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SHANGHAI, China (July 21, 2008) — The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) is conducting an all-day roadmap workshop as a short course at the ICEPT-HDP conference in Shanghai later this month.  The workshop will be held at the Riverfront Business Hotel in Zhangjiang, Pudong.  iNEMI is also a sponsor of the conference.

“This workshop is the final one in a series of regional meetings designed to give industry a preview of the 2009 Roadmap and to solicit input and feedback on the work that has been done to date,” said Chuck Richardson, iNEMI’s director of roadmapping.  “The workshops have proven invaluable in giving us a ‘reality check’ on some of the assumptions and projections made in the roadmap, and I expect the Asia workshop to be equally productive.  It also helps us allow for regional differences and ensure that issues of concern in a specific region are included in the discussion.”

For each roadmap cycle, iNEMI determines which topics will be covered.  The 2009 Roadmap covers 22 technology, infrastructure and business process areas.  New in this roadmap are chapters on solid state illumination, RFID item-level tag and photovoltaics.  These topics have been added in response to increased industry interest in the opportunities and technology needs of these potential growth areas.

The workshop in Shanghai will review drafts of 11 chapters, giving participants the opportunity to discuss key product sectors and technology and infrastructure areas.  Chapters to be covered include:

• Product sectors:  office systems, portable/consumer, automotive and netcom (network/datacom/telecom)
• Environmentally conscious electronics
• Test, inspection & measurement
• Modeling, simulation & design tools
• Board assembly
• Final assembly
• Organic substrates
• Packaging

The registration fee is US$300 (which is waived for iNEMI members, workshop speakers and government officials).  This fee covers participation in the workshop, lunch, plus a copy of the 2009 iNEMI Roadmap CD when published in March 2009.  (The roadmap sells for US$325 outside of North America.)   iNEMI membership is not required to attend the workshop.

Registration deadline for the Asian workshop is 22 July.  For additional information about, or to register for, the workshop, go to
http://www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/2009_RM_workshop_Asia.html

About the iNEMI Roadmap

Since 1994, iNEMI has mapped the future manufacturing technology needs of the global electronics industry in an effort to identify key technology and infrastructure developments needed to ensure the competitiveness of the supply chain over the next decade.  The iNEMI roadmap has become recognized as an important tool for defining the “state of the art” in the electronics industry as well as identifying emerging and disruptive technologies.  It also helps set priorities for research and development over the next 10 years, and is not only used by industry but also by government funding agencies and university-based research programs.

Efforts are organized into Product Emulator Groups (PEGs) and Technology Working Groups (TWGs). The PEGs define the future technology needs of “virtual products” from five areas: 1) automotive, 2) consumer/portable, 3) medical, 4) netcom (network, datacom and telecom) and 5) office/large business systems. Each PEG chapter forecasts future product attributes, including cost and density drivers.

The TWGs forecast trends for numerous technology and infrastructure areas and contrast those trends with anticipated product needs. The TWGs predict the evolution of technology and/or business practices, identify gaps and “showstoppers” in existing technology and infrastructure, and develop recommendations for their respective areas.
For additional information about the 2009 iNEMI Roadmap, go to
http://www.inemi.org/cms/roadmapping/2009_Roadmap.html

About iNEMI

The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative’s mission is to identify and close technology gaps, which includes the development and integration of the electronics industry supply infrastructure.  This industry-led consortium is made up of more than 65 manufacturers, suppliers, industry associations and consortia, government agencies and universities.  iNEMI roadmaps the needs of the electronics industry, identifies gaps in the technology infrastructure, establishes implementation projects to eliminate these gaps (both business and technical), and stimulates standards activities to speed the introduction of new technologies.  The consortium also works with government agencies, universities and other funding agencies to set priorities for future industry needs and R&D initiatives.  iNEMI is based in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), with regional offices in Shanghai, China and Limerick, Ireland.  For additional information about iNEMI, visit http://www.inemi.org.