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2006 AVEM Seminar

2005 AVEM Spring Seminar

2004 AVEM Spring Seminar

2003 AVEM Spring Seminar

2001 AVEM Fall Seminar

2000 AVEM Fall Seminar

1999 AVEM Fall Seminar

1998 AVEM Fall Seminar

1997 AVEM Fall Seminar

1996 AVEM Fall Seminar

1995 AVEM Fall Seminar


2006 AVEM Seminar

Behavior of Vacuum Equipment within Radioactive and Magnetic Environments
Dieter Mueller, Leybold Vacuum, Cologne, Germany 

Overview of Applications of Vacuum Technology Required for the World’s most Powerful Laser System - NIF
Peter Biltoft, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 

How to Choose the Right Vacuum Gauge
Jerry Juarez, Brooks Automation, Granville-Phillips Products, Longmont, CO 

A Year in Review for the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Market and Trends Moving Forward
Lara Chamness, Semiconductor Materials and Equipment International (SEMI), San Jose, CA
Slide presentation.

Front End Process Directions in the 2005 ITRS
Larry A. Larson, SEMATECH, Austin, TX
Slide presentation.

EUV Lithography: Vacuum Challenges
Paul Blackborow, Energetiq Technology, Inc., Woburn, MA


2005 AVEM Spring Seminar

What Makes a Vacuum Product Successful?
Gerardo A. Brucker, Stanford Research Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA

Forecast of the Next Turning-Point in Demand for Equipment Components
Moshe Handelsman and Rosa Luis, Advanced Forecasting, Cupertino, CA

Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Applications in Residual Gas Analysis and Production Control for Semiconductor Processing and Fabrication
Mark Buckley, Hiden Analytical Inc., Plymouth, MI

State of the Art and Industry Demands for Magnetron Sputter Technologies
Dermot Monaghan, Gencoa Ltd.


2004 AVEM Spring Seminar

The Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry
Current Status and Future Outlook

Lubab Sheet, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)

Vacuum Equipment in the Data Storage Industry
Dr. Art Wall, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Pressure & Residual Gas Control In Plasma!
Harry Grover, MeiVac Inc. and Nir GurArye of Ricor


2003 AVEM Spring Seminar


2001 AVEM Fall Seminar

Opening Remarks by the AVS President-Elect:
Paddling Upstream

Rudy Ludeke, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Japanese Vacuum Industry Trends and JVIA Activities
Tadeo Sumi, Chairman, Japan Vacuum Industry Association (JVIA), and President, Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation

Semiconductor Capital Equipment Trends and Outlook
Elizabeth Schumann, Director, Industry Research and Statistics, SEMI

Cathodic Arc Plasma Deposition: Principles and Trends
André Anders, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Innovative Trends in Selective Pumping
Lawrence T. Lamont, Jr., Cougar Labs, Inc., Fremont, CA

The Perils of "Double Bookings"
The presentation of Dr. Moshe Handelsman at AVEM (Oct. 30, 2001) was based on the following article.


2000 AVEM Fall Seminar

Opening Remarks by the AVS President-Elect
Bruce D. Sartwell, Naval Research Laboratory

Advances in Uncooled Thermal Imaging and the Need for High-Throughput Vacuum Packaging
S. Jamison, K. Galli, and K. Ryan, Sanders IR Imaging Systems

Automated Fabrication of OLED Flat Panel Displays
T. K. Hatwar and G. Rajeswaran, Display Technology Laboratory, Eastman Kodak Company

Advanced Applications of Ion Implantation and Their Impacts on Vacuum Technology
L. Rubin, Axcelis Technologies

Lean Thinking for the Vacuum Industry
J. P. Womack, The Lean Enterprise Institute

Performance Limits in Gigascale Interconnect Schemes—Challenges and Potential Solutions
Alain E. Kaloyeros, Michael Belyansky, James Castracane, Katherine Dovidenko, Eric T. Eisenbraun, Robert Geer, Serge Oktyabrsky, John Welch, and Di Wu, UAlbany Institute for Materials and the Physics and Chemistry Departments, The University at Albany-SUNY


1999 AVEM Fall Seminar

The Present Status and Future of the Japanese Vacuum Equipment Market
Shunji Nishihira, Chairperson, Japan Vacuum Industry Association (JVIA)

Market Segment Focus—OEM/End-User in the Analytical Instrument Industry
Gregory Wells, Varian Analytical Instruments, Varian Inc.

Market Segment Focus—Industrial Optical Coating Industry
Russell J. Hill and Gregg Wallace, BOC Coating Technology

Market Segment Focus—Data Storage Industry
Andrew C. Walker, IBM Storage Systems Division

Market Segment Focus—Flat Panel Display Industry
J. Norman Bardsley, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the United States Display Consortium

Message from the 1999 AVS President-Elect
Paula Grunthaner, Jet Propulsion Laboratory


1998 AVEM Fall Seminar

Market Overview of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Industry
and the Impact of Globalization,
Victoria Hadfield, Vice President, Public Policy and North America, SEMI

Evolution of the Vacuum Industry: The Shift From Components to Subsystems, Christopher Moody, Senior Vice President, Helix Technology Corporation

IC Price "Deflation" Staggers 1998 Semiconductor Market, Bill McClean, President, IC Insights, Inc.

Semiconductor Support: The Times Have Changed, James E. White, Global Logistics Manager,
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Customer Support


1997 Fall AVEM Seminar

The Coming Revolution in IC's: Intelligent, Integrated Microsystems, A.D. Romig, Jr.; Director, Microelectronics and Photonics, and J.H. Smith; Team Leader, Intelligent Micromachine Technology, Sandia National Laboratories

Smarter Tools by Design,Alexander M. Voshchenkov, Chief Technical Officer, Lam Research Corporation

IC Defects and Future Vacuum Needs for the Semiconductor Industry, Sattar Allami, Section Head, Thin Film Department, Integrated Device Technology

Compacted Change in Interconnect Technology and its Implications for Vacuum Equipment Manufacturers, Ron Dornseif, Dataquest, Semiconductor Equipment, Manufacturing and Materials Service


1996 AVEM Fall Seminar

Semiconductor Equipment Industry in 1996 and Beyond, Richard Greene, SEMI

Less is More - some IC, Process and Equipment Trends, Christopher Case, Lucent Technologies

Paradigm Shifts and Economies of Scale in the 300mm Semiconductor Equipment Markets, Charles M. McKenna, Varian Ion Impant Systems

AVS - Contributions to the Semiconductor Industry, William D. Sproul, BIRL Northwestern University

Vacuum Pumping Trends in the Semiconductor Industry, Alan P. Troup & Stephen Kew, The BOC Group

Present and Future Trends of the US Vacuum Industry, Joel McFadden, Stokes Vacuum, Inc.


1995 AVEM Fall Seminar

Life Beyond Semiconductors, William D. Sproul, BIRL, Northwestern University

Equipment Needs for Future Generations of Flat Panel Displays, Todd Yuzuriha, Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc.

Vacuum Applications in the Manufacture of Liquid Crystal Displays, Mark Fochs, Standish Industries, Inc.

Cost Considerations in Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays, Kenji Miyata, Hitachi Ltd., Japan

 

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