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ISMI Announces Keynote Speakers for 2010 Manufacturing Week

Event focused on improving productivity and driving down cost in semiconductor manufacturing

Austin, TX (8 June 2010) – International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI), the subsidiary of SEMATECH dedicated to helping improve the productivity and cost performance of semiconductor manufacturing operations, today announced the keynote speakers for its annual ISMI Manufacturing Week, taking place October 31 to November 4, 2010 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas.

Heralded as the only conference where fab engineers and managers can meet face-to-face and collaborate, the ISMI Manufacturing Week agenda will cover all aspects of manufacturing productivity, including the latest in cost-cutting methodologies, real-time data management, and advances in equipment and fab design.

The list of keynote speakers includes:

  • Thomas Sonderman, vice president of manufacturing systems and technology at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
  • Woosung Han, president, Samsung Austin Semiconductor
  • John Cohn, IBM Fellow and chief scientist of design automation at IBM

“Our event offers attendees an open forum to discover how to best use current and emerging methodologies to help drive manufacturing productivity,” said Mike Schwartz, ISMI Manufacturing Week chair. “This year’s conference will feature the industry’s thought leaders, experts and engineers focusing on leading productivity trends.”

The annual AEC/APC Symposium—another of SEMATECH's best-known meetings—will be co-located with ISMI’s Manufacturing Week for the first time and will feature recent advancements to improve the reliability and efficiency of factory operations. The Manufacturing Week programs include a wide-range of short courses and workshops, an exhibit pavilion filled with the latest tools and solutions from some of the industry’s top suppliers, as well as various networking opportunities.

The event schedule is organized around the following key themes:

  • Fab and equipment productivity improvements
  • New strategies and “green” manufacturing solutions
  • Techniques to increase manufacturing yield

Registration for the AEC/APC and ISMI Manufacturing Effectiveness symposia is open to both ISMI members and the general public. Companies interested in exhibiting at the event may register at http://ismi.sematech.org/ismisymposium/exhibit.htm or for general information, please visit http://ismi.sematech.org/ismisymposium.

The ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness and the AEC/APC Symposium are part of the SEMATECH Knowledge Series, a set of public, single-focused industry meetings designed to increase global knowledge in key areas of semiconductor R&D. 

About ISMI Manufacturing Week:

ISMI Manufacturing Week is an annual conference designed to accelerate collaboration and problem solving in the chip manufacturing community by bringing key stakeholders together to share information and methodologies for increasing productivity and reducing manufacturing expenses through advances in equipment, processes, resources, fab design, and manufacturing methods.

About ISMI

ISMI is a global alliance of the world’s major semiconductor manufacturers, dedicated to reducing cost per wafer and ultimately cost per die, through cooperative programs focused on manufacturing effectiveness.  ISMI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEMATECH. For more information, please visit http://ismi.sematech.org