SEMI® Global Update ♦ September 2012 IN THIS ISSUE 2012 Stall: Paving the Way for a Record-Breaking 2013? "450mm Central": New Portal for Wafer Transition Information Member Insight: The Domino Effect: Making 450mm a Reality China LED Fab Industry: What Will Determine Success? SEMI Members Meet with U.S. DOE on SSL Policy Export Control: SEMI Submits Industry Comments European Equipment Sales to Hit $3.3 Billion Upcoming ITPC Focus on Productivity, Policy, Profit and Potential Globalization: The Next Phase of Industry Development in Solar Sept Webinars: PV in Japan/Semiconductor Mfg Industry Outlook Future Trends for Semiconductor Materials Event Calendar ASIA September 3-5 SOLARCON India September 5 Webinar: PV in Japan: From Technology-Leaders to Market-Drivers September 5-7 SEMICON Taiwan September 6-7 SiP Global Summit September 19 SEMI Korea Members Day October 3-5 PV Taiwan 2012 EUROPE September 20 SEMI Networking Day Italy October 8-11 Standards Meetings October 9-11 SEMICON Europa October 9-11 Plastic Electronics Exhibition and Conference NORTH AMERICA September 18 Webinar: Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Outlook September 19 Northeast Forum September 27 Austin Golf Classic October 11 Arizona Breakfast Forum October 23-24 Strategic Materials Conference October 28-November 1 Standards Fall 2012 Meetings October 30 Austin Breakfast Forum November 4-7 International Technology Partners Conference November 8 SEMI Pacific Northwest Dinner Forum Courses Finance/Acct Concepts Business Modeling Pricing and Costing Profitability Modeling Acct Support Boot Camp Selling to Semi Industry Product Marketing Supply Chain Mgmt Waiting for the Next Golden Year--2012 Stall: Paving the Way for a Record-Breaking 2013? By Christian Gregor Dieseldorff, SEMI Industry Research & Statistics Consumer and business sentiment has become more important than ever before in the semiconductor industry. As we near the end of the third quarter in 2012, pessimism about the economy prevails given the challenging financial situation in the U.S., a slowing Chinese economy, and the on-going European debt crisis. "450mm Central": New Portal for Wafer Transition Information SEMI announced the introduction of 450 Central, a web-based information service to help the semiconductor industry efficiently transition to 450mm-ready solutions and keep the industry informed of important news and perspectives on 450mm wafer processing. Advertisement Silicon Semiconductor Global audience of 45,000 industry professionals Focussing on the manufacturing technologies Dedicated to the silicon semiconductor industry since 1978 Sister publication to Compound Semiconductor The Domino Effect: Making 450mm a Reality By Brian Trafas, KLA-Tencor Corporation Continued focus on driving Moore's law and transistor shrink is pushing the industry's best to innovate at an increasingly rapid pace. The 450mm transition and its viability are no longer in question -- and yet the industry continues to critically examine when and how to best introduce this next wafer size. China LED Fab Industry: What Will Determine Success? After 2014, China will boast the world's largest LED epitaxy and chip production capacity base, but some fabs suffer from lack of productivity and core technology competitiveness. The fierce price war in this market has led to low profit levels for many companies. SEMI Members Meet with U.S. DOE on SSL Policy SSL Delivers Best ROI on Taxpayer Investment in Replacing Fossil Fuels A delegation of SEMI members and other stakeholders in LED manufacturing met with the U.S DOE to discuss Solid State Lighting (SSL) support for R&D and manufacturing, based on ROI analysis. also see: Export Control: SEMI Submits Industry Comments on BIS "Specially Designed" Rule European Equipment Sales to Hit $3.3 Billion By Heinz Kundert, SEMI Europe President While there is currently a new round of uncertainty in the market, semiconductor manufacturers are investing in advanced process technologies for both wafer fabrication and device packaging. Upcoming ITPC to Focus on Producivity, Policy, Profit and Potential ITPC is an executive conference in November that promotes business partnering dialog and relationships among the world's top executives in integrated circuits, solid state devices and display. More News: Globalization: The Next Phase of Industry Development in Solar September Webinars: "PV in Japan" and "Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Outlook"-- and Webinar Archives Future Trends for Semiconductor Materials Call for Posters: Plastic Electronics Conference 2012 - Due: Sept 15 Call for Papers: CSTIC 2013 - Due: Sept 30 CPTIC 2013 - Due: Sept 30 ASMC 2013 - Due: Oct 31 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: Deborah Geiger Content Manager, SEMI 3081 Zanker Road, San Jose, California, 95134 Tel: 1.408.943.6900; Fax: 1.408.428.9600; Email: marketingservices@semi.org Website: www.semi.org Subscribe ¦ Unsubscribe Copyright © 2012 SEMI. All rights reserved.