Semiconductor Analyst Dan Hutcheson to Address Global Economic Symposium, Sponsored By International SEMATECH.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Global Economic Symposium

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003

G. Dan Hutcheson, CEO of VLSI Research and an internationally recognized authority on the semiconductor industry, will be the featured speaker at the Global Economic Symposium scheduled for May 21 in Portland, Ore.

Hutcheson's speech on May 21 at Portland's Heathman Hotel will highlight meetings featuring the Industry Economic Model (IEM) developed by International SEMATECH (ISMT), which is sponsoring the one-day symposium and two days of follow-on workshops. Registration for the Symposium is open to the public and journalists are encouraged to attend.

Symposium Chair and IEM Project Manager Denis Fandel said the usually closed meeting is being opened to the public "so that we can obtain a broader forum for the exchange of concepts and ideas on the operating dynamics of the semiconductor industry." He added, "We're also seeking expert public input on the utilization of the IEM as a tool to facilitate a common, unbiased understanding of the industry."

The IEM is a unique software package that is recognized and used by industry leaders to analyze various aspects of semiconductor economics, including capacity, supplier markets, productivity of technology assumptions, product demand trends and business dynamics.

In addition to ISMT representatives, other speakers and topics at the symposium will include:

-- Dan Tracy, SEMI, giving an update on the consolidated model

framework, an industry collaboration utilizing the model

-- Alan Allan, Intel Corp., providing a perspective on modeling

the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)

-- Iddo Hadar, Applied Materials, delivering supplier-related

analysis and perspectives on the model

-- Paul Landler, former IBM executive describing with model data,

the economics of 300 mm wafer introduction

-- Ken Flamm, University of Texas, lecturing on a demand and

investment adjunct to the current model

The talks will be followed by a demonstration of modeling applications utilizing the IEM.

Fandel said symposium participants can expect to leave with "an enlightened knowledge of the status of the IEM project, and an improved understanding of the modeling tools and analyses available for their strategic business planning."

Industry professionals who are interested in attending the symposium are invited to contact Fandel at 512/356-3412 or write [e-mail]. Journalists wishing to cover the symposium should contact Dan McGowan at 512/356-3440 or message [e-mail].