6th World Micromachine Summit

 

Program

 

Date: April 10-12, 2000

Place: International Conference Center Hiroshima

1-5, Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan

 

The Micromachine Summit is an international forum in which the distinguished delegates from around the world discuss and exchange their views and opinions about a variety of issues and problems in promoting micromachine including MEMS and MST.

 

The 6th Summit was the second gathering in Japan and held in Hiroshima with 15 countries/regions participating. The 6th Summit reviewed the past experience and focus more promoting issues for future.

 

Participating Countries / Regions

Australia, Benelux (The Netherlands, Belgium) Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mediterranean (Italy, Spain, Greece), Nordic (Sweden, Finland, Norway), Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

 

Host Organization

Micromachine Center

5F., Niikura Bldg., 2-2, Kanda-Tsukasa-cho,

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0048 Japan

Tel: 81 3 5294 7131

Fax: 81 3 5294 7137

 

April 10(Mon)

16:00-18:00     Registration Desk opened on the Lobby of RIHGA Royal Hotels Hiroshima

18:30-20:00      Reception in �gDiamond Room�h on 32nd Floor, RIHGA Royal Hotels Hiroshima

 

April 11(Tue)

   8:30-9:00        Registration at International Conference Center Hiroshima

 

Opening (9:00 – 9:20)

Opening Remarks: Prof. Naomasa Nakajima, The University of Tokyo

Guest Speech: Mr. Masanori Yoshikai, Deputy Director-General, MITI

 

Session 1: Country/region review  (9:20 – 12:20)

9:20-9:30     Australia:   Ian Bates, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

9:30-9:40     Benelux: Albert van den BERG, University of Twente

     9:40-9:50     Canada: Dan Gale, Canadian Microelectronics Corporation

   9:50-10:00     China: Zhaoying Zhou, Tsinghua University

10:00-10:10      France:  Daniel Hauden, LPMO - CNRS

10:10-10:20      Germany: Wolfgang Menz, Albert-Ludvigs-Universitat Freiburg

10:20-10:30     Japan: Takayuki Hirano, Micromachine Center

10:30-10:40      Korea:   Sangmo Shin, Korea Electronics Technology Institute

10:40-11:10      Break

11:10-11:20      Mediterranean: Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

11:20-11:30      Nordic: Jan-Aake Schweitz, Uppsala University

11:30-11:40      Singapore: Loke Chong Lee, Nanyang Technological University

11:40-11:50      Switzerland: Nico F. de Rooij, University of Neuchatel

11:50-12:00      Taiwan: Min-Shyong LIN, Industrial Technology Research Institute

12:00-12:10      UK: Geoff Beardmore, Smiths Industries Aerospace

12:10-12:20      USA: William Tang, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

12:20-14:00      Lunch

 

Session 2: Government policy (14:00-14:30)

14:00-14:15      Leading speech: �gNatural or Forced Collaboration?�h

Sami Frassila, Helsinki University of Technology, Nordic

14:15-14:25      Short comments:

�gEU 5th Framework Programme & EUREKA - EURIMUS Plans - How to Collaborate in Europe�h                 

Gaetan Menozzi, EU

�gThe French Actual Position Compared with the Expected Ones Five Years Ago�h                 

Daniel Hauden, LPMO - CNRS, France

�gExpectations to Government Policy from Industry�h

Tsuneo Ishimaru, DENSO CORPORATION, Japan

Session 3: Education (14:30-15:00)

14:30-14:45      Leading speech: �gThe Use of Multimedia in Microsystem Education�h

Philippe Fischer, The Swiss Foundation for Research in Microtechnology, Switzerland

14:45-14:55      Short comments:

                             �gMEMS / Micromachine Education in Tsinghua University�h

                            Yong Li and Zhaoying Zhou, Tsinghua University, China

�gSchoolchildren and Micromachines�h                 

Naomasa Nakajima, The University of Tokyo, Japan

 

Session 4: Standardization (15:00-15:30)

15:00-15:15      Leading speech: �gStandardization for Microsystems�h  

E. Westkämper, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Germany

15:15-15:25   Short comments:

