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Keynote Speakers and Programs Announced for SEMICON West 2006

  Exposition Features Wide Range of Keynote Speakers and Technology Short
                                  Courses

    SAN JOSE, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMI today announced the
lineup of keynote speakers and program highlights for SEMICON 2006, which
takes places at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, July
10-14. Executives from STMicroelectronics, Micron, Mentor Graphics, Xilinx,
LogicVision, and Surfect Technologies are among the keynote speakers
scheduled to present at the exposition. In addition, the expo will feature
a number of short courses, sponsored by IEEE/CPMT, Pinnacle Training
International (PTI), SEMI, the International Society for Optical
Engineering (SPIE), and the Standards Technology Group (STG), as well as a
series of Standards Technical Education Program (STEP) courses.
    A SEMI Market Symposium keynote on July 10 entitled "Design for
Manufacturing: Changing Future Directions in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Equipment Cost and Capability," will feature Wally Rhines, chairman and
CEO, Mentor Graphics. Laurent Bosson, executive vice president of front-end
technology and manufacturing, STMicroelectronics, will deliver the opening
keynote address for SEMICON West 2006 on Tuesday, July 11, at 10:00am.
    Other keynote topics and speakers for the event include "Fabless 2.0: A
New Model for Success at 65nm and Below," featuring Willem Roelandts,
president, CEO and chairman, Xilinx; "Testing the Chips of Tomorrow Without
Going Broke," featuring Jim Healy, president and CEO, LogicVision; and
"Wafer Level Interconnect: Flip Chip and Beyond for High-Performance and
Consumer Electronics," featuring Steve Anderson, CEO, Surfect Technologies.
Steve Appleton, chairman, CEO and president of Micron, will look at the
viability of industry cooperation in his presentation, "Partnerships: Fact
or Fiction?"
    SEMICON West 2006 will also offer a comprehensive curriculum of short
courses focusing on numerous areas of technology, such as advanced
packaging, advanced design methodologies, nanotechnology and MEMS,
deposition and etch, optical lithography, semiconductor account selling and
standards.
    "SEMICON West offers a wide range of dynamic and interactive programs
and keynotes featuring many of the industry's leading executives, drawing
professionals from around the world," said Vicki Hadfield, president of
SEMI North America. "We continue to add value to the exposition through new
features such as the technology segmented TechXPOTs and by providing a rich
forum for education, networking and information exchange."
    All keynotes will take place on the SEMICON West Center Stage, West
Hall, Level 2, except as noted. Keynotes are free of charge and open to
registered attendees of SEMICON West 2006, with the exception of the SEMI
Market Symposium keynote, which is open only to paid symposium registrants.
    Keynote schedule:
    Monday, July 10
    -- Wally Rhines, Mentor Graphics - 1:00pm-2:00pm, San Francisco
Marriott Hotel (SEMI Market Symposium keynote; presented by SEMI and
Gartner)
    Tuesday, July 11
    -- Laurent Bosson, STMicroelectronics - 10:00am-11:00am
    -- Jim Healy, LogicVision - 1:00pm-1:45pm
    -- Steve Anderson, Surfect Technologies - 1:45pm-2:30pm

    Wednesday, July 12
    -- Willem Roelandts, Xilinx - 10:00am-11:00am
    -- Steve Appleton, Micron - 1:00pm-2:00pm
    For more detailed information about keynote speaker addresses,
technical programs and short courses, or to register to attend the
exposition, please visit http://www.semi.org/semiconwest, or contact Scott Smith,
SEMI U.S. public relations at 1.408.943.7957 (ssmith@semi.org.)
    SEMI is a global industry association serving companies that provide
equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors,
displays, nano-scaled structures, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
and related technologies. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing,
Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (California), Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
http://www.semi.org.


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