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iNEMI Roadmap Workshop Seeks Participation from the Industry
July 11, 2008 |Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
One year ago this month, iNEMI (International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative) received the business license for its Representative Office in Shanghai, and I joined the staff as the full-time Manager of Operations for Asia.
The past year has been extremely busy, but also very productive. iNEMI has reached out to the regional operations of existing members to engage them in our initiatives. We have built a strong leadership base in Asia and enjoy active participation from member companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, Celestica, Delphi, Intel, Rohm & Haas, Tyco Electronics and 3M. We have also recruited new members from the region, such as Huawei, Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute, Nan-Ya Plastics and Test Research, Inc.
iNEMI is also building ties with international electronics industry associations, such as SMTA, IPC, CPMT and SIA, and local associations such as SICA and CEPS. iNEMI hopes to identify ways in which we can leverage each others' efforts to the benefit of our respective members and to the electronics industry in this region.
iNEMI Roadmap
The foundation of all iNEMI activities is our roadmap, and this is an initiative in which anyone in the industry may be involved -- membership is not required. Every two years, iNEMI maps the future manufacturing technology needs of the global electronics industry in the next ten years. The 2009 Roadmap is currently in development and we are hosting a roadmap workshop in Shanghai on July 28, 2008 (see the end of this column for details).
Through roadmaps, iNEMI charts future opportunities and challenges for the electronics manufacturing industry. The first iNEMI roadmap was published in 1994. Since then, our roadmaps have become widely accepted and are used to:
help OEMs, EMS providers and suppliers prioritize R&D and technology deployment investments;
influence the focus of university-based research, and;
- provide guidance for government investment in emerging technologies.
Roadmap Development
iNEMI Roadmap development is a two-step process. First, our Product Emulator Groups (PEGs) identify the future manufacturing technology needs for five product sectors. To make it possible for competitors to work together, instead of using "real" products, iNEMI defines "virtual products" with representative price points and sets of attributes. Currently, iNEMI has five PEGs (based on five "virtual product" emulators): 1) automotive; 2) consumer/portable; 3) medical; 4) netcom (network, datacom and telecom), and; 5) office/large business systems. The PEGs are chaired by a major OEM in the specific sector covered. Included in each product sector discussion are future product attributes plus key cost and density drivers (the iNEMI, SIA and IPC roadmaps all use the same product sectors).
Once the product requirements are defined, the Technology Working Groups (TWGs) create roadmaps for a number of interrelated technologies, which are then integrated into a single roadmap report. The technology roadmaps provide a statement of how, quantitatively, the technology is expected to evolve over the next 10 years in terms of performance and related characteristics. TWGs are composed of experts from OEMs, EMS providers, suppliers, government agencies, universities and related consortia/trade associations.
For each roadmapping cycle, we determine technology and infrastructure areas according to what is happening in industry and what changes are expected to have the greatest effect on electronics manufacturing. The 2009 Roadmap covers 22 technology and business process topics. New in this roadmap are chapters on solid state illumination, RFID item-level tag and photovoltaics.
Industry Input
iNEMI relies on participation from industry, academia, associations and government agencies to ensure the broadest, most accurate view of the future. Typically, several hundred individuals from a diverse cross-section of companies and organizations get involved in developing iNEMI roadmaps. It is not too late to get involved with the 2009 Roadmap. We encourage you to attend the workshop later this month and/or to become involved with one of the TWGs. Participation will give you a preview of the important information included in the roadmap, and it will also help ensure that regional issues are included in the discussions.
iNEMI Roadmap Workshop for 2009The iNEMI Roadmap Workshop is scheduled for Monday, July 28, 2008, at the Riverfront Business Hotel in Shanghai. The workshop is being held in conjunction with ICEPT-HDP. For additional information, or to register, visit the iNEMI Web site at http://www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/2009_RM_workshop_Asia.html.