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IEEE
AND SEMI SIGN AGREEMENT TO FOSTER
NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MEMS STANDARDS
Contact:
Karen McCabe, Senior Marketing Manager, IEEE Standards
Association +1 732-562-3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
Bettina Weiss,
Director, SEMI International Standards and MEMS
+1 408-943-6998, bweiss@semi.org
PISCATAWAY, N.J., and SAN JOSE, CALIF., 7 June 2004
SEMI and IEEE have signed a memorandum of understanding to support
each other's programs to create nanotechnology and MEMS (micro-electromechanical
systems) standards. The agreement marks the first standards collaboration
between the two organizations.
Under the
memorandum, SEMI and IEEE will appoint liaisons, define a regular
exchange of information and schedule periodic joint meetings.
It also provides for presenting updates at each other's committee
meetings and disseminating standards information on nanotechnology
and MEMS.
The IEEE Standards Association has an active nanotechnology standards
effort underway and expects to publish a measurement standard
for carbon nanotubes in 2005. Similarly, SEMI's MEMS Initiative
includes a focus on standards. "The memorandum will give
SEMI and IEEE greater traction in developing suites of standards
for nanotechnology, MEMS and other emerging fields that will enhance
electronic device performance," says Judith Gorman, Managing
Director of the IEEE Standards Association. "Possible areas
of focus include organic, molecular, carbon nanotube and, silicon
nanofiber-based devices. We see this memorandum as the start of
a long-term collaboration, one that links the complementary expertise
of our organizations to benefit our members and industry as a
whole."
"This is a timely agreement because of the heightened interest
in nano-enabled technology development," says Bettina Weiss,
Director, International Standards & MEMS at SEMI. "Our
goal is to move the entire field forward by starting work on standards
early in the development cycle so as to nurture commercialization,
reduce costs and boost productivity. Standards
developed by SEMI will address such areas as materials, tools
and interfaces, while IEEE standards will deal with test methods,
materials, devices, interoperability and other topics."
SEMI's standards
program encompasses all aspects of semiconductor process equipment
and materials from wafer manufacturing, test, assembly and packaging
to the manufacture of flat panel displays and MEMS. SEMI has a
presence in all major markets for high-tech production, especially
in semiconductors,
an important area for nanotechnology.
The IEEE, in addition to its work on carbon nanostructure standards
(e.g., IEEE P1650, "Standard Test Methods for Measurement
of Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes,"), also recently
completed IEEE 1620, "Standard for Test Methods for the Characterization
of Organic Transistors and Materials." This standard creates
a uniform framework for evaluating organic field effect transistors
(OFET) as a platform for high-volume manufacturing. The IEEE is
now extending its OFET activities to
device standards.
About SEMI
Standards:
The
SEMI Standards Program, established in 1973, covers all aspects
of semiconductor process equipment and materials, from wafer manufacturing
to test, assembly and packaging, in addition to the manufacture
of flat panel displays and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS).
Approximately 2,300 volunteers worldwide participate in the program,
which is made up of 17 global technical committees. To date more
than 680 standards have been published by SEMI. Visit www.semi.org/standards
for further details about SEMI Standards.
About SEMI
SEMI is a global industry association serving companies that
develop and provide manufacturing technology and materials to
the global semiconductor, flat panel display, MEMS and related
microelectronics industries. It maintains offices in Austin, Beijing,
Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
www.semi.org.
About the
IEEE Standards Association
IEEE-SA, a globally recognized standards-setting body, develops
consensus standards through an open process that brings diverse
parts of an industry together. It has a portfolio of more than
870 completed standards and more than 400 standards in development.
Its focus on nanotechnology standards is part of a greater effort
by the IEEE Nanotechnology Council, a multidisciplinary group
formed to advance nanotechnology scientific, literary and educational
endeavors. For further information on IEEE-SA see: http://standards.ieee.org/.
About the
IEEE
The IEEE has more than 380,000 members in approximately 150 countries.
Through its members, the organization is a leading authority on
areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications
to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE
produces nearly 30 percent of the world's literature in electrical
and electronics engineering and in computer science. This nonprofit
organization also sponsors or cosponsors more than 300 technical
conferences each year. Additional information about the IEEE can
be found at http://www.ieee.org.
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