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Taiwan Will Be the Largest
Equipment Market in 2007
Washington, D.C.—Taiwan will be the
biggest spender for chip-making equipment
in 2007, according to a report
published by the U.S.-Taiwan Business
Council.
Semiconductor Report–Annual Review
2006 says that 2006 was an exceptionally
strong growth year for Taiwan’s leading
foundry and DRAM chipmakers, and
with expanded production capabilities
in 300mm wafer fabs and the establishment
of new partnerships, Taiwan is
poised for a record year. [us-taiwan.org]
Taiwan is poised for a record year.
CALENDAR
APRIL
10-12 IPC/JEDEC Global Conference
on Lead-Free Reliability and
Reliability Testing for RoHS Lead-
Free Electronics, Boston, Mass.
[ipc.org]
24-26 SMT/Hybrid/Packaging 2007,
Nuremberg, Germany
[smt-exhibition.com]
MAY
8-10 SEMICON Singapore,
Singapore [semi.org]
May 29-June 1 ECTC 2007: 57th
Electronics Components and
Technology Conference, Reno, Nev.
[ectc.net]
JUNE
4-6 IEEE 2007 International
Interconnect Technology Conference,
Burlingame, Calif. [ieee.org]
13-15 PEAKS Symposium on
Advanced Cleaning Technology,
Whitefish, Mont. [semitool.com/peaks]
JULY
SEMICON West
16-20 (Conference), 17-19 (Exhibits),
Moscone Center, San Francisco
[semi.org]
Simtek Corp. Hires Hulse for Worldwide Marketing Post
Colorado Springs, Colo.—Grant Hulse
has joined Simtek Corp., a provider of
nonvolatile SRAMs, as vice president of
worldwide marketing. He joined the
company from Qualcomm, where he
was an RF product line manager.
Hulse reports to Simtek president
Harold Blomquist, and will be based in
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