The 34th annual SEMICON West exposition opens in San Francisco at the Moscone Center with the Wafer Processing segment July 12-14, and continues at the San Jose Convention Center with the Final Manufacturing segment, July 14-16. During the week-long exposition, 1,500 exhibiting companies in 3,700 booths will showcase the latest equipment, materials, components and services for manufacturing semiconductors, micro-electomechanical systems and related microelectronics technology.
(June 29, 2004) Scottsdale, Ariz.—While the first half of 2003 was not terribly promising for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) suppliers, business activity picked up considerably in the fourth quarter of 2003, and has remained strong through the first half of 2004, reports In-Stat/MDR in its new report, Step by Step to Success: 2004 MEMS Industry Overview and Forecast. This high-tech market research firm predicts that 2004 will be a banner year for this industry.