Van Kuijk has more than 13 years of experience in the MEMS industry, specializing in modeling and simulation. He holds a Ph.D. in micro system technology from Twente University, the Netherlands, where he also received a diploma in technology information. He also holds an M.Sc. in mechanical and precision engineering from Delft University, the Netherlands.

(February 7, 2005) New Tripoli, Pa. &#8212 The semiconductor equipment market grew 52.7% to $33.9 billion in 2004, according to the report, “The Global Market for Equipment and Materials for IC Manufacturing,” recently published by the Information Network (www.theinformationnet.com), a New Tripoli, Pa.-based market research company.