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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (15336)	3/3/1998 2:37:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 25960

A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc. Story posted at 9 a.m. EST/6 a.m. PST, 3/3/98 Japanese consortium explores global roadmap effort By Jack Robertson WASHINGTON -- During an industry workshop in Japan next week, the concept of a new global semiconductor technology roadmap will be explored by representatives of a Japanese R&D consortium, which has invited industry experts from around the world to join the effort. The global workshop, hosted by the Association of Super-Advanced Electronics Technology (ASET), will consider drafting a new semiconductor roadmap for process generations with feature sizes of 0.10 micron and below, according to a report appearing in the March edition of Semiconductor Business News. Some industry experts see the move as an attempt by the Japanese chip industry to gain a major role in guiding future semiconductor technologies and--perhaps--upstage the much-followed U.S. technology roadmap from the Semiconductor Industry Association. The SIA released its 1997 update of the National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors last December (see Dec. 1 story). U.S. technologies are planning to attend the ASET-sponsored meeting, which will be held March 8-9 in Kyoto. "I'm not sure what the Japanese have in mind, but we will be interested to hear what they say" said James Glaze, SIA vice president for technology based in San Jose. Glaze is one of the coordinators of the U.S. semiconductor roadmap. Japanese chip makers have expressed an interest in participating in the drafting of the SIA roadmap, which initially was created to help make U.S. chip makers and the semiconductor equipment industry more competitive in global markets. With American chip makers leading in many key semiconductor segments, the SIA and U.S. industry consortium Sematech are exploring options to work with the Japanese industry, according to Glaze. However, some semiconductor managers have expressed concern about future collaboration with the Japanese industry. Some see the ASET roadmap plans as an move to preempt U.S. momentum in advanced technologies.