Press Release
"ChipEXPO - 2009"
245 companies from 9 countries took part in "ChipEXPO - 2009", Germany and Taiwan being presented at the national stands. The exhibition area was 8900 sq. m. Among the participants were such leaders of the Russian and global markets of electronics and microelectronics as: ALTERA, AVAGO, FARNELL, EXAR, EPCOS, JTAG TECHNOLOGIES, EBV ELECTRONICS, BROKER FORUM, ELVIS, PULSAR, PLATAN, SYMMETRON, RADIANT-ELCOM, RESONIT, SOVTEST, BROWN BEAR, LIONTECH, PRIST, ELIKS, ELKOTECH, MACRO GROUP, MILANDR, MACRO TEAM, GAMMA, KTC-MK, NIIME and MICRON, VEGA, PROSOFT TECHNOLOGY, ANGSTREM, OKB MEI, MORION, KOMPEL and others. More than 8 000 specialists visited the event during its three working days. More than 40 mass media resources highlighted the show process.
At the ceremony of the exhibition opening Y. I. Borisov, the Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, emphasized that "the exhibition has become central place for the recent electronic technologies, radioelectronic devices and telecommunication equipment demonstration; business events during the show contribute to the execution of the most important aims - promotion of domestic products at the local and global markets, increase in sales of domestic electronic products and decrease of the foreign components application in radioelectronic products manufacturing".
Then E. B. Balashov, the Deputy Director of Department of Science and Industrial Policy of Moscow, specified that the international exhibition "ChipEXPO - 2009" not only shows Russian radioelectronic industry potential, but also creates good opportunity for mutual cooperation widening, forward attracting investments into major projects and innovative technologies implementation. During the exhibition opening ceremony the following officials made speeches: V. N. Minaev - Director of the Radioelectronic Department of the Russian Ministry of Commerce and Industry, A.E. Suvorov - Deputy Director of the Radioelectronic Department of the Russian Ministry of Commerce and Industry, V. I. Lavrukhin - Chief of the President Executive office in Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Antonio CS Chen - Head of the Moscow office of Taipei-Moscow Coordinating committee on economic and cultural cooperation, and directors of the leading companies in the industry.
The business program of the exhibition was very interesting and full of various events: two-day forum "Electronics Manufacturing in Russia" consisted of the conferences "Components Insertion and PCBs Production Technologies" and "Contract Manufacturing in Russia". On the 22nd of October the international conference "Satellite Navigation: modules and electronic components" dedicated to the discussion of the satellite navigation system development. "Electronic Components Distribution" conference gathered the specialists and leading experts of Russian and foreign consulting and research companies, heads of the largest distributors. Technical seminars and presentations were organized during the exhibition working days.
"ChipEXPO - 2009" is the Russian event and therefore Russian companies were the central figures at the exhibition. 24 Russian companies participated on the collective exposition of the Russian Radioelectronic enterprises. 59 product samples by 20 Russian companies were shown at the special project "The Best Russian Electronic and Microelectronic Products 2008/2009". In accordance with the recent development trends the theme expositions "Components and equipment GLONASS/GPS" and "Semiconductor Lighting Technology" were arranged. East administrative district of Moscow presented 10 companies with their innovations. In the framework of the show the Golden Chip Awards were carried out.
The authoritative jury under the chairmanship of Y. I. Borisov, the Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, selected the winners in two nominations. Design engineering bureau "Luch" got the first-degree diploma "For Russian electronics development", OAO "Svetlana" from St.-Petersburg won the diploma "The Best Russian Electronic/Microelectronic Product 2008/2009".
Exhibition participants and visitors noted that "ChipEXPO - 2009" became interesting and successful business event, being very important to the industry and full of effective meetings and negotiations.
In 2010 the show "ChipEXPO-2010" will take place from 26th to 28th October as a part of "Russian Electronics Week" which will include 8 congresses & exhibitions dedicated to the electronic industry from radioelectronic components and modules to manufacturing, supplies, promotion and sales of the electronic products. The idea of "Russian Electronics week" carrying out was put forward by the company JSC "ChipEXPO" and Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.