ISSM2022 AI Solution Contests To Revolutionalize Semiconductor Manufacturing for Students


Sponsored by International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing (ISSM) Committee

Supported by  Japan Deep Learning Association


ISSM is an annual conference of semiconductor manufacturing professionals dedicated to sharing technical solutions and opinions on the advancement of manufacturing science, technologies, and management disciplines. 

ISSM aims to establish new concepts for semiconductor manufacturing technologies and to promote them as systemized and universalized technologies. 

ISSM's role has been to challenge the concept of shifting from "know-how" to "science" in semiconductor manufacturing technologies. The past twelve annual symposia have helped to shape the course of development of "manufacturing science," as well as to create new manufacturing technologies.

ISSM 2022 will hold its second "ISSM AI Solution Contests to Revolutionalize Semiconductor Manufacturing" aiming to accelerate to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the field of semiconductor manufacturing.

At semiconductor manufacturing fabs, ahead of other industries, enormous amounts of data such as process, equipment, and productivity have been collected, visualized, analyzed, and utilized. On the other hand, there has been a remarkable technological innovation, especially the innovation of AI technologies. ISSM committee hope to discover human resources for artificial intelligence and improve motivation for learning and research that spreads from the excellent technologies and ideas among participants at the contests.

This is an excellent opportunity for students who want to play an active role by applying the latest information technologies to solve various challenges at semiconductor manufacturing fabs. We hope that the students majored in information engineering and management engineering as well as in semiconductor-related fields will participate the contests.

This contest has the following two divisions. It is possible to enter either or both.

As ISSM2022  will be held as a hybrid symposium, this AI contest (final judging and award ceremony) will also be a hybrid event.

Share your excellent ideas and methods in our contests for the fusion of semiconductor manufacturing fabs that handle huge amounts of data and AI. We look forward to your application.


Qualification of applicants

Both contests can be applied by those who are enrolled in the school (high school, college, university) for the period from the time of entry to the contest through the date of the final selection (December 12th to 13th, 2022). 

Both individuals and teams can apply.


Entry Due Date

Algorithm Contest :  November 13, 2022

Idea Contest : November 13, 2022


Copyright Issues

- Only original unpublished works can be submitted.

- Entries will not be returned.

- The personal information provided when applying will be properly managed by the organizer and will not be used for anything other than selection and announcement. When we announce the award winners, we will announce the name, school name, etc.

- Please be careful not to infringe the rights of third parties by copyright, trademark right, portrait right etc. If any trouble occurs with a third party, the applicant will be responsible for resolving it. In such cases, we may cancel the award.

- The organizer has the right to announce and publicize the award winners’ works.

- The applicants must agree that the organizer can use the submitted works to the extent necessary for the purpose of promotion of the contest as well as the future contests without charge to the organizer.


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