Last week, at the Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) and Strategic Materials Conference (SMC), leading executives and analysts gathered to discuss important challenges in the semiconductor equipment and materials markets in the year ahead. While economic uncertainty exists, at least in the next couple of years, the conference provided many key forecasts and insights on how companies can weather the storm— and even emerge stronger.

For members who were unable to attend, SEMI is offering session highlights from both conferences, accessible through the Members Only section of the SEMI Web site. Highlights combine PowerPoint speaker presentations, synched with conference audio, and provide a holistic understanding of each session. Sessions are accessible through Microsoft Internet Explorer in the .wmv format currently, but will also be offered in Quicktime format contingent upon demand.

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ISS and SMC 2009 sessions currently available for viewing include:

ISS 2009

• Nariman Behravesh, chief economist and executive vice president of Global Insight
  ”Top 10 Predictions for 2009 and Implications for High-Tech”
• Dan Hutcheson, CEO of VLSI Research
  ”In Search of Sustainable Profitability”
• Sanjay Mehrotra, president and COO of SanDisk
  ”SanDisk Company and Market Overview”
• Jim Clifford, senior vice president for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies at Qualcomm
  ”A Changing Model for a Changing Landscape”
• Bob Johnson, research vice president at Gartner
  ”Semiconductors: the Pursuit of Elusive Profitability”
• Gary Patton, vice president of Semiconductor Research and Development Center (SRDC) at IBM
  ”Semiconductor and System Technology: A Future of Consolidation, Integration and Discontinuities”
• Klaus Rinnen, managing vice president at Gartner
  ”Semiconductor Manufacturing Outlook”
• Bill McClean, president of IC Insights
  ”Major Forces Shaping the Global Semiconductor Industry”
• Tom St. Dennis, senior vice president and GM of the Silicon System Group at Applied Materials
  ”Growth and Survival in a Consolidating Supply Chain”
• Alain Harrus, partner at Crosslink Capital
  ”Solar Energy”

SMC 2009

• Raymond Roberge, senior vice president and CTO of Praxair Electronics
  Keynote – “Materials Opportunities and Risks in the New Market Environment”
• Manny Gonzales, technical director, Business Development and Diversification Group at Entegris Specialty Materials
  ”SiC Strategies in Semi”
• Michael McCreary, vice president of Research and Advanced Development at E Ink Corporation
  ”Flexible Electrophoretic Displays: Enabling a New Industry for Non-Traditional Display Materials and Processes”
• John Housley, senior managing partner of the Techcet Group, LLC
  ”Critical Materials: Market Trends for Wafer Fab Materials”
• James Hannah, senior engineering manager, Chemicals and Wafers at IBM Procurement
  ”Challenges in Chemical Supply Chain Management— A Fab Perspective”
• Duncan Meldrum, chief economist at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
  ”Semiconductors in the Current Cycle”

All content is currently available through the SEMI Members Only pages of semi.org, and is free to members.

Jan 19, 2009