Past Symposia:
5th ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness
October 20-23, 2008 • Austin, Texas

Manufacturing Week Agenda-at-a-Glance

Monday, October 20

8AM-5PM  

Short Courses and Workshops

5PM-7:00PM  

Reception/Exhibits
Tuesday, October 21

8AM-5PM  

Short Courses and Workshops

5PM-7:00PM  

Reception/Exhibits

5:30PM-7:30PM  

Software Vendor Demonstrations
Wednesday, October 22

ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness

8:00AM  

Welcome

8:15-9:00AM  

Keynote: “Toshiba's Semiconductor Business Strategies for Growth”
Masakazu Kakumu, Toshiba Corporate Vice President and Vice President of System LSI Division, Semiconductor Company

9:25AM-12:25PM  

Morning Parallel Sessions:
 
  • Fab Productivity I
  • Energy & Environment
    Sponsored by Applied Materials
  • e-Manufacturing
    Sponsored by Teradata
  • Yield & Metrology

12:30-1:50PM  

Lunch

2:00-5:00PM  

Afternoon Parallel Sessions:
 
  • Equipment Productivity I
  • Manufacturing Productivity
  • Statistical Methods I
  • Fab Productivity II
5:00-7:00PM   Reception/Exhibits

5:30PM-7:30PM  

Software Vendor Demonstrations
Thursday, October 23

ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness (cont.)

8:15-9:00AM  

Keynote: “Gaining Competitive Advantage in Today’s Environment”
Steve James, Texas Instruments Dallas Wafer Fab Manager

9:25AM-12:25PM  

Morning Parallel Sessions:
 
  • Equipment Productivity II
  • Statistical Methods II
  • Fab Productivity III
  • Topics in ESH Management
    Sponsored by ATMI

12:30-1:50PM  

Lunch

2:00-3:30PM  

Panel Discussion

3:30-3:45PM  

Break

3:45-5:15PM  

ISMI Fab Transition Strategy Update

 
  • Next Generation Factory Program Overview:
    • Overall Productivity and Cost Goals
    • Productivity Modeling and Metrics
    • Outlook 2009 and Beyond
    • Key Messages
  • 450mm Program Overview:
    • Interoperability Test Bed Results
    • Silicon Studies
    • Supplier Engagement Summary
    • Outlook 2009 and Beyond
    • Key Messages
5:15PM   ISMI Symposium Adjourns