NSTAR News
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Semiconductor Survivor Awards
These are difficult times for the semiconductor industry. Many would say the most difficult ever. Earlier this year, we announced a contest in the spirit of CBS’s “Survivor” reality game show, whereby companies could tell us about what they were to doing overcome the recession, with an emphasis on efforts to compete, innovate and achieve.
Most companies made it clear that they intended to not only survive the recession but come out of it “leaner and meaner” and in a stronger competitive situation.
We have selected three “Grand Winners,” one in each of three categories: 1) Semiconductor Manufacturing, 2) Wafer Processing Equipment and Materials, and 3) Advanced Packaging Equipment & Materials. We also awarded nine general Semiconductor Survivor winners from our contest entries.