INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM TSMC, INTEL AND TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TO SPEAK AT IRPS 2003

DALLAS, Texas – March 10, 2003 – Industry leaders Intel and TSMC give their relative perspectives on the future of new technologies at the 2003 International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), the premier symposium for the scientific exploration of microelectronic reliability, to be held from March 30 through April 4, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Shang-yi Chiang, senior vice president and the head of the research and development group, of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), and Mark T. Bohr, an Intel Fellow and director of process architecture and integration at Intel, will be the keynote speakers for this year's event. Chiang and Bohr's separate keynotes will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2003, starting at 8 a.m. In addition, Dr. Larry Hornbeck, a TI Fellow in DLP™ Products at Texas Instruments, will describe the history of TI’s MEMS-based projection display technology during the symposium reception at Union Station on Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m.

If you have been considering attending the 2003 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS) its still not too late to make your hotel reservations at the Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion. You are encouraged to make your reservations now, even if your plans are not finalized. You can always change or cancel a reservation. Please call The Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion-Reservation Department at 214-651-1234, and refer to IRPS, to assure availability.

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For further information, please visit the IRPS web site at www.irps.org or contact:

Eric S. Snyder

IRPS 2003 General Chair

Tel: (505) 872-0011

Fax: (505) 872-0022

Eric_Snyder@irps.org

 

Editor Contacts:

Howard Masto or Jack Urso

Masto Public Relations

Tel: (518) 786-6488

Fax: (518) 786-6497

howard.masto@mastopr.com

jack.urso@mastopr.com

 

 

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