Malaysia To Host The 1st Asia Symposium On Quality Electronic Design (ASQED)

Feb. 25, 2009 - PRLog -- Leading international and local electronic industry leaders will gather in Malaysia as the country hosts the “1st Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design” (ASQED) at the Berjaya Times Square Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur on July 15-16 2009.

This symposium will be co-organized by Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Malaysian Institute of Microsystems (MIMs) and The International Society for Quality Electronic Design (ISQED.org) with support from Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA). This symposium also gathers leading industrial and educational entity such as Intel Microelectronics (M) Sdn. Bhd), STAT ChipPAC Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Swinburne University of Technology as committee members.

The 1st ASQED 2009 spans over two days, in three parallel tracks, hosting over 60 technical presentations; several keynote speakers, tutorials and other informal meetings. Conference proceedings are planned to be published by IEEE and posted in the digital library. This symposium aims to bridge the gap among electronic design tools and processes, integrated circuit technologies, processes & manufacturing, to achieve design quality in Asia.

Additional information on the 1st ASQED 2009 can be found at http://www.isqed-asia.org/


ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS

MALAYSIAN INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT GROUP FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY (MIGHT) was launched as an independent and non-profit organization that is driven by a membership drawn from both the public and private sectors. MIGHT predominant role is to enable consensus building and coordination for Industry-Government partnership in high technology. It provides strategic technology inputs for Industry and Government, nurtures technology-based enterprises and entrepreneurship as well as prepares knowledge workers relevant to strategic and high technology industry needs. As an organization under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), MIGHT represents the Ministry in interfacing with the Industry to promote technology uptake in business.

Malaysian Institute of Microsystems (MIMs)
Recognizing the information age as an era of great opportunity, the Malaysian Government had the foresight to develop the country’s manufacturing and technology capabilities to meet the future trend. Recognizing the need to move upstream and climb the value chain into design, development and innovation, MIMs was established. MIMs is committed to provide hands on industrial training and apprenticeship programmes, backed by a facility that is equipped with the latest state of the art EDA tools, test and prototyping facilities.

THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR QUALITY ELECTRONIC DESIGN (ISQED.org) established in 1999, is a professional organization devoted to highlight, promote, and accelerate establishment of industry-wide targets for the "Quality" of the integrated circuit designs, and helping to develop metrics & standards for quality electronic design front to back. The mission of ISQED is to provide forums to present & exchange ideas and to promote research, development, and application of Design Methods, Design Processes, Semiconductor technologies, IC packaging, Test, EDA Design Tools, and Methodologies, employed for Design of Integrated Circuits, with focus on design for quality, manufacturing, yield, and reliability. ISQED.org emphasizes a holistic approach toward electronic design and intends to highlight and accelerate cooperation among the IC Design, EDA, Semiconductor Process Technology, IC Packaging, Test, and Manufacturing communities. The International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED) is the flagship conference of ISQED.org and has been held successfully for 10 years in California, USA.


THE MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MIDA) is the first point of contact for investors who intend to set up projects in the manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia. With its headquarters in Malaysia's capital city of Kuala Lumpur, MIDA has established 12 state offices in Malaysia and a global network of 19 overseas offices covering North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific to assist investors interested in establishing manufacturing projects and services.

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ASQED 2009 is a close collaboration between Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) , Malaysian Institute of Microsystems (MIMS) and ISQED.org (USA). This symposium also received huge support from the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) as Malaysia will be the 1st country to host this event in the Asia region.