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It is the second time that the two groups are co-hosting the awards program. The Best of West Award is given to recognize important product and technology developments in the microelectronics industries. The Best of West Award will provide maximum visibility and value to exhibitor winners, spotlighting exciting new products and technologies in front of a large global audience. All exhibitors are encouraged to participate. Winners will be selected by an independent panel of highly qualified judges. Best of West finalists and award recipients will be selected based on the submission’s financial impact on the industry, engineering or scientific achievement, or societal impact and benefits.</span></p> <p> </p> <p>For 2014, the “Best of West” awards presented by Solid State Technology and SEMI during SEMICON West expanded to six categories:</p> <p> </p> <ul class="graydotList"> <li>Wafer Processing Equipment</li> <li>Assembly/Packaging Solutions</li> <li>Metrology and Test</li> <li>Advanced Materials and Materials Management</li> <li>Components and Subsystems</li> <li>Facilities and Software</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="orangeHeading">Qualifying Products, Services and Technologies </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Consideration for the Best of West awards will be limited to all products, services and technologies publicly introduced from August 1, 2013 to SEMICON West 2014. 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Judges may visit exhibitors during SEMICON West to obtain further information on the submission. </p> <br/></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Best of West 2014 Winner will be announced on Wednesday, July 9, 2014</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h3 class="orangeHeading"><strong><strong>Congratulations to the 2013 Best of West Wiiner</strong></strong></h3> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 class="orangeHeading"><strong><strong> </strong></strong><img src="/web/20140625162412im_/http://semiconwest.org/sites/semiconwest.org/files/images/BOW%20Wiinner%202013.JPG" width="448" height="299" style="float: left;"/></h3> <p> </p> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> <td></td> <td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20140625162412im_/http://semiconwest.org/sites/semiconwest.org/files/images/MentorGraphics_jpg_hr_0.jpg" width="180" height="59" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></td> <td></td> <td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Tessent® TestKompress with Cell-Aware ATPG </strong></span><br/>Significantly<b> </b>improves on the standard process for testing digital integrated circuits ; reduces failure escape rate by detecting defects at the transistor level that are missed by traditional automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) techniques. </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> <h3 class="orangeHeading"><strong><strong>2013 Best of West Finalists</strong></strong></h3> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><img src="/web/20140625162412im_/http://semiconwest.org/sites/semiconwest.org/files/images/essemtec_high_swiss_-RGB-.jpg" width="150" height="41" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><br/></strong></p> </td> <td></td> <td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Scorpion</strong></span><br/>Jetting and dispensing system satisfies the demanding requirements of accuracy, stability and ultra‐high productivity for modern advanced packaging solutions; slew rate of piezo jet adjusts to handle wide range of viscous materials, providing stable droplet volumes; minimal setup time.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20140625162412im_/http://semiconwest.org/sites/semiconwest.org/files/images/MentorGraphics_jpg_hr_0.jpg" width="150" height="50" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/>                                        <br/></td> <td>       <br/></td> <td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Tessent® TestKompress with Cell-Aware ATPG </strong></span><br/>Significantly<b> </b>improves on the standard process for testing digital integrated circuits ; reduces failure escape rate by detecting defects at the transistor level that are missed by traditional automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) techniques. <br/></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><img src="/web/20140625162412im_/http://semiconwest.org/sites/semiconwest.org/files/images/SPTSlogoNEW.jpg" width="150" height="54"/><br/></td> <td></td> <td> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>ReVia<sup>TM</sup></strong></span></p> <p>Endpoint detection technique<b> </b>for monitoring the progress of “via reveal” etch processes even at remarkably low (<0.01%) via densities; significantly increases yields for device manufacturers involved in emerging 3D packaging applications using TSVs.</p> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src="/web/20140625162412im_/http://semiconwest.org/sites/semiconwest.org/files/images/SWAGELOK2945.jpg" width="150" height="47"/></strong><br/></td> <td></td> <td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>M200</b> <b>Portable Calibration</b> </span><b><span style="font-size: small;">Unit</span><br/></b>Extends servicing capabilities to equipment owners, providing added convenience, reduced costs, and improved efficiencies that can cut servicing timelines from days to minutes</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong> </strong></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src="/web/20140625162412im_/http://semiconwest.org/sites/semiconwest.org/files/images/Ultratech_logo_green_300dpi.jpg" width="180" height="32"/></strong></td> <td></td> <td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Superfast 3G</b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></b></span> <br/>Using<b> </b>CGS technology,<b> </b>the Superfast 3G images the entire wafer at once to generate highly detailed wafer maps (800,000 points per map at 75wph). 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