Moderated by well-known industry analyst G. Dan Hutcheson, President and CEO of VLSI Research Inc, the segments include guest industry experts, chosen for their unique perspective on the specific topic at hand, as well as their visionary insight into the future semiconductor roadmap.

The fourth conference call in this informative series will feature a discussion on: "Inspection and Metrology Integrated Automation."

VLSI Research Inc was founded in 1976 and specializes in market research and economic analysis on the technical, business and economic aspects of the high-technology semiconductor manufacturing industry. Its numerous contacts within the semiconductor industry provide sharply focused insight into emerging requirements. The success of VLSI Research Inc is due to its reputation for unparalleled accuracy and innovation in market research. Its databases on manufacturing are used throughout industry, by government and is often quoted by the press. Since the early eighties, it has been the only market research firm to consistently gauge the direction of growth. VLSI was the first to use demand-based forecasting and cost-of-ownership models for evaluating equipment; the first to model semiconductor inventories in forecasts, to provide portable research and to perform customer satisfaction surveys; and the first semiconductor industry research firm to apply desktop publishing.