�gShort comments for Standardization: MMC Approach�h

Takayuki Hirano, Micromachine Center, Japan

�gStandardization - the Aerospace perspective �h

Geoff Beardmore, Smiths Industries Aerospace, UK

15:30-16:00      Coffee break

 

Session 5: Technology transfer (16:00-16:30)

16:00-16:15      Leading speech: �gMEMS Technology Transfer and Associated Problems�h

Ronald A. Lawes, Rutherford Applenton Laboratories, UK

16:15-16:25      Short comments:

�gMEMS Research in Nanyang Technological University �h                 

Mong King Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

�gTaiwan�fs Approach to MEMS Technology Transfer �h                 

Min-Shyong Lin and Ching-Yi Wu, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan

                             �gTechnology Transfers at Photonics Research Ontario�h

                                           Marc Nantel, Photonics Research Ontario, Canada

 

Session 6: Industrial infrastructure (16:30-17:00)

16:30-16:45      Leading speech: �gEU Scenario�h                   

Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Mediterranean

16:45-16:55      Short comments:

                            �gToward the Industrialization of MEMS�h

                                           Sukhan Lee, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea

�g MEMS Commercialization: Taiwan�fs Foundry Role�h

Min-Shyong Lin and Ching-Yi Wu, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan

 

18:30-20:30      Banquet in �gRoyal Hall�h on 4th Floor, RIHGA Royal Hotels Hiroshima

 

April 12(Wed)

Session 7: Exploiting of application (9:00-11:10)

9:00- 9:20         Leading speech: �gMicrofluidics: Technology, Applications and Opportunities�h

                                      Chris Lumb, Alberta Microelectronics Corporation, Canada

9:20- 9:40         Leading speech: �gExploiting Micro-technology: The Unique Options

Offered by The Australian Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Model�h                 

                                       Clive Davenport, CRC for MicroTechnology, Australia

9:40-10:00        Leading speech: �gSocial Industrial Impact�h

                                           Zhao Zhengping, Maiteda Microelectronics Technology Co. and

                                  Zhang Wendong, North China Institute of Technology, China

 10:00-10:20       Leading speech: �gMarketing Evaluation of the French R and D and 

                           Industry in Microtechnologies�h

                                           Jean-Christophe Eloy, Yole Development, France

  10:20-10:50       Coffee break

 10:50-11:00        Short comments:

�gStatus of Fluidic MEMS in USA�h

               Nadim Maluf, Lucas Novasensor, USA

�gWearable Micromachine�h

               Toshiro Shimoyama, Olympus Optical Co. Ltd., Japan

�gMEMS Activities in Singapore �h                 

Siaw Kiang Chou, National University of Singapore, Singapore

�gMicromachine Technology for Korea Industry�h

                                           Joong Won Lee, LG Corporate Institute of Technology, Korea

�gMEMS for Magnetic Disk Drives�h

               Long-Sheng Fan, IBM, USA

 

Session 8: Future outlook (11:10-12:25)

11:10-11:25    Leading speech: �g Microfluidics in USA�h

                                      Albert P. Pisano, University of California Berkeley, USA

11:25-11:40      Leading speech: �gMicro Chemical Systems: A Paradigm Shift in the Chemical Industry�h

Albert van den Berg, MESA Research Institute, University of Twente, Benelux

11:40-11:55      Leading speech: �gNEXUS - Market Forecast & Road Map�h

                                       Gaetan Menozzi, NEXUS

11:55-12:10      Leading speech: �gCan Micromachines Fulfill our Dreams and Desires?�h

                                       Geoff Beardmore, Smiths Industries Aerospace, UK

12:30- 14:00     Lunch

              Leading speech: �gStrategies for the 21st Century�h                 

Naomasa Nakajima, The University of Tokyo, Japan

 

14:00- 14:15        Overall discussion

 

14:15- 14:30       Chairman�fs summary

 

14:30                   Closing

 

  15:00-21:00    Dinner tour to Miyajima

 

April 13(Thu)

Technical tour to Osaka (optional): Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

 

April 14 (Fri)

Technical tour to Nagoya (optional): DENSO CORPORATION