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In This Issue
How Flash and DRAM are spicing up the industry
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How Flash and DRAM are spicing up the industry And boldly we go from a fading 2007 into a spicy 2008 by, Christian Gregor Dieseldorff, Senior Analyst, SEMI 2007 predicts to be in the low single digits but 2008 may grow to double digits while Flash JVs such as Intel and ST Microelectronics are stirring up the industry. Who has the stomach for it and who has not?
 Oral History Interview: Rick HeimInterviewed by Craig Addison, SEMI Rick Heim is best known for his role as SEMI expositions manager for nine years, retiring in 2003. But before that, Heim had a 30-year career doing a little bit of everything in both the device and equipment side of the semiconductor business. 134 venture-backed nano companies and $2.4 billion of working capital By Lubab Sheet, senior director Emerging Technologies, SEMI Over the past eight years, $3 billion has been invested in nanotechnology, with 50 percent going to IT/computing and another 25 percent to biotech. High-k, solar energy, and test highlight agenda of SEMICON West 2007 Only six weeks until your opportunity to discover current trends and technologies that are driving the future of semiconductors, energy applications, MEMS, and nanoelectronics. SEMI Announces 2007 Recipients of Technology Innovation Showcase Awards Nineteen award winners make up the 5th annual showcase, and will deliver exclusive presentations on their product and technology achievements during SEMICON West 2007. Presentations will range from innovations in wafer processing and test, assembly and packaging, to emerging technology. EHS Regulations—including EU's REACH—Impact our Industry On June 1, the EU will launch a new policy called "Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals" or REACH. It will replace 40 existing EU laws, and will affect numerous industries, including ours. Competitiveness is a Key Issue—in both European and U.S. Forums In many regions of the world, SEMI public policy forums increasingly focus on the issue of competitiveness in the global marketplace. In Europe and the U.S., SEMI members and politicians recently met to discuss ... New Audiocasts on Nanotechnology, Book-to-Bill and the Manufacturing Technology Forum (MTF) Nobuyuki Kambe, CTO and founder and Shiv Chiruvolu, director of Composite Applications, at NanoGram Corporation discuss advances in nano materials in the latest Voices of the Industry audiocast. The Voices of the Industry is a 15-minute program focusing on the challenges and opportunities in the semiconductor manufacturing industry from the perspective of SEMI members and leading industry analysts.
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Calendar of Events SEMI Forum Japan June 18–19 FPD Expo Taiwan 2007 July 4–6 Europe SEMI Expo CIS 2007 June 4–6 ASMC 2007 June 11–12 North America SEMI Austin Lunch Forum June 6 SEMICON West 2007 July 16–20 Silicon Valley Lunch Forum August 16 Call for Papers Beijing ASTS Abstract due: June 22 SEMICON Japan 2007 Abstract due: June 25
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