MEPTEC, the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council, formally announced it will hold its 7th Annual MEMS symposium titled "MEMS Innovation - Growth Engine in Rich and Lean Times" on May 14, 2009.  This special one-day event will take place at the Wyndham Hotel, San Jose, CA.
 
MEMS are considered by many as the enabler for the IC industry to return to double digit growth rates for the coming decades.  Advances in MEMS technologies provide an opportunity to drive innovation through the lean times and generate growth for years to come.  Motion sensing, displays, automotive sensing, and bio/medical technologies are enabling the electronics revolution to catapult into tangible, real-world applications in surprising new ways.
 
This 7th annual MEPTEC MEMS Symposium will explore the new innovations, enabling technologies, and emerging applications that will continue to drive growth through the recession and into a promising new future.
 
MEPTEC's Symposium Advisory Committee has segmented the program into the following focus areas:

Enabling Technologies for Microfabrication
Session Chair:  John Heck, Intel
 
There is never a bad time to innovate.  When R&D dollars are scarce, however, accessing complementary enabling technologies from existing companies can be an attractive alternative to developing technologies from scratch.  This session will feature special presentations on some of the most interesting enabling technologies to emerge recently.
 
Innovation in MEMS Materials
Session Chair: Janusz Bryzek, LV Sensors
 
One of the critical elements for growth of many MEMS devices is new materials such as anti-stiction coating on inertial sensors or fatigue-less metal for DLP mirrors.  This session will include presentations discussing different aspects of materials for MEMS.
 
MEMS Innovation as Enabler for Cutting Edge Medical Products
Session Chair:  Sean Cahill, Bridgewave Communications
 
This session will feature leading-edge efforts to utilize microfabricated devices within the body's surroundings to sample, measure, monitor, and repair the human machine, and to accomplish this in unfriendly territory.
           
Consumer MEMS Becoming a Dominant Market Force
Session Chair: Joseph Mallon, axcept / Stanford University
 
Current MEMS applications are acting as the sensing and electromechanical technology of choice to allow today's consumer electronics to sense and interact with the environment.  This session will examine these trends and presents several representative applications.

About MEPTEC
MEPTEC (Microelectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council) is the trade association of semiconductor suppliers and manufacturers, committed to enhancing the competitiveness of the back-end portion of the semiconductor business.  MEPTEC is concerned exclusively with assembly and testing and is dedicated to the advancement of the industry.  Since its inception 30 years ago, MEPTEC has provided a forum for semiconductor packaging and test professionals to learn and exchange ideas that relate to assembly, test and handling.  Through their membership of subcontractors, semiconductor manufacturers and vendors to the back-end, and an advisory board consisting of individuals from different segments of the back-end semiconductor industry, they continuously strive to improve and elevate the roles of assembly and test professionals in the industry.  More information about MEPTEC can be found at www.meptec.org.

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