Inabata participated in Semicon West 2004 which was held July 12-16 in California, U.S..

The event took place at two venues: the Moscone Center in San Francisco hosted an exhibition related to wafer processing for semiconductor manufacture from July 12-14, and a final manufacturing exhibition was held at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose from July 14-16. At the final manufacturing exhibition, Inabata showcased VUV excimer irradiation units by M.D. Excimer Inc., <http://www.mdexcimer.com/> and handlers by Shinano Electronics Co. Ltd., <http://www.synax.co.jp>.