(June 27, 2008) SHANGHAI, China — The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), has scheduled a workshop in Shanghai to give industry the opportunity to review “work in progress” on the 2009 iNEMI Roadmap. The all-day workshop will be held in conjunction with the ICEPT-HDP conference at the Riverfront Business Hotel in Zhangjiang, Pudong. This workshop is the third of three regional meetings held in North America, Europe and Asia, and is an important part of the iNEMI roadmap cycle.
“The roadmap workshops give participants from the electronics industry an advance look at drafts of select roadmap chapters,” said ZHU Jian, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s Core manufacturing Center in Shanghai and chair of the iNEMI China Steering Committee. “At the same time, it allows the authors of the chapters to get valuable feedback from industry — a ‘reality check’ on the work they’ve done to date. And it helps ensure that the concerns and issues of the electronics manufacturing sector in Asia are addressed in the 2009 Roadmap.”
According to Haley Fu, PhD, iNEMI manager of operations, Asia, iNEMI membership is not required for attendance or participation in the workshop. Anyone from within the electronics manufacturing supply chain is encouraged to attend.
A review of drafts of select roadmap chapters will give participants the opportunity to discuss key product sectors and technology and infrastructure areas. Chapters to be covered include:
For each roadmap cycle, iNEMI determines which topics will be covered according to what is happening in industry and what changes are expected to have the greatest effect on electronics manufacturing. The 2009 Roadmap covers 22 technology, infrastructure and business process areas. New in this roadmap are chapters on solid state illumination, RFID item-level tag and photovoltaics. These topics have been added in response to increased industry interest in the opportunities and technology needs of these potential growth areas. Registration deadline for the Asian workshop is 22 July. Click Here for additional information about, or to register for, the workshop.