July 2004

COMS 2004
29 August - 2 September, 2004
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada COMS 2004

9th Annual International Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems Conference Sets Technical Program

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: To capitalize on the growing multi-billion dollar global Micro and Nano technologies market, charting the course from research to commercial success will be the focus of the technical program for the 9th Annual International Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems Conference (COMS 2004) on 29 Aug. – 2 Sept. 2004 at the Shaw Conference Centre in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A record 400 local, national and international delegates are expected to attend the three and half day program that will feature over 100 leading industry speakers and panelists. Attendees will participate in over 20 business-oriented plenary and breakout sessions, lively panel discussions and workshops, as well as many networking opportunities, all geared to helping the industry seize market opportunities and overcome the barriers to successful commercialization.

Program Themes

Session topics include:

• Standards/packaging/reliability
• Convergence and integration
• Building successful MNT clusters
• Emerging bionano, automotive, energy and aerospace applications
• A focus on investment and capitalization, e.g., "Capitalizing Nano: learning from the MEMS experience."

Other highlights include an ASME pre- conference "Reliability & Manufacturability of MEMS" short course on the day of Aug. 29, a Vendors Showcase and Reception on the afternoon of Aug. 30 and the annual Award Dinner on the evening of Aug. 31.

The conference kicks off on the evening of Aug. 29 with a "Welcome Reception" at the historic Fairmont Hotel McDonald, which overlooks the beautiful North Saskatchewan River Valley in downtown Edmonton.

COMS 2004 is pleased to have confirmed a high-impact roster of presenters, including:

• Thomas A. Cellucci, PhD, President and COO, Zyvex Corporation
• Henk van Houten, PhD, Senior Vice- president, Philips Research
• Alexander W. Wong, PhD, Partner, Apax Partners
• John 'Spud' Bradley, PhD, National Science Foundation (USA)
• Arthur J. Carty, PhD, National Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada
• Meyya Meyyappan, PhD, Director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Senior Scientist, NASA Ames Research Centre

Sponsors (as of 2 July 2004)

Conference Partners

Premier Platinum Sponsors

Premier Gold Sponsors

Premier Silver Sponsors

Premier Bronze Sponsors
Media Partners
Gold Media Sponsors
Silver Media Sponsors
Bronze Media Sponsors

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Information on COMS 2004

COMS 2004 Exhibition

Great Facilities, Favorable Exchange Rates

For COMS 2004, we expect to host over 400 international business leaders, small tech users and suppliers, venture capitalists, and technology managers. Over 60 exhibits can be accommodated in the State of the art Shaw Conference Center in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with complete exhibition facilities including High Speed Internet Access, accessible and open exhibit hall, and close proximity to the sessional talks and lunch facilities. Because the conference will be held in Canada, which has a favorable exchange rate, this will be one of the lowest cost exhibits in the COMS series. Booths are selling fast, order early!

For more information on exhibiting, please contact:

Joe Brown, Co-Chair Exhibition Committee, +1 860 767 7891, jbrown@mancef.org
Leigh Hill, Conference Manager, +1 780 917 7642, lhill@edmonton.com

COMS 2006

Request for Venue Proposals

The 2006 conference will be held in the Americas. Proposals for sites have already started.

Selection Criteria

Site must be available for four days between 28 August - 1 September 2006 or between 7 - 11 September 2006. All conference proposals must include:

• A resort-like or interesting location
• A facility within 50 km that can demonstrate the successful commercialization of micro/nano technology
• Adequate conference hall facilities
• Adequate hotel and room facilities
• Adequate airport/train facilities
• Adequate exhibition facilities
• Interesting side trips
• Proximity to a golf course
• Significant industrial sponsorship, subject to contract
• Each location must pay a licensing fee for the conference, subject to contract
• MANCEF receives a membership fee from each attendee

Note: These criteria are intended as a guide only and will be described in a contract with successful bids.

For more information, contact:

Carol Steele
Conferences and Workshops Committee Chair
csteele@mancef.org
Telephone: (727) 553-3975
Fax: (727) 553-3967

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Member News

General Advisory Council Elections

Nominations will be accepted for 15 Council positions (5 from each of the global Vice-Presidency regions) until 1 August 2004. Voting will commence between 6-13 August 2004. Voting announcement information will be sent to current members via separate email.

Non-members and members of MANCEF may be nominated for candidacy only by another current MANCEF member. Brief biographies of less than 500 words explaining your qualifications and candidacy, a headshot photo, and a completed nomination form must be submitted by the 1 August deadline.

• Nomination form (.pdf)

For more information, please contact Scott Bryant at sbryant@mancef.org or call +1.505.255.1826.

