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title: SEMICON West 2017 Wrap-Up
description: SEMICON West, the trade show and technical conference held in San Francisco in 2017 has wrapped up.
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# SEMICON West 2017 Wrap-Up

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SEMICON West 2017 has come and gone! The trade show and technical conference was held this year at the Moscone Center in San Francisco and turned out to be a very busy show for the Cimetrix team. While the show was only two halls strong, we had many meetings with current clients, met with new potential clients and even made a few new friends along the way.

A major highlight of the event for all of Cimetrix took place Tuesday evening at the SEMI Standards Awards reception where our own Brian Rubow, Director of Client Training and Support at Cimetrix, took home the prestigious SEMI Leadership Award. Brian, who has over 20 years of experience in the industry, has been a long-time leader and key contributor to the SEMI Standards programs throughout his career.  We were very proud of his work and so glad he was able to receive recognition from the SEMI organization. 

![SEMI_award_winners.jpg](https://www.cimetrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs_Pics/SEMI_award_winners.jpg?width=450&name=SEMI_award_winners.jpg)

The sales team was hard at work during the entire show and it wasn’t often the Cimetrix booth was empty! Meeting with many new companies made the show very exciting. Our team was especially pleased to meet for several hours with the CEO of our newest client from China! The relationships we establish and cultivate while at these tradeshows make them an invaluable part of our sales, marketing and support efforts. 

The Cimetrix team members that attended were Bob Reback (President and CEO), Dave Faulkner (EVP Sales and Marketing), Ranjan Chatterjee (V.P. Emerging Business & Technology Office), Stu Benger (Director of Sales, North America), Brian Rubow (Director of Client Training and Support), David Francis (Director of Product Management), Alan Weber (V.P. New Product Innovations) and Kimberly Daich (Marketing Manager). Several team members were able to attend for just a day including some of our newest engineers. It was a great chance for them to get to know the show, meet some clients and see some of the machines our software powers in action.

The Moscone Center is undergoing major renovations in preparation for SEMICON West 2018; and we were able to secure a premium spot for next year’s show. SEMICON West is always a great show and we were pleased to be able to attend this year, and as always we’re already looking forward to SEMICON West 2018!

 Topics: [Industry Highlights](https://www.cimetrix.com/blog/topic/industry-highlights), [Semiconductor Industry](https://www.cimetrix.com/blog/topic/semiconductor-industry), [Events](https://www.cimetrix.com/blog/topic/events)

Posted by [Kimberly Daich; Director of Marketing](https://www.cimetrix.com/blog/author/kimberly-daich-director-of-marketing) on Jul 19, 2017 11:30:00 AM

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