SHANGHAI, China – March 10, 2009– The sixth annual FPD China, China’s leading flat-panel display industry event, will be held March 11-13 at the Shanghai International Exhibition Center (INTEX Shanghai) in Shanghai, China. Targeted at industry executives and engineers in the FPD and related industries in China, FPD China brings new, innovative product and technology exhibits, as well as a comprehensive set of business and technical seminars and industry networking opportunities.

FPD China features 114 companies occupying nearly 260 booths and 8000 square meters of exhibit area, and it will house numerous exhibitors from regional FPD hotspots including Japan, Korea, China Taiwan and China Mainland.

“Though we are in the midst of a global financial crisis in China, new government programs continue to stimulate purchases of TV industry,” said Mark Ding, president of SEMI China. “In addition, planning continues for new higher generation fabs, as well as two generation 4.5 fabs in the region.”

Leading global FPD-related companies at FPD China 2009, will display manufacturing equipment and services for TFT LCDs, OLEDs, plasma display panels (PDPs) and other types of flat panel displays. The show will also include exhibits by panel makers and suppliers of LCD consumer products such as LCD TV.

2009 marks the first year that FPD China will be partially open to the public, as the LCD TV sales event will be held onsite on March 13 to attract consumers to the show.

In addition to the main show, SEMI will be organizing or co-organizing the following events:

FPD China 2009 Market Forum

March 11, Wednesday

Venue:

3F, Sheraton Grand Tai Ping Yang Hotel

No. 5, Zun Yi Nan Road, Shanghai, China

VIP Dinner & Executive Forum

March 11, Wednesday

Venue:

3F, Galaxy Hotel

888 Zhong Shan Xi Road, Shanghai, China

2009 China Digital TV Ceremony

March 12, Thursday

Venue:

3F, Sheraton Grand Tai Ping Yang Hotel

No. 5, Zun Yi Nan Road, Shanghai, China

FPD China 2009 Technical Seminar

March 12, Thursday

Venue:

2F, INTEX Shanghai

No.77, Xing Yi Road, Shanghai, China

The Market Forum will feature a number of guest executive speakers including:

• Mr. Wang Bo-Hua, vice director of Electronic & IT Department of MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology),
• Dr. Chou Hwa Liang, executive director of Taiwan TFT-LCD Association; Dr. Chen-Lung Kuo, vice president of Global Sales and Product Development at Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation;
• Dr. Frank Ko, general manager of TV Display Business at AUO; and Mr. Takahisa Hashimoto, president and CEO of IVO.

For more information about FPD China 2009, or to register for the exposition, please visit www.fpdchina.org.

SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries. SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Bangalore, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org.

Wenhua Gui/SEMI China
Ph: 86.21.5027.0909
E-mail: wgui@semi.org

Scott Smith/SEMI US
Ph: 408.943.7957
E-mail: ssmith@semi.org