Fourth Meeting of the World Semiconductor Council to be Held in Korea On April 28, 2000.Business Editors & High-Tech WritersSAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2000 On April 28, 2000, the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA KSIA Korea Semiconductor Industry Association KSIA Korean Semiconductor Industry Association ) will host the 2000 meeting of the World Semiconductor Council (WSC) in Korea. The WSC is an international forum for semiconductor executives. The meeting will be attended by executives from semiconductor companies based in United States, Korea, Europe, Japan, and Taiwan. Their discussions will focus on trade and environmental issues, electronic commerce, and new areas for international cooperation. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor ) WSC delegation will be led by Wilfred Corrigan, Chairman of the Board and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LSI Logic. Mr. Corrigan will be accompanied by Steve Appleton, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Micron Technology, Inc, and John Dickson, CEO of Microelectronics and Communications Technologies at Lucent Technologies. The WSC is comprised of the regional semiconductor trade associations: the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA), the European Electronic Component Manufacturers Association (EECA EECA Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (New Zealand) EECA European Electronic Component Manufacturers Association EECA Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (also seen as EE/CA) ), the Electronic Industries Association of Japan Founded in 1948, the Electronic Industries Association of Japan (EIAJ) was one of two Japanese electronics trade organizations that were merged into the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). (EIAJ EIAJ Electronic Industries Association of Japan EIAJ Electronic Industry Association of Japan ), and the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA). The WSC was established in August 1996 by EIAJ and SIA under a bilateral industry agreement signed in Vancouver, Canada. EECA and KSIA joined in April 1997, and the TSIA recently joined the WSC in 1999. Previous WSC meetings were hosted by EIAJ in Hawaii in 1997, SIA in Carlsbad, California in 1998, and EECA in Fuiggi, Italy in 1999. The WSC plans to issue a joint statement at a press briefing concluding the meeting. Media representatives who wish to attend should contact KSIA. For additional information concerning the 2000 WSC, please contact: SIA: Daven da·ven intr.v. da·vened, da·ven·ing, da·vens To recite Jewish liturgical prayers. Oswalt, Tel. +1-408/436-6600 KSIA: Hye-Bum Choi, Tel. +82-2-576-3472/4 EECA: Eckhard Runge, Tel. +32-2-646.56.95 EIAJ: Tamotsu Harada, Tel. +81-3-3213-5861 TSIA: Genda J. Hu, Tel. +886-3-5917100 |
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