MANCEF Meetings

• Tuesday 31 Aug 2004 7:30 - 8:30 am - MANCEF annual membership meeting (light continental breakfast to be served)
• Wednesday 1 Sept 2004 5:00 - 5:30 pm - MANCEF General Advisory Council and Board of Directors Meeting

New MANCEF Members

MANCEF would like to welcome our newest members, whether individual, corporate, academic, or government. To renew your membership, please see: www.mancef.org/members.htm

Current MANCEF Members:

Advertisement 2nd Edition of International MEMS/MST/ and Nano Roadmap Available September 2004! The 2nd edition of the Roadmap will be available for sale at COMS2004. The 2004 edition roadmap provides the state of technology/industry overview. Four new chapters are offered: Nanotechnology (explores the nuances of Nanosystems, nano enabled industry segments) Patents (contains a year by year mapping of Microsystems intellectual property) Manufacturing Infrastructure (provide a basic Microsystems front end manufacturing toolset for the applications in the coming decade) RF MEMS (explores RFMEMS including new opportunities, intellectual property advances, technological process and process advances) Two chapter updates are also included: Foundries and Packaging & Assembly. MANCEF's second edition roadmap will be available in digital format. Advance purchases of the MANCEF Micro-Nano Roadmap can be made here: mancef.org/roadmap.htm. MANCEF members receive a $200 discount.

2005 MicroMachine Summit Announcement The 11th MicroMachine Summit will be held 1 – 4 May 2005 in Dallas, Texas, the first MicroMachine Summit ever to be held in the United States. Organizers National Institute of Standards and Technology, Zyvex Corp., and MANCEF Venue Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel Venue Theme Big 'D': Wrangling Small Tech to Market Contact Information Scott Bryant, sbryant@mancef.org, +1.505.255.1826

MANCEF interviews enablingMNT

Crossing the Chasm: Micro-Nano Consultancy

Patric Salomon, 4M2C, GmbH, Germany

Real deals with real money happen during each COMS conference. In the past, this meant start-ups and venture capital. While this is still the case, it is also noteworthy to see the longer term impact of community and entrepreneurship. The foundation finally has a chance to highlight one of the long-term spin-outs of the COMS conference series, an extrapreneurship effect of the MANCEF community and the COMS series. Henne and Patric have owned previous careers in the Micro/Nano industry and have combined efforts with Drs. El-Fatatry and Paschalidouto to build a premier Micro-Nano consultancy. They share some important industry insights here.

MANCEF: What was the interest of the enablingMNT team to be actively involved in MANCEF?

Patric: The COMS conference with its unique combination of relaxing atmosphere and business climate has always been the key event for all out team to learn about new developments, meet peers and customers, and get into new contracts. Henne and I have both been involved in the MANCEF roadmap and we are going to support the current updates and new chapters. From our closer cooperation with MANCEF, we expect to get new contacts and make the key industries worldwide aware of what we can offer to support their businesses. Educational strategies and consulting to governments on funding/exploitation strategies are additional fields of our consultancy, where an affiliation with MANCEF will be of benefit.

MANCEF: What makes enablingMNT unique as a consultancy organization?

Patric: We realized that Micro and Nano Technology (MNT) is a multinational and multi-technology phenomenon. Consultancy in the area of MNT always needs to take international developments into account – knowing one discipline of MNT or the market within one country is not enough to supply customer value. The enablingMNT group has been launched in 2003. Our main strengths are our flexible approach to consultancy and the unique capabilities of our team members. In addition to their location in three European countries, the members of our team are active in the main international Micro and Nanotechnology organizations. On the capability site, Ayman El-Fatatry, our third partner, covers the systems engineering area, Henne focuses on the manufacturing and equipment side, Lia takes care for the systematic market research, and I am responsible for public policies/funding and marketing.

Henne van Heeren, Enabling M3, The Netherlands

MANCEF: Some industry thoughts. There are still complaints that it is difficult to find the high quality technology providers who can deliver these low volumes at affordable prices. What is your view on that matter?

Henne: We can distinguish two routes often followed: The first is the easiest one, customers more and more trust the companies working in the periphery of universities, making use of university equipment. The other is a more difficult one, namely to adapt the design in such a way that it fits better in high volume electronic manufacturing. An area, incidentally, that is slowly becoming more flexible and willing to introduce other technologies. The introduction and rising popularity of adapted standard package concepts is a good example of that.

MANCEF: You have been looking into the key areas of the MST/MEMS supply chain and market. Where are the problem areas and who can help to overcome the barriers?

Henne: If you had asked me this a year ago, I would have answered "test & measurement" and two years ago "packaging & assembly". But the gaps towards commercial services in both areas are rapidly decreasing. There is, however, still a lot to be done regarding reliability. The understanding of reliability problems and the lack of publicly available information will delay commercialization, especially in demanding applications. Also the design tools and the "design for manufacture methodology" is still a topic that needs further development. Another unsolved problem in MST/MEMS is the provision of high quality low volume production. Universities are providing this service, but for faster turnaround of a product concept, flexible (commercial) service providers are needed. Governments can help by supporting the necessary infrastructure.

