SEMI helps members sustain long-term growth and profitability by working with the industry to improve the productivity of new and existing fabs. This industry-wide effort seeks to maximize semiconductor fab throughput, efficiency and flexibility by intelligently addressing the largest acknowledged performance issues and opportunities facing all fabs, regardless of wafer size or technology node, including transitions to MEMs and other device manufacturing. SEMI is addressing these productivity issues through industry standards, industry education, and the formation and support of related industry groups.

• Economic Realities Suggest a Long, Slow Road to 450 mm
• ISMI NGF e-Manufacturing Workshop on Dec 1 at SEMICON Japan
• Metrics-related Standardization and its Impact on Next Generation Semiconductor Industry
• A New Direction for Fab Productivity on Dec 3 at SEMICON Japan
• Advanced Wafer Tuning (SEMICON Japan)
• Impact of Wafer Geometry for Yield Improvement
• Equipment Life-Cycle Management (SEMICON Europa)
• Fab Agility and Productivity (SEMICON Europa)
• 450 mm in Europe-- Quo Vadis?
• Secondary Equipment Market Readies for New Era
• Standardizing Decontamination of Manufacturing Equipment
• New Dynamics Changing the Secondary Equipment Market
• Webcast Replay: 200/150 mm Fab Productivity--November 5, 2008
• SEMI Acquires SEC/N to Better Address 200 mm/ 150 mm Fabs 
• Industry to Address Energy Conservation at SEMICON Europa
• Next Step in the 450 mm Debate Scheduled for ITPC in November
• SEMI EPWG Releases Report on Economics of 450 mm Wafer Transition
• Secondary Market Exploding with 200 mm Equipment
• Special Event at SEMICON West: How to Breathe New Life into Old Fabs
• SEMICON West: Energy Conservation in the Semiconductor Industry: Obstacles and Opportunities (Co-Presented by SEMI and ISMI)

Secondary Equipment, Services and Technology Group (SESTG)-- a SEMI Special Interest Group (SIG)

To more effectively support 200 mm and 150 mm fabs, SEMI has acquired SEC/N®, the Surplus Equipment Consortium Network, to support members and the global secondary market for semiconductor equipment. Under the direction of a new Special Interest Group, secondary market activities will be integrated with other SEMI programs, events, products, and initiatives. With one SIG focused on secondary equipment, SEMI hopes to further advance the SEC/N agenda and provide better support to members and their customers.

Visit the Secondary Market website.

Join this Special Interest Group by writing us at productivity@semi.org

The Global Equipment Suppliers Group (GESG) was formed to address critical technology and business issues that affect the semiconductor industry. The mission of this new special interest group is to maintain a forum for equipment suppliers to address issues facing the industry and to develop an organized global voice to influence technology roadmaps, device maker and foundry planning, supply chain collaboration, and related issues (Read More).

The Equipment Productivity Working Group (EPWG) – a board-commissioned study group within SEMI – consists of key experts from the industry. They work with ISMI on various studies, as well as performing independent analysis and surveys on the topics.