ADVISORY/ Asyst Technologies and VLSI Research Schedule Third Conference Call in Fab Automation Series
(BUSINESS WIRE)--
WHAT: Asyst Technologies and VLSI Research Inc have scheduled the
third in a special series of joint technology conference
calls dedicated to the status, challenges, opportunities and
future direction of semiconductor fab automation. Using an
interactive Q&A format, coupled with a live telecast, each
segment of this Fab Automation Series explores a vital facet
of fab automation and its enabling role in fabricating
state-of-the-art chips.
Moderated by well-known industry analyst G. Dan Hutcheson,
CEO of VLSI Research Inc, the segments include guest
industry experts, chosen for their unique perspective on the
specific topic at hand, as well as their visionary insight
into the future semiconductor roadmap.
The third conference call in this informative series will
feature a discussion on "Process Module Automation &
Equipment Connectivity."
WHEN: Thursday, October 11, 2001
8:00 a.m. (PDT) The call will last approximately 45 minutes
WEBCAST: asyst.com
HOSTS: G. Dan Hutcheson, CEO, VLSI Research Inc
Dr. Mihir Parikh, Chairman and CEO, Asyst Technologies
SPECIAL
GUEST: Marc Lohoff, 300mm Automation Manager, Infineon
SPONSORS: Asyst Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated
automation systems for the semiconductor manufacturing
industry, which enable semiconductor manufacturers to
increase their manufacturing productivity and protect their
investment in silicon wafers during the manufacture of
integrated circuits, or ICs. Through its "Value-Assured Fab"
strategy, Asyst offers a broad range of 200mm and 300mm
solutions that enable the safe transfer of wafers and
information between the process equipment and the fab line
throughout the IC fabrication process, while reducing IC
damage caused by human, environmental, mechanical and
chemical factors. Encompassing isolation systems,
work-in-process materials management, substrate-handling
robotics, automated transport and loading systems, and
connectivity automation software, Asyst's modular,
interoperable solutions allow chipmakers and original
equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, to select and employ the
value-assured, hands-off manufacturing capabilities that
best suit their needs. Asyst's homepage is
asyst.com
VLSI Research Inc was founded in 1976 and specializes in
market research and economic analysis on the technical,
business and economic aspects of the high-technology
semiconductor manufacturing industry. Its numerous contacts
within the semiconductor industry provide sharply focused
insight into emerging requirements. The success of VLSI
Research Inc is due to its reputation for unparalleled
accuracy and innovation in market research. Its databases on
manufacturing are used throughout industry, by government
and is often quoted by the press. Since the early eighties,
it has been the only market research firm to consistently
gauge the direction of growth. VLSI was the first to use
demand-based forecasting and cost-of-ownership models for
evaluating equipment; the first to model semiconductor
inventories in forecasts, to provide portable research and
to perform customer satisfaction surveys; and the first
semiconductor industry research firm to apply desktop
publishing. |
