May 09, 2007
Background of the Workshop
Kyushu, the "Silicon Island", located in the southern part of Japan produces about 25% of the integrated circuits (ICs) in Japan. It is home to 17 wafer process factories including SONY, NEC, Toshiba, RENESAS, etc. and 4 silicon wafer factories which produce 15% of the world's Si wafers. In total, more than 650 companies support this Kyushu Industry.
In Kyushu, most companies are small & medium sized producers of equipment, modules and parts for semiconductor fabrication using their own technologies. Many have already started their international business with Asian companies where most of the worlds' ICs are produced. The success of previous MAP programs has laid the foundation for future semiconductor business through MAP&RTS2007.
Posted by MAP&RTS2005Q : 11:46 PM
Scope of the Workshop
The aim of the MAP workshop is to facilitate the creation of a value network by linking Kyushu’s over 600 IC affiliated companies with companies in Asia through open discussion and sharing of state-of-art ideas, techniques and perspectives on microelectronics assembling and packaging among leading industrial companies and academia. The workshop will consist of invited and contributed presentations, exhibition show, poster session (Wafer testing, Packaging process, Substrate, Simulation, Package on Package etc.), public and private business meetings. The official language is English.
In MAP2006, over 400 managers and engineers gathered to discuss MEMS,wafer level package, SiP(System in a Package), advanced materials. For this year, the main topics will be device for automobile, MEMS, sensing device, eco-device, as well as advanced matreials and wafer test.
The reverse trade show (RTS) will be held in collaboration with the workshop in 2007. In normal trade show, the supplier present to buyers. RTS will give the oppotunity for conducting discussion of semiconductor business in front of the buyers booth.
Posted by MAP&RTS2005Q : 10:37 PM