This public event will provide global perspectives on the state-of-the-art and direction of critical semiconductor technologies. Session topics include design for manufacturing, front-end processes, lithography, interconnect, human resources, and R&D funding. Each of these six consecutive sessions will be followed by a panel discussion between topic experts.

One of the meeting's signature events will be a keynote address by Dr. Lisa Su, Vice President of IBM's Semiconductor Research and Development Center. Dr. Su is responsible for R&D in advanced silicon process technologies, including high-performance silicon on-insulator (SOI) technologies, industry-standard foundry technologies, and analog and mixed-signal CMOS/BiCMOS technologies. The opening address will be delivered by SEMATECH President and CEO Michael R. Polcari.

IFST 2006 is being held in conjunction with the National Science Foundation National Nanotechnology Initiative (NSF-NNI) 2006 Conference and the Second International Nanotechnology Conference on Communications and Cooperation (INC2). A prospectus and registration information for IFST 2006 can be viewed at the following URL: /member/event/E002653/Default.asp.

About SEMATECH: SEMATECH is the world's catalyst for accelerating the commercialization of technology innovations into manufacturing solutions. By setting global direction, creating opportunities for flexible collaboration, and conducting strategic R&D, SEMATECH delivers significant leverage to our semiconductor and emerging technology partners. In short, we are accelerating the next technology revolution. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.sematech.org. SEMATECH, the SEMATECH logo, AMRC, Advanced Materials Research Center, ATDF, the ATDF logo, Advanced Technology Development Facility, ISMI and International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative are servicemarks of SEMATECH, Inc.

About SRC: Over the past 25 years, the semiconductor industry has invested more than $1 billion through SRC and its subsidiaries (including leverage funding), and more than 4,200 scientists and engineers have received advanced degrees from SRC supported programs. SRC's core directed-research program has a continuously evolving portfolio of more than 350 projects that are currently targeted at the full spectrum of semiconductor technologies, including: circuit and system design; design tools; test and testability; nanomanufacturing; packaging and interconnect; advanced patterning; mixed signal/analog technologies; metrology; environment, safety, and health; advanced devices and modeling and simulation.