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Increases opportunities for growth and prosperity of the association

SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 15, 2016 – SEMI, the global industry association advancing the interests of the worldwide electronics supply chain, and the Fab Owners Association (FOA), an international group of semiconductor and MEMS fab owners and suppliers, today announced that the FOA has become a SEMI Strategic Association Partner. Dedicated to the growth and prosperity of its members, this inter-industry partnership offers the FOA increased growth opportunities and benefits current members through an enhanced, wider breadth of services. The agreement also provides a mutually-beneficial link between the FOA and SEMI’s more than 2,000 members, allowing broader visibility to the electronics manufacturing supply chain and opening new opportunities for collaboration throughout the ecosystem.

The FOA is an international nonprofit trade association of semiconductor and MEMS fab owners and industry suppliers, who meet regularly to discuss and act on common manufacturing issues, combining strengths and resources to increase semiconductor manufacturing efficiencies to become more competitive. As a SEMI Strategic Association Partner within SEMI, the FOA will continue to pursue its mission and will retain its own governance and autonomy with regard to charter and activities. L.T. Guttadauro, executive director of FOA, will become executive director emeritus with a SEMI representative serving as executive director of the FOA.

“The long and mutually fulfilling history of the FOA working with SEMI, coupled with SEMI’s global reach in Standards, Advocacy, and Market Research platforms, makes SEMI the ideal partner,” said L.T. Guttadauro. “SEMI’s global operations will bring a new level of engagement and additional services to FOA members, and will reduce the FOA’s association management costs.”

“As the industry has changed, SEMI has adapted,” said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI.  “Our members requested SEMI provide more platforms and opportunities for pre-competitive collaboration with industry segments throughout the electronics manufacturing supply chain.  We developed the Strategic Association Partnership as a hub-and-spoke linkage to other association communities to provide collaboration and connection and access to SEMI’s range of member services – while enabling that linked community to conduct their business autonomously for the specific interests of their members.”

About SEMI

SEMI® connects more than 2,000 member companies and more than a quarter-million professionals worldwide to advance the science and business of electronics manufacturing. SEMI members are responsible for the innovations in materials, design, equipment, software, and services that enable smarter, faster, more powerful, and more affordable electronic products. Since 1970, SEMI has built connections that have helped its members grow, create new markets, and address common industry challenges together. SEMI maintains offices in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.  For more information about SEMI, visit www.semi.org and follow SEMI on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Association Contact

Deborah Geiger/SEMI
Phone: +1 408.943.7988
Email: dgeiger@semi.org

About FOA

Fab Owners Association (FOA) is an international, nonprofit, trade association, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Cupertino, California. The FOA provides a forum for semiconductor manufacturing executives and industry suppliers to discuss common manufacturing issues often leading to companywide cost savings. For more information about FOA, visit www.waferfabs.org.

Association Contact

L.T. Guttadauro/FOA
Phone:  +1 408.725.7127
Email: lt@waferfabs.org

 

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