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iNEMI Searching for Working Group Chair for Sensors/MEMS Roadmap

 

The iNEMI Roadmaps encompass more than just a projection of the evolution of manufacturing technology. Large end user companies, Product Emulator Groups (PEGs), provide an outlook on what their technology Product Sector Needs are going to be over the time frame of the roadmap. This is accomplished by providing their information on Product Emulators to the Technology Working Groups (TWGs).

The roadmap document is made possible by volunteers from the electronics industry (members and non-members of iNEMI) that form groups and committees to develop chapters for the 20+ TWGs -- technical areas covered in the roadmap and based upon the OEM needs detailed in the 5 product emulator chapters. Each of the PEGs has a chair or co-chairs and as many group members as are needed for a broad-based view of that emulator's scope (usually 2-5). A monthly newsletter is published to all participants and interested parties during the roadmap cycle – an example from June 2008 can be accessed via iNEMI Roadmaps.

The list of TWGs for 2010 is as follows:

  • Information Management
  • Modeling, Simulation & Design Tools
  • Thermal Management
  • Environmentally Conscious Electronics
  • Board Assembly
  • Test, Inspection & Measurement
  • Final Assembly
  • Semiconductor Technology
  • Packaging
  • Connectors
  • Interconnect Substrates - Organic / Ceramic
  • Passive Components
  • RF Components
  • Sensors/MEMS
  • Optoelectronics
  • Large Area, Flexible Electronics, Solid State Illumination
  • Photovoltaics and Mass Data Storage

The TWGs will use the OEM requirements from a business and technology perspective in their preparation of a roadmap chapter detailing where they stand -- and expect to progress over the next 10 years -- with respect to the stated needs. The TWG Chapters will also identify any gaps between the forecast needs of the emulators and the capabilities and also prepare a list of options (including R&D) to address those gaps. iNEMI Technology Integration Groups (TIGs) will then evaluate the gaps and propose projects that address the gaps before they become “show stoppers”! iNEMI members then have the option to join these projects and share the results with the industry.

As a TWG Chair, you are tasked with assembling a committee, organizing meetings (teleconferences), writing the chapter draft, acting as the primary interface with the responsible iNEMI staff and submitting a completed chapter by mid-October for editing and publication. The product of this work will be a technical/business chapter that follows accepted iNEMI chapter formats for arrangement and content by the deadline.

Effort will be required to conduct conference calls and edit the document during the period from February 2010 through completion of the chapter (October). During these times of restricted travel, we plan to hold as many Web hosted meetings as possible to limit the need to travel.

After the chapter is submitted, TWG Chairs/Co-Chairs may be consulted from time to time as the overall roadmap is integrated and overall executive summary is created. This is usually limited to a few phone calls and, potentially, small clarifications/additions to the chapter.

Once the iNEMI roadmap is released, some TWGs use their chapter as the basis for industry talks and/or articles. iNEMI has staff resources to help facilitate these optional tasks.

If you would like to find out more about how your participation in this chapter could be of value to your company and you personally, please contact Chuck Richardson, Director, iNEMI Roadmapping, at 256-880-0922.

For more information on iNEMI, visit www.inemi.org.