February 14, 2023 As Chiplets Go Mainstream, Chip Industry Players Collaborate to Overcome New Development Challenges By Ashley Huang Industry experts gathered at the Heterogeneous Integration Summit at SEMICON Taiwan 2022 to offer perspectives on how the growing chiplet ecoystem can work together to overcome headwinds to chiplet innovation. Read More
February 13, 2023 Zeroing in on EDA Tool Interoperability With Keysight EDA By Bob Smith The Keysight EDA tool suite includes system simulation, schematic entry, circuit simulation and layout, and device modeling. Read More
February 6, 2023 Tackling the Chip Industry Talent Shortage Through Inclusive Leadership and Workplaces: Insights from Comet Yxlon By Cassandra Melvin Comet Yxlon provides X-ray and computed tomography (CT) inspection solutions for R&D labs and production environments, including semiconductor manufacturing facilities, to enhance their productivity. Read More
January 31, 2023 Making Sustainability a Leadership Imperative in the Semiconductor Industry By Mousumi Bhat Along with two experts on sustainability from Mercuri Urval, I have drafted a quick-read White Paper on finding Sustainability Initiative leaders. Below are a few highlights from the white paper with the entire paper available on our Sustainability Initiative website. Read More
January 30, 2023 Unlocking AI in Highly Demanding Chip Manufacturing Environments By David Meyer Despite its great promise to help streamline semiconductor manufacturing, AI has largely failed to deliver on its potential despite significant investments in data infrastructure and talent. Understanding the reasons behind this failure is a critical step towards unlocking AI and associated ROI. Read More
January 23, 2023 C.A.S.E. Sweeps Across Auto Industry – Insights from Executive Summit at SEMICON Taiwan 2022 By Ashley Huang The automotive industry, a key force behind the C.A.S.E (connectivity, autonomous, sharing/subscription, electrification) mega-trend, is poised to drive huge growth momentum for the entire semiconductor industry. Read More
January 17, 2023 Supply Chain Collaboration Key to Making Chip Industry More Sustainable: Takeaways From SEMICON Europa 2022 By Cassandra Melvin Coming in the wake of the COP27, the Smart and Green Manufacturing Summit at SEMICON Europa 2022 (Munich, 15-17 November) had a timely focus on the semiconductor industry’s contribution to meeting the United Nations’ target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Read More
January 10, 2023 When M&As and Venture Capital Become Key to Corporate Growth: Takeaways from SEMI Taiwan Executive Luncheon By Ashley Huang With the emergence of consolidation as a potent engine of semiconductor industry growth, global mergers and acquisitions are sweeping the industry as companies look to accelerate advances across segments including data centers, AI, IoT and automotive chips. Read More
January 9, 2023 Semiconductor Manufacturing in the Industry 4.0 Era – An AI Use Case By Nicol Ritchie AI can potentially deliver the semiconductor industry operational gains of $85-$95 billion annually in earnings before interest by 2025. In reality, roughly 90% of this figure remains theoretical. Read More
January 3, 2023 What Do Small Companies Need to Know About the CHIPS Act? By Jessica Gomez Companies of all sizes—not just industry juggernauts—are vital to the long-term health and well-being of that ecosystem. We hope you’ll stake your claim when the time comes. We all stand to benefit if you do. Read More