ISTC announces its inaugural Best Student Paper A ward for the upcoming 2007 annual conference which will be held on March 18-20,2007 in Holiday Inn ， Pudong Shanghai P.R.China . The purpose of this Competition is to encourage the learning and researching interest in semiconductor technology, to explore the significant science meaning of the semiconductor field, to bring the potential world-class talent to the semiconductor industry, and to further improve the inter-communication between the student and the employer. T his award is to recognize the outstanding paper prepared and submitted to the conference by a full-time student.

Topic: Topic of the participating paper should be pertinent to the scopes of any of the ISTC divisions

Eligible Participants: full time students, including PhDs , Master and BS students;

Application Procedure:

1. A 250-word abstract indicating which session the papers include;
2. Biography of the student;
3. A copy of the student card;
4. A recommendation letter from the student advisor;
E -mail to : ISTC2007@ecsa si a.org by October 30, 2006 ;
5. Sending out Paper acceptance notifications by November 15, 2006 ;
6. Full papers are due by December 30, 200 6 ;

Selection: ISTC student paper award committee members will review the submitted papers to appraise the technical competence, significance of findings, originality, and clarity of expression of the finalists. The winner will be informed before January 30 , 2007 and will be officially announced on Day One Conference, March 19, 2007.

Award: A check of $500 as well as a Certificate of ISTC'07 Best Student Paper will be presented by the conference chair to the winner. Special recognition will be given to the winning paper in the Conference Proceedings.