entry into, or currently doing business in, this region. 

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2007 IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC)
Technical abstracts are being solicited for ASMC 2007. The conference will take place in conjunction with SEMICON Europa. To obtain a preliminary call for papers, please visit www.semi.org/asmc.

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