MANCEF: You launched the enablingMNT Industry Review series before COMS last year. Aren't there enough market reports already available?

Patric: The enablingMNT Reviews include some market information, but mainly focus on the MNT product lifecycle; from concept through to production. They describe how a selected topic is linked into the supply chain from product idea, technology development, engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, packaging and test, into volume production. They analyze the critical issues encountered during the creation process of MNT-based products and provide guidance with regards to the approaches taken to overcome barriers and challenges. All reviews include a comprehensive listing of services offered in the field. The emphasis is on the provision and availability of fully commercial services, infrastructure, and suppliers considered essential for the realization of MNT-based products – this is what our customers tell us they have been looking for.

Available enablingMNT Reviews

• Design and Engineering Companies for MST/MEMS
• Foundries for MST/MEMS
• Packaging and Assembly Services for MST/MEMS
• Front-End Manufacturing Equipment Suppliers for MST/MEMS
• Back-End Manufacturing Equipment Suppliers for MST/MEMS
• Equipment Suppliers for Nanofabrication
• Coming soon: Materials Suppliers, MST/MEMS Test Equipment, MNT Service Suppliers

enablingMNT Contact Information

Henne van Heeren: henne@enablingmnt.com
Patric Salomon: Patric@enablingmnt.com
Web: www.enablingMNT.com

Quality Events:

MINAPIM 2004

September 15-18, 2004
SUFRAMA Convention Center
Manaus, Brazil

The 1st International Seminar on Micro and Nano Technology (MINAPIM 2004) will be held 15-18 September 2004 in Manaus, Brazil. Gateway to the Amazon Rain Forest, flowers and animal's paradise, a wonderful tourist destination provides a great environment for holding conferences and meetings.

The event is supported by a wide variety of semiconductor research institutes and industry organizations and is designed to enhance global co-operation in semiconductor research and development, including the new Brazilian initiatives to develop a local cluster. The MINAPIM 2004 Seminar is organized by the Superintendence of the Free Trade Zone of Manaus- SUFRAMA a branch of the Brazilian Ministry of Development Industry and Foreign Trade, into the 2nd International Amazon Fair- FIAM 2004.

The Brazilian microelectronic activities include also the events done by the Brazilian Microelectronics Society SBC, annually there is a meeting. The SBMicro symposium is dedicated to fabrication and modeling of microsystems, integrated circuits and devices. The goal of the symposium is to bring together researchers in the areas of processing, materials, characterization, modeling and TCAD of integrated circuits and MEMS.

Contact Hernan Valenzuela at: +55.92.635.2304 or hernan@suframa.gov.br

http://www.suframa.gov.br/minapim/generalinfo.cfm

ComPaMED 2004 13th International Trade Fair
24 – 26 November 2004
Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre
Messeplatz, Düsseldorf, Germany
Components, Parts and Raw Materials for Medical Manufacturing

ComPAMED 2004, the trade fair of the medical technology supply industry, will be hosted for the thirteenth time in conjunction with MEDICA, the world's largest medical trade fair. Its theme is microsystems technology and 'high-tech en miniature.'

This year the majority of the anticipated 3,900 exhibitors are clients of ComPaMED exhibitors and potential users of high-tech applications of microsystems technology. Long-time supporter of the COMS series, IVAM is organising the forum and special show at ComPaMED. In cooperation with the NC-Gesellschaft – Employing New Technologies - a main topic of the lecture series at ComPaMED 2004 will be dedicated to Rapid Prototyping technologies.

Individual exhibitors may register directly with Messe Dusseldorf to participate through IVAM in the forum.

For more information on ComPaMED 2004 contact Dr. Uwe Kleinkes:Tel.: +49(0)231/97 42 148, E-mail: uk@ivam.de

Conference Summaries

ITRI/NATEA/MANCEF Asia-Pacific Commercialization Forum
From Hsinchu, Taiwan-Roger Grace
June 24-25, 2004

As part of the MANCEF strategy to expand its influence into the global MEMS/NANO community and to further its charter for education of the community regarding commercialization issues, MANCEF committed to co-develop a two- day commercialization workshop with the Industrial Research Technology Institute (ITRI) and its North American sponsored group, the North American Taiwanese Engineer Association (NATEA) at the ITRI headquarters located in Hsinchu, 60 miles south of the Taiwan capital, Taipei. ITRI, founded in 1973, is a world-class player in the semiconductor, personal computer, communications, micro and nanotechnology sectors. Its role is to address both current and future industrial needs and future growth issues of these technologies. In addition to the two day conference that was attended by over 170 people, ITRI planned and hosted an all-day tour to the leading Taiwanese MEMS foundries which included Asia-Pacific Microsystems, NeoStones Microfabrication Corporation,Touch Micro-system Technology and Delta Electronics.The conference co-organizers were Tom Chang (Storage Card) representing NATEA, T.S. Lin (ITRI) and Roger Grace (Roger Grace Associates) representing MANCEF.

