








o Novel materials: characterisation and processing;
o Process modelling and simulation;
o Process chains including their characterisation and control;
o Metrology: inspection and characterisation methods;
o Components: fabrication and assembly technologies;
o Systems: novel product and system designs.
These six sub-topics represent the intended content of the 4M2012 thematic sessions, to which the authors are invited to submit papers. The submission site will open on 1st February 2012.
The Deadline for submission of papers is 9th March 2012.

The work leading to these results receives funding from the
European Community's Seventh Framework Programme under
grant agreement n° NMP4-CA-2010-266789