450mm wafer is still discusses the theme But have on early transition and is cautious about the attitude
On the 15th of July of 2008- " SEMICON West 2008 " held on the 17th Have, 450mm brilliant round discussion receiving much concern is still active. Plan launch the three component manufacturers of business this 2012 year ' Intel, Samsung, TSMC) Vigorous, but as a whole, it is cautious about the attitude that every manufacturer has on carrying out the transition to 450mm as soon as possible compared with last year. Worry of economy and development investment risk of heavy-calibre in a value chain their alignment that the commercial data explanation of material factory of the device has been represented. Show at the meeting-place, though some manufacturers have exhibited wafer box and handling device, but can not prove the industry has already begun to carry out the transition to 450mm formally.
In the discussion about 450mm wafer technology, a lot of opinions think that need proving to the rationality continuation of wafer thick 925μ m and interval 10mm of inner wafer of wafer box. International semiconductor engineering manufacture association (International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative, ISMI) of U.S.A. Announce, has already set up ITB (Interoperability Test Bed) in inside ,And already begun to collect the technical data.
Exhibition this have in all, come from in the world 24 more thanth enterprise of country exhibit, quantity with last year similar. In the thematic speech, first go up on the stage lecture to must reach the intersection of slope and copies of male good fortune, president of memory. The slope originally shows, " though we face a lot of difficult problems at present, the future of the semiconductor is still worth our challenging " ,This view has been approved by a lot of people. On the other hand, the visitor number of the exhibition is reduced to some extent compared with last year, perhaps this reflects the severe economic situation at present. While this exhibition is held, have also held relevant exhibition and seminar of solar electrical energy generation sponsored by Intersolar. Regarding U.S.A., Germany and China as the centre, 80 enterprises in all exhibit, the visitor is in an endless stream. The warm intensity that the overall feeling is the relevant exhibition of the semiconductor is slightly inferior to the relevant exhibition of solar electrical energy generation.