Semico's Joanne Itow to Speak at SEMICON West

Phoenix, Arizona July 8, 2011 - While logic and memory manufacturers continue to look at scaling challenges, manufacturers of analog, RF, discrete, and other non-CMOS devices are innovating on process, productivity, and automation to keep existing fabs running at maximum throughput and cost efficiency. Joanne Itow, managing director of Semico, will be the opening speaker at SEMICON West's More than Moore & Productivity session on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011. SEMI and Semico recently completed a study measuring the size of the secondary equipment market by wafer size, type of equipment and vendor type. Joanne will discuss what is driving the need for the secondary equipment market as well as the results of the study.

The full day session will explore how some manufacturers, and the eco-systems that support them, are using secondary equipment, services and automation solutions to maximize productivity. If you operate a 200mm fab or expect to purchase used 300mm equipment in the near future, you won't want to miss the More than Moore & Productivity session at SEMICON West.

More than Moore & Productivity Session
Hosted by the SEMI Secondary Equipment & Applications Special Interest Group
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
10:30am-4:00pm
Semicon West TechXPOT South, South Hall

About Semico
We are a semiconductor marketing & consulting research company located in Phoenix, Arizona. Semico was founded in 1994 by a group of semiconductor industry experts. We have improved the validity of semiconductor product forecasts via technology roadmaps in end-use markets. Semico offers custom consulting, portfolio packages, individual market research studies and premier industry conferences.