SEMICON Japan celebrates 40th anniversary

Tokyo, Japan. SEMI has announced that SEMICON Japan 2016, to be held December 14-16 in Tokyo, has increased exhibition and programming to keep pace with high-growth semiconductor segments in Japan. SEMICON Japan, celebrating its 40th anniversary, is the leading electronics event in Japan, with more than 700 exhibitors and 35,000 attendees.

With the world’s largest installed fab capacity of over 4.1 million (200-mm equivalent) wafers per month and its diverse product mix, Japan is positioned to meet the increasing demands of the new world of electronics—from innovations in mobile technologies to the growing “World of IoT” devices. SEMICON Japan 2016 connects the players and companies across the electronics manufacturing supply chain by facilitating communications and partnerships. Here are some highlights:

The main exhibit zone includes a Front-end Process zone and a Back-end/Materials Process zone.
“World of IoT (Internet of Things),” a “show-within-a-show,” is where semiconductor manufacturing intersects with IoT applications including wearable, health care, medical, and automotive. The World of IoT this year newly expands its scope to include flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), an essential enabling technology for IoT applications. Exhibiting companies include Japanese flexible and printed electronics companies from key institutes and associations for the industry area.
The Sustainable Manufacturing Pavilion features solutions for the expanding IoT market driving 200-mm lines; exhibitors offer used and refurbished equipment and cleanroom-related equipment while addressing environmental safety.
The Manufacturing Innovation Pavilion showcases innovations for leading-edge lower-cost semiconductor devices; exhibitors will highlight advanced lithography, 2.5D/3D ICs, innovative manufacturing systems, specialty materials, and OLED/LED/PE manufacturing equipment and materials.
Innovation Village is an interactive exposition showcase arena. Exhibitors are early-stage startups seeking funding, partners, and media exposure in the domain of electronics, materials, IT, telecommunications, biomedical technology, the environment, security and hardware.

Platinum sponsors of SEMICON Japan 2016 include Disco, SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions, and Tokyo Electron. Gold sponsors include Advantest, Applied Materials, Daihen, Ebara, Hitachi High-Technologies, JSR, Lam Research, Nikon, Tokyo Seimitsu, and VAT.