5th ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness
"Productivity Challenges"
Hilton Austin Airport
Austin, Texas
A Week of Learning and Networking with the Chip Industry’s Productivity Experts
Don’t miss the most informative exposition of manufacturing data, methods, and productivity boosters in the chip industry today. ISMI Manufacturing Week begins October 20‑21 with two days of workshops and short courses on leading-edge technologies aimed at giving your company more productivity at lower cost.
Immediately following is the ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness on October 22‑23, featuring two more days of parallel technical sessions in which dozens of industry experts will share information and methodologies for increasing productivity and reducing manufacturing expenses through advances in equipment, processes, resources, fab design, and manufacturing methods.
See the Agenda-at-a-Glance for a listing of the week's activities.
Symposium Updates
Software vendor demos! Be sure to visit these half-hour demonstrations by software exhibitors to be held during the receptions on Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 5:30-7:30 PM. See exhibits for more information.
- ISMI Symposium Keynotes will be delivered this year by Toshiba's Masakazu Kakumu, Corporate Vice President and Vice President of System LSI Division, Semiconductor Company, and Texas Instrument's Dallas Wafer Fab Manager, Steve James.
- Will Semiconductor Manufacturing Survive in the G7 Countries? This year's panel discussion will be moderated by G. Dan Hutcheson of VLSI Research.
- Online registration for all of the ISMI Manufacturing Week activities, including the ISMI Symposium, is now open. Register on or before September 26 to receive the early registration rate.
- Abstracts are currently being accepted for the ISMI Symposium. See the Call for Papers for more details.
- Proceedings from the 2007 ISMI Symposium are now available for purchase. Order Here [pdf]
