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MMC Activities

MicroNano 2007 Report
MicroNano 2007 was held from Wednesday, July 25 throughFriday, July 27, 2007, with the Tokyo International Exhibition
Center (Tokyo Big Sight) in Ariake, Tokyo as the main venue.
The exhibition was a resounding success, and the sponsors
would once again like to express their appreciation to all whoattended.
Like last year, MicroNano 2007 was a joint event in which
the exhibition, conference and other events were held
concurrently. This year’s events attracted more than 12,000
visitors, the highest attendance yet. One noteworthy change
from previous years was that the name of the exhibition waschanged from Exhibition Micromachine to Exhibition

Micromachine/MEMS and a new MEMS device zone wasprovided. The conference was centered on the 13th International
Micromachine / Nanotech Symposium, held in the “Iris” banquet
room at the Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel. Theconference events also included a MEMS Forum, held toencourage the development of MEMS-related industries and theadoption of MEMS international standards, and a seminar toannounce the interim achievements of the Fine MEMS Project.
Each of these events attracted a, huge audience, leaving
standing room only. This response is indicative of the high level ofinterest in micro-nano fields that continues to increase each year.

18th Exhibition Micromachine/MEMS: A Resounding Success
For three days (July 25 - 27, 2007), the 18 th Exhibition
Micromachine/MEMS was held in the West Hall No. 3 and 4 at
the Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight) inAriake, Tokyo. Although Japan’s hot, muggy summer was nearlyat its height, the event was favored by excellent weather, and itwas a resounding success.
Up until last year, the event was titled Exhibition

Micromachine. This year, the name was changed to Exhibition
Micromachine/MEMS to better reflect the content of theproducts shown by exhibitors. Moreover, this year a special
MEMS Device Zone was set up to enable visitors to view the
many different devices that employ MEMS in a single location.
With the heightened interest in micromachine/MEMS
technologies, the exhibition has grown in scale each year. Theexhibitors at this year's event included 14 companies that aresupporting members of the Micromachine Center and fivecompanies that are associate members of the MEMS IndustryForum. Other exhibitors included private companies,universities, independent administrative agencies and so on.
The total number of exhibitors set a new record: 362
companies, organizations, universities and research institutions
in 484 booths. This total included 14 overseas companies.
Attendance during the three days of the exhibition was
more than 12,424, also a new record.

19th Exhibition Micromachine/MEMS (tentative)
Date/time : Wednesday, July 30 - Friday, August 1, 2008
V e n u e : West Hall No. 1 & 2, Tokyo International
Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight),Ariake, Tokyo

MEMS ForumThe MEMS Forum was held on July 25, 2007 at a special
venue set up within the West No. 3 Hall at Exhibition
Micromachine/MEMS. The purpose of the Forum was to achieve
an enhanced common recognition of issues involved in thedevelopment of MEMS-related industries.
At the MEMS Forum, case studies of activities werepresented from three perspectives: MEMS personnel
infrastructure, MEMS design infrastructure and MEMS
manufacturing infrastructure. All of these are issues that willlead to a strengthening of the MEMS industrial base. Inaddition, a report on academic activities was also presented

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from the perspective of industrial-academia collaboration,
which will support the growth of MEMS industries. A report onresearch projects conducted by the Micromachine Center andthe MEMS Industry Forum was also presented.
In connection with efforts by the MEMS Industry Forum tobuild cooperative relationships with related overseas MEMS
organizations, this year the special focus was on Asia. An Asia
MEMS Forum session was held at which delegates from South
Korea, China and Taiwan reported on trends in MEMS industryand technology in their countries.