New Advisory Body Coordinates Device Maker and SEMI Member Input Into
Industry Standards Priorities
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMI has established the
Manufacturing Technology Forum (MTF) to provide additional oversight and
coordination with semiconductor device makers into the industry standards
process. The new advisory body will improve the SEMI standards process by
providing a forum for collective understanding and collaboration of user
requirements during the standards development process.
The MTF, a SEMI Special Interest Group, was established with the
support of the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI),
JEITA, individual device manufacturers, and SEMI member companies. The
20-member MTF advisory board includes a broad cross section of the
industry, including balanced participation from device manufacturers,
equipment suppliers and industry consortia. Advisory board members have
been selected for their ability to represent far-reaching industry needs,
rather than the specific position or interest of their individual
companies. Device manufacturers on the MTF board include representatives
from Intel, TSMC, NEC, AMD, and Infineon. SEMI member companies
participating in the MTF include Applied Materials, Hitachi High Tech,
Tokyo Electron, Asyst Technologies, Murata Machinery, KLA-Tencor, Dainippon
Screen Manufacturing, and Nikon. Major industry consortia such as ISMI and
JEITA have a permanent seat on the MTF Advisory Board.
"Manufacturing standards have become such an important contributor to
profitable industry growth that additional strategic guidance from a select
group of industry leaders charged with analyzing and prioritizing standards
based on their economic impact is essential," said Stanley T. Myers,
president and CEO of SEMI. "The MTF will further integrate critical
financial considerations into the industry standards setting process with
the already well represented long-term planning inputs provided by the ITRS
and the outstanding technical support provided by the over 1500 volunteers
currently engaged in SEMI standards."
The SEMI Standards Program, established in 1973, covers all aspects of
semiconductor process equipment and materials, from wafer manufacturing to
test, assembly and packaging, in addition to the manufacture of flat panel
displays and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). About 1,500 volunteers
worldwide participate in the program, which is made up of 17 global
technical committees. Visit http://www.semi.org/standards for further details
about SEMI Standards.
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 (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore,
Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.semi.org.
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CONTACT:
Bettina Weiss, +1-408-943-6998, or
bweiss@semi.org, or Scott Smith, +1-408-943-7957, or
smith@semi.org, both of SEMI
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