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In This Issue
From the SEMI Europe President: Building a Stronger Europe
Are LED Manufacturers Adding Too Much Capacity?
Congressional Session Productive in Passing SEMI Public Policy Priorities
New LED Manufacturing Programs Help SEMI Members Know More, Do More, Sell More
New 3D Stacked IC Standards Committee at SEMI; Call for Task Force Volunteers
Opportunities for Suppliers in Printed Electronics
SEMI Advances Russia-European Cooperation on Microelectronics
A Middle East First: Emirate of Abu Dhabi Sends Students to SEMI High Tech U
2012: Disaster Movie or Will the Romance Continue?
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From the SEMI® Europe President
 Building a Stronger Europe
Even though companies all across the EU are reporting robust business activity, we definitely cannot afford to be complacent. Europe has solid capabilities in many key areas of the semiconductor and related industries, but staying competitive in this world economy requires all of us to work together on issues like how to exploit mass, niche and developing markets, commercialize R&D achievement, build on a diverse manufacturing base, and maintain advanced manufacturing capability. (More)
Heinz Kundert
www.semi.org/europe
www.pvgroup.org
Are LED Manufacturers Adding Too Much Capacity?
By Ross Young, IMS Research
Every quarter, IMS Research personnel in China, Europe, Korea, Taiwan and the USA survey companies representing both the supply side and the demand side of the LED market in order to assess the health and outlook of the LED market.
Congressional "Lame Duck" Session Productive in Passing SEMI Public Policy Priorities
With the new Congress set to start on January 5, 2011, Congress used the last few days of the 111th Congress to pass multiple pieces of "must-pass" legislation, handing the semiconductor industry some big wins in the waning moments of 2010.
New LED Manufacturing Programs Help SEMI Members Know More, Do More, Sell More
SEMI has partnered with leading LED organizations around the world to help SEMI members understand, penetrate and serve the high-growth high-brightness LED market.
New 3D-IC Standards Committee at SEMI; Call for Task Force Volunteers
3D-IC Standards are Key to the Success and Early Adoption of TSV Technology
Three-Dimensional Stacked Integrated Circuits (3D-ICs) are composed of a stack of two-dimensional die, and are viewed as critical in helping the semiconductor industry keep pace with Moore's Law.
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Exhibit at SEMICON China 2011
(March 15-17)
This event brings together the leading companies and key decisions makers in the global semiconductor and FPD industries. 40+ government delegations visited last year's show, including mayors of key developing areas.
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Supplier Opportunities in PE: Hybrid Solutions Integrate Printed Components with Conventional Electronics/Processes
By Paula Doe, SEMI Emerging and Adjacent Markets
Progress on some of the issues holding back the market for disruptive solution-processed or printed/flexible electronics may create real opportunities for suppliers.
SEMI Advances Russia-European Cooperation on Microelectronics
In December 2010, SEMI Europe hosted and coordinated a delegation of Russian semiconductor leaders in Brussels to discuss greater European Union (EU) cooperation in the development of Russian microelectronics industry.
A Middle East First: Emirate of Abu Dhabi Sends Students to SEMI High Tech U
Calling it a strategic investment in Abu Dhabi's high-tech future, the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) recently sent 50 high school students to Singapore to participate in SEMI High Tech U.
2012: Disaster Movie or Will the Romance Continue?
By Bettina Weiss, Executive Director, PV Group
"2012" is a 2009 American disaster film starring John Cusack that depicts a series of catastrophic natural disasters stemming from a massive solar flare. Some analysts are beginning to talk about a real 2012 solar energy disaster.
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