The 1998 Topical Workshop on Heterostructure Microeletronics (TWHM'98) will be held at the Shonan Village Center, Hayama-Machi, Kanagawa, Japan from the August 30th to the September 2nd, 1998. Following the tradition established by the previous Topical Workshops on Heterostructure Microelectronics held near Mt.Fuji and in Sapporo, Japan, TWHM'98 will bring together an international group of engineers and scientists in the emerging field of heterostructure microelectronics which has broad applications in the areas of wireless systems, global grid, communications, as well as signal and data processing. TWHM'98 will complement the 1998 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials (SSDM), which will be held in Japan from September 7th to 10th, 1998, by allowing detailed deliberations focused on applications of heterostructure microelectronics. In keeping with the informal character of workshop, TWHM'98 is scheduled in a way that there will be no parallel sessions.

The objective of the 1998 Topical Workshop on Heterostructure Microeletronics is to address critical technical issues in the development and application of heterostructure microelectronics technologies by providing a forum for international collaboration. This year's workshop will focus on HBT and HEMT technologies based upon a range of heterostructure material systems including III-Vs (e.g. GaAs, InP, etc.) group IV (e.g. SiGe), and wide bandgap semiconductors (e.g. GaN and SiC). Papers are solicited in areas of heterostructure materials and device development, circuit demonstration, as well the application of heterostructure microelectronic technologies to wireless, telecommunications, and signal/data processing systems.

To obtain further information, to add your name to the mailing list or to submit an abstract, please contact the TWHM-ISA '98 Conference Secretary. Abstracts should be two pages long describing original results in the above areas and should be submitted by April 3rd, 1998. Due to the limited size of the workshop, pre-registration is strongly encouraged.