May 1, 2012 — Solid State Technology and SEMI will present the 2012 Best of West product awards at SEMICON West 2012, July 10-12 in San Francisco. Best of West recognizes important product and technology developments in the microelectronics industries. 
This is the second year that Solid State Technology has co-hosted the awards program. Check out last year’s winner: SigmaTech’s UltraMap-TSV system.
All SEMICON West exhibitors are eligible to participate. Consideration for the Best of West awards will be limited to all products, services and technologies publicly introduced from August 1, 2011 to SEMICON West 2012. Entries are limited to two per exhibitor, and the submitting company cannot be representative firms or other third-parties.
Winners will be selected by an independent panel of highly qualified judges from academia and the industry. Entries are judged on their financial impact on the industry, engineering or scientific achievement, or societal impact and benefits. SEMI reserves the right to make all final decisions on eligibility.
Deadline for submissions is extended to May 21, 2012! Submit a Best of West entry.
To enter the Best of West competition, submit company name and contact information, a maximum 750-word description of the new product /technology, and a maximum 300-word summary of why it’s important, in Microsoft Word. Supporting charts, graphs and illustrations must be submitted as part of the Microsoft Word document. Entries that are not submitted in Microsoft Word or otherwise do not follow instructions will be rejected.
Finalists will receive recognition for their achievement through press releases, on the SEMICON West website, through online exhibitor directories, and special booth displays.
Winners will be announced during SEMICON West and will be selected from the pool of finalists. Judges may visit exhibitors during SEMICON West to obtain further information on the submission.