A number of MANCEF executive board and committee members supported the conference including President Kees Eijkel (Mesa+) who presented a paper, Jane Niall (Victoria Australia Government), MANCEF Vice President of Asia-Pacific who was the Forum co-chairman, Joe Brown (Suss Microtec) and MANCEF Executive Committee who presented a paper and Roger Grace (Roger Grace Associates) and MANCEF Past President who presented two papers. Four papers were presented by NATEA members. The Forum was sponsored by a number of companies familiar to MANCEF including founding members EVGroup and STS. They were joined by Suss Microtec. Dr. Cheng –I Weng, ITRI Chairman provided opening remarks.

The forum attracted participants from a number of countries including Australia, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, UK, US, and Japan. The two day forum was the platform for 20 presentations that addressed:

• The critical success factors for commercialization (R. Grace)
• Overviews of various application sectors including:
  • Automotive (R. Grace)
  • RF MEMS (Dan Hyman-Xcom Wireless)
  • Magnetic memory (Tom Chang)
  • bioMEMS (Kurt Petersen-Cepheid)
• Infrastructure issues including the Taiwanese MEMS roadmap
• Foundry activity in Taiwan and Japan
• Packaging and a number of presentations on regional activities of MEMS commercialization in Taiwan and Japan
• Presentations on manufacturing tools

The first day technical session concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Star Huang-Asia Pacific Microsystems) and Roger Grace.

In additional to the technical presentations, there was a small exhibition of 20 suppliers and organizations and a tour of the ITRI MEMS research facility. Speakers and sponsors were hosted to a buffet dinner on Thursday evening. The program concluded Friday evening with a wine tasting reception hosted by MESA + and the Victoria Australian government who provided a lovely assortment of Australian wines from the Victoria region (thank you Kees and Jane).

Currently, ITRI and MANCEF are in the process of developing a memoranda of understanding to help further the role of MANCEF in assisting Taiwan accelerate the commercialization of its MEMS industry vis-à-vis future workshop/conference collaborations.

Conference Summaries

MEMS IV
From Los Angeles, CA - Steve Walsh

MEMS IV: the ASME Fourth Annual MEMS Technology Seminar was held 26-28 April at the Hyatt Regency Los Angeles. This ASME conference was the first activity that MANCEF participated in after our joint agreement. MANCEF presented a very well received keynote speech on the commercialization of Nanotechnology based on the new nanotechnology roadmap chapter. There were five tacks or short courses including: radio frequency (RF)/ wireless MEMS, bioMEMS, MEMS packaging, micro fluidics, and the reliability and manufacturability of MEMS.

Exceptional speakers such as Steve Bart, Jack Judy, Robert Giasolli and many others provided exceptional tutorials on these subjects. The commercialization of Nanotechnologies was based on the new nanotechnologies roadmap chapter in the MANCEF roadmap.

A number of interesting elements were displays in this talk including the top Assignee of patents on Nanotechnologies was L'Oreal more than doubling the patent output of their nearest competitor IBM. Another segment of the presentation discussed numerous Top Ten Nanoproducts for the year. These included Kodak's new OLED cameras, L'Oreal deep penetrating skin care product, smart visors, bearings for hard disk drives and the like.

Numerous definitions of what exactly is Nanotechnology were presented with many agreeing on the US Nanotechnology Initiative definition of Nanotechnology:

“Research and technology development at the atomic, molecular, and macromolecular levels, in the length scale of approximately 1 – 1000 nanometers, to provide a fundamental understanding of phenomena and materials at the nanoscale and to create and use structures, devices, and systems that have novel properties and functions because of their small and /or intermediate size.

Was more a good place to start the discussion rather than to define the field.

Hanover Messe:

19 – 24 April in Hanover, Germany

MicroTechnology at the HANNOVER MESSE will focus on all the key trends and technologies, with special emphasis on practical applications. MANCEF thanks Board member, Christine Neuy and the rest of the IVAM team, President-Elect, Kees Eijkel and the University of Twente team, especially Daan Bilj, NanoNed, MINACNed, and Patric Salomon of Enabling MNT for their support.

Semicon Europa:

19-23 April in Munich, Germany

MANCEF exhibited at SEMICON with the tremendous assistance of Board member, Peter Podesser and the EVGroup team, Board member, Walter Roessger and the SEMI team, and Henne van Heeren of EnablingMNT, for their support of the exhibit booth and the COMS2004 conference.

It was a pleasure to catch up on what the Micro-Nano associations of Europe are working on these days.