Based on the number of design starts, the 90-nm node will be a fairly smooth transition, and the industry can “take it for granted that 45 and 32 will happen,” according to Sass Somekh, president of Novellus Systems.

(January 13, 2005) Tokyo, Japan &#8212 SEMI has announced the keynote speakers for its upcoming Global FPD Partners Conference (GFPC), to be held February 27 through March 2, 2005, in Nago City (Okinawa, Japan). The inaugural GFPC will feature keynote speakers from China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S.