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10 years strong
An outstanding line up of speakers including Intel, National Semiconductor and
X-Fab will feature with Chairman Malcolm Penn of Future Horizons for the
10th anniversary S2k event in Cardiff in June this year. Fittingly for the event’s strong
Welsh connection, Ieuan Wyn Jones, Deputy First Minister and the Welsh Assembly
Government Minister for Economic Development and Transport will open the event.
IN THE MILLENNIUM YEAR 2000 when Apple to sell its’ 100 millionth iPod in a
S2K was launched, the landscape in the mere 5.5 years!
UK, Europe and Global Semiconductor Malcom Penn, CEO of Future
Industry looked very different from its Horizons and event Chairman reflects
current situation. Geographically, on his 10 years of involvement ;
technologically and economically the “In 2000 we were looking for ‘The
industry has diversified. Mainstream Killer Application’, today there are a
DRAM manufacturing has moved to multiplicity of applications and the
Asia centreing on Taiwan and market is substantially more diverse”
electronics production has migrated to ‘S2K has changed to reflect
fast developing China. HBLED and changes in the industry - this year’s
MEMS are established industries now, event promises to be the most
and new niches such as Photovoltaic interesting and diverse yet.’ says Mike
and plastic electronics have developed Smyth, Chairman of S2K ‘Malcolm Penn
rapidly with Spain and India featuring as chairing ensures a dynamic program
important regions. 200mm wafer has pace, and with Jean-Christophe Eloy he
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now given way to 300mm wafer will provide a strong industry update.
technology – will the industry stop Everyone will need to take notice of
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contemplating 450mm technology and Intel, Nat Semi and X-Fab’s plans for
.eur start using it? Silicon production is Above: Cardiff City Hall clock tower. the future - their direction strongly
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driven ever onwards by the predictions Below left: Mike Smyth, Chairman S2K. influences the industry. The Photovoltaic
made by Gordon Moore in 1965; Below right: Malcolm Penn, CEO of section is critical; the KTN workshops,
Future Horizons with the keynote paper from Professor
Colin Humphreys on HBLED
Moore’s Law states that the number of development add further technology
transistors will double about every two input. This is the conference that
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years; can this continue much further? nobody wants to miss.’
There is a stark contrast between
year 2000 and today in terms of market For further information go to
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Issue III 2009
size as well. Sales of mobile phones in www.semiconductor2k.com
this period have growth from 200million
units/annum to a predicted 1 billion
units for 2009 (source: Future Horizons).
Innovative new applications have
developed, such as portable electronic
musical devices and games
technologies have merged producing
hybrid products, with most mobile
phones supporting CMOS photographic
capabilities and music players. From its
launch in November 2001 the use of
such revolutionary technology enabled
“In 2000 we were looking for ‘The Killer Application’, today there are a multiplicity
of applications emerging and the market is substantially more diverse”
Malcom Penn, CEO of Future Horizons and event Chairman
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