News Release For Immediate Release

May 10, 2004

Asia Pacific MEMS Commercialization Forum to Address Challenges and Opportunities in the Worldwide Market

Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 10, 2004: Asian Pacific and USA microsystems industry experts will address the challenges and opportunities of transforming technology research breakthroughs into commercial reality during the two day Asia Pacific MEMS Commercialization Forum, to be held in Hsinchu, Taiwan on June 24/25, 2004. The event is jointly organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Micro and Nano Commercialization and Education Foundation (MANCEF) and Northern America Taiwanese Engineers’ Association (NATEA).

Over 150 delegates from U.S., Taiwan and other Asia Pacific locations are expected to converge on the ITRI conference center near the world famous Hsinchu Science Park. Attendees can expect business-oriented presentations and panel discussions, as well as many networking opportunities, all organized to help industry participants to better exploit market opportunities and overcome the barriers to successful commercialization.

“The theme of the forum will be commercialization of MEMS technology, both from business development and product development perspective. Asia Pacific is currently a leader in MEMS commercialization by leveraging the strength and breadth of its technology infrastructure and strong track record of technology commercialization from semiconductors to LCD monitors” said Dr. Cheng-I Weng, Chairman of ITRI and Chairman of Nanotechnology and Micro system Association. The forum promises to cover the latest business opportunities in worldwide MEMS applications, key enabling technologies and equipment for MEMS product development and manufacture.

Invited Speakers

The Asia Pacific MEMS Commercialization Forum has arranged for a high-impact roster of industry leaders, including:

· Cheng-I Wen, Ph.D. – Chairman of ITRI and Chairman of Nanotechnology and Micro system Association, Taiwan

· Roger Grace – President of Roger Grace Associates (USA), President of MANCEF and Co-Chairman of COMS2004

· Joseph R. Mallon Jr. - Founding President of Nova Sensor (USA) and President, Memvent (USA)

· Kurt Petersen, Ph.D., President, Cepheid (USA)

· Dan Hyman, Ph.D., CEO, Xcom Wireless (USA)

· Sheau Chen, Ph.D., CEO, WaveSplitter (USA) and President of NATEA

· C.K. Lee, Ph.D., Director, NDT&M Lab. National Taiwan University (Taiwan)

· George Yokoi, Senior Manager,MEMS-business development,Olympus (Japan)

· M.S. Lin, Ph.D., President and CEO, Asia Pacific Microsystems, Inc. (Taiwan)

· S. Sche, Ph.D., President and CEO, NeoStones MicroFabrication, Inc. (Taiwan)

· Bevan Wu, Ph.D., President, BW & Associates and Consultant to ITRI USA (USA)

· Eaden Saw, Ph.D., Vice President, Microdevice and Packaging, Inc. (USA)

· Tom Chang, Director of Heads and Media, StorCard (USA)

“MANCEF is dedicated to the education of the micro and nano community worldwide and the Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems (COMS) conferences has been our major vehicle for fulfilling this vision. I am gratified that after ten years of continuously successful conferences in North America and Europe, we now have the opportunity of bringing our commercialization message to an Asia-Pacific venue for the first time vis this Forum. We know the incredible opportunities for MEMS in the worldwide market and we acknowledge Asia-Pacific’s vital role in this commercialization process. I am confident that our attendees will receive maximum value and benefit from their involvement in this event” said Roger Grace, MANCEF President and President of Roger Grace Associates (USA).

Program highlights

The agenda covers a wide variety of topics addressing MEMS business, applications and product development. These include:"Barriers to the Successful Commercialization of MEMS”, “ US-Asia Pacific Collaboration Business Model for Micro Device Development”, “BioMEMS”, “RF MEMS”, “ MEMS for High-Volume Automobile Industry”, “MEMS in Data Storage”, “Taiwan’s MEMS Infrastructure”, “Successful MEMS Start-Ups”, “ From Semiconductor to MEMS”, “ MEMS Packaging and Integration”.

Many opportunities for networking will be provided during the numerous breaks and cocktail reception during the two-day event.

Sponsors of the Forum include Alcatel, EVGroup, Surface Technology Systems and Suss Microtec. Representatives from these organizations will make technology presentations and will be available at their exhibit booths during the event to discuss the technology and applications of their products. A limited number of exhibitor/sponsor opportunities currently exist. Please contact the Forum Exhibits Organizer Mr. Joe Brown, Suss Microtec at jbrown@suss.org or the MANCEF website (www.mancef.org) for more information.

The conference will also shine an international spotlight on Hsinchu, Taiwan as the home to an emerging nano and microsystems cluster that includes the ITRI, two of the best universities in Taiwan and Hsinchu Science Park where MEMS foundries and design companies are involved in micro-and nano-based enterprises. Hsinchu is located 50 miles South of Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan and is near many beautiful resorts, golf courses and scenery spots.

For more information about Asia Pacific MEMS Commercialization Forum, visit

www.mancef.org or www.twmig.org.tw.

About MANCEF

MANCEF (Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation) globally enables the creation, exchange, and dissemination of knowledge vital to people, organizations, and governments interested in the commercialization of miniaturization technologies. The Foundation, registered in 2000 in Florida, USA, as a not-for-profit educational foundation, currently has approx 280 members representing companies and institutions from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Pacific Rim and Middle East. It has developed and produced the Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems Conference (COMS) since 1994. For more information on MANCEF, please visit www.mancef.org.

About ITRI:

ITRI is a non-profit R&D institution, founded in 1973 by Taiwan government. ITRI is today a 6000 person organization with annual budget of US$500 million, split roughly 50/50 between government sponsored and commercial contract services. ITRI's research programs cover five main domains: Precision Machinery and MEMS, Communication and Optoelectronics, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Technology, and Sustainability Development. For more information on ITRI, please visit www.itri.org.tw. For forum registration information, please visit www.twmig.org.tw.

About NATEA:

NATEA (North America Taiwanese Engineers’ Association) is a member-based organization, which is comprised primarily Taiwanese Americans working in the technology fields. Founded in 1991, NATEA has around one thousand members from five US metropolitan areas, including Silicon Valley, New York, Southern California, San Louis and Austin. NATEA co-organizes the annual US-Taiwan High-Tech Forum in Silicon Valley in corporation with National Science Council of Taiwan. For more information on NATEA, please visit www.natea.org .

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