US COMPANIES DOMINATE SEMICON WEST 94

Back in July, the semiconductor industry's ''greatest show on earth'' SEMICON West once again took place at the Moscone Center, SF, CA, USA. Riding the wave of a confident industry - thanks to fab expansions and the strong Yen - it was as usual, a jam-packed affair with over a thousand companies exhibiting and, according to the organizers, SEMI, over fifty thousand punters visiting over the 3 days. I should say that despite the title of this article there were quite a number of foreign companies there but rather like the World Series, it was predominantly an American show. That said, these companies had some interesting innovations to launch here and there so we try to give a flavour of the event with some of the highlights.