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Secondary Equipment & Applications Industry Acronyms— Definitions and Links

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APEX	Assembly Process Conference and Exhibition	An IPC sponsored trade show for the electronics assembly industry held in Southern California at the beginning of each year.
DISKCON		The industry trade show for the data storage industry presented by IDEMA.
IDEMA	International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association	IDEMA is the hard disk drive industry's forum for collaboration and leadership.
IPC	Association Connecting Electronics Industries	Global trade association dedicated to furthering the competitive excellence and financial success of its members, who are participants in the electronics industry.
ISMI	International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative	A wholly owned subsidiary of SEMATECH, dedicated to helping improve the productivity and cost performance of equipment and manufacturing operations.
JEITA	Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association	Promotes the manufacturing and international trade of electronics products to improve Japan's economic development and cultural prosperity.
NEPCON		Trade shows produced by Reed Exhibitions for the Electronics Manufacturing industry.
SEAJ	Semiconductor Equipment Association Japan	The association of Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers.
SEC/N	Surplus Equipment Consortium Network	Established to set standards and provide a network for the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing surplus equipment industry. SEMI acquired SEC/N in 2008.
SEMATECH	SEmiconductor MAnufacturing TECHnology	An international consortium focused on accelerating the advancement of semiconductor technologies. Also known as International Sematech.
SEMI	Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International	SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries.
SEMICON		Held in all the top manufacturing regions of the world, SEMICON expositions are the premier venues for business, networking, collaboration, and learning. SEMI produces these events with the needs of our members, their customers and the industry as key objectives. SEMICONs are held in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the U.S.
SESHA	Semiconductor Environmental Safety & Health Association	EHS Association serving the global semiconductor and associated technology industries— provides value to members through education and professional development.
SESTG	Secondary Equipment, Services and Technology Group	In 2008, SEMI acquired SEC/N® to support members and the global secondary market for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing equipment. Under the direction of a new SEMI Special Interest Group, Secondary Equipment, Services and Technology Group (SESTG), secondary market activities will be integrated with other SEMI programs, events, products, and initiatives.
SIA	Semiconductor Industry Association	Trade association representing the U.S. semiconductor industry. Founded in 1977 by five microelectronics pioneers, SIA unites over 70 companies that account for nearly 90 percent of the semiconductor production in the U.S.
SSEC	SEMATECH Surplus Equipment Council	A group of International Sematech member companies with responsibilities for disposition of surplus equipment and materials.
SPIE	The International Society for Optical Engineering	SPIE is an international society advancing light-based research. Organizers of major conferences and education programs.

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