SEMI® Global Update ♦ May 2012 IN THIS ISSUE Commercializing KETS: Let's Build Momentum Now Silicon Reclaim Wafer Market Expected to Grow to $413 Million by 2013 Semiconductor Photomask Market: Forecasted to be $3.35 billion in 2013 HB-LED Makers Look at Alternative Substrates, Automation and Yield to Drive SSL Economics 3D-IC Challenges Tackled at SEMICON Singapore Materials Companies Drive Initiatives through the CGMG Special Interest Group "Future of Electronics Innovation" Video Competition Winners Announced SEMI Members Earn 8 out of 9 Intel SCQI Supplier Awards PV Manufacturing Equipment Book-to-Bill Increases from Record Low IP Challenges Threatening Innovation Event Calendar EUROPE 8-9 May GSA European Exec Forum 12-13 May CS Europe 15-16 May SEMICON Russia 22 May SEMI Brussels Forum 13-15 June Intersolar Europe 13-14 June Standards Intersolar Mtgs ASIA 8-11 May Semiconductor Processing Tech Tutorial 2012 10-11 May PV Stds Committee Mtg NORTH AMERICA 9 May Austin Breakfast Forum 15-17 May Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference 6 June SEMI Northeast Forum 13-14 June U.S. DOE Solid State Lighting Mfg R&D Wrkshp 9-12 July Standards Meetings 10-12 July SEMICON West 2012 and Intersolar North America Courses --Supply Chain Mgmt --Fund of Product Mtg --Accts: Selling+Mgmt --MicroChip Design & Fab --3D Packaging Revolution --CMOS Proc Integration FROM THE SEMI EUROPE PRESIDENT Commercializing KETS: Let's Build Momentum Now Virtually everyone in our industry in Europe is now familiar with the European Commission's concept of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs). It is common knowledge that the European Union faces growing and overwhelming global competition from both developed and emerging economies. But just knowing about KETs and being concerned is not enough. To secure the future now, and for generations to come, we must strategize. That's why I want to talk to you about the upcoming 6th SEMI Brussels Forum, which takes place on May 22. The forum will focus on two issues: the challenges in the commercialization of key enabling technologies and speeding the implementation of the recommendations made by the EC's High Level Expert Group (HLG). (more) Heinz Kundert www.semi.org/europe www.pvgroup.org Advertisement Silicon Reclaim Wafer Market Expected to Grow to $413 Million by 2013 By Lara Chamness, SEMI Industry Research and Statistics The worldwide reclaim wafer market is estimated at $374 million in 2011 and is forecasted to reach $413 million by 2013. While the reclaim market grew 13 percent in 2011, reclaim suppliers face a number of issues. Semiconductor Photomask Market: Forecasted to be $3.35 billion in 2013 By Lara Chamness, SEMI Industry Research and Statistics The worldwide semiconductor photomask market was $3.12 billion in 2011 and is forecasted to reach $3.35 billion in 2013. After reaching a market peak in 2010, the photomask market grew another 3 percent in 2011. LED Makers Look at Alternative Substrates, Automation and Yield to Drive SSL Economics By Paula Doe, SEMI Emerging Markets LED utilization rates are picking up again, with utilization in Taiwan now back up to 70 to 90 percent of capacity. Companies expect to be back to close to 100 percent in a month or two, driven by TV backlight demand, reports Yole Développement senior analyst Eric Virey. 3D-IC Challenges Addressed at SEMICON Singapore Singapore is a well-established manufacturing and business hub in Southeast Asia. The island country's remarkable GDP growth increased from $20 billion in 1980 to more than $300 billion in 2010. More Articles: Materials Companies Drive Initiatives through the CGMG Special Interest Group "Future of Electronics Innovation" Video Competition Winners Announced SEMI Members Earn 8 out of 9 Intel SCQI Supplier Awards PV Manufacturing Equipment Book-to-Bill Increases from Record Low IP Challenges Threatening Innovation SEMI Europe Welcomes New Members ESTO-Vacuum, LLC (Russian Federation), memsOP Consulting (Romania), IMAPS (France), MueTec GmbH (Germany) Call for Nominations 31 May Deadline: SEMI Europe Award Thank you for reading this newsletter. We hope that you find SEMI Global Update informative and relevant. Let us know if we can improve the content and quality of SEMI Global Update. Please send your ideas, comments and suggestions to: Carlos Lee Content Manager, SEMI Europe 14, Rue de la Science 1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: 32.2.609.5334; Fax: 32.2.416.6448; Email: semieurope@semi.org Website: www.semi.org/europe Subscribe ¦ Unsubscribe Copyright © Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), all rights reserved