450mm and 3D IC programs at SEMICON Japan

SEMI has announced the keynote speakers for SEMICON Japan 2013, which includes Ryoji Chubachi, AIST; Ajit Manocha, GLOBALFOUNDRIES; and Paul Boudre, Soitec. Ryoji Chubachi, president at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technologies, believes that the total strength of entire semiconductor supply chain from materials and equipment to device still exists in Japan and facilitating open innovations will lead Japan to resume the position in the global semiconductor industry. Ajit Manocha, CEO at GLOBALFOUNDRIES, will examine the evolution and future of the foundry model, the technical and business drivers reshaping the landscape, and how fabless and IDM companies must change their perspective on what has worked in the past, regardless of how you define “leading edge.” Paul Boudre, CEO at Soitec, will illustrate how engineered substrates technologies can bring innovation by pushing “Moore’s law” and “More than Moore” further in the mobile era where the electronic industry is driven by the “always connected” trend and insatiable user demand. The opening ceremony and opening keynotes are no charge for SEMICON Japan 2013 exposition attendees, but pre-registration is required. Special programs at SEMICON Japan include: on December 5, a 450mm Transition Update Forum with speakers from G450C, imec, Nikon, and Tokyo Electron; on December 4, an EHS Standards Wo...