Jan 15, 2024 Data Standards in Semiconductor Test Will Keep Moore’s Law Alive By Dr. Jeorge Hurtarte Collaboration among industry stakeholders may be instrumental in continuing the demanding pace of Moore’s Law for years to come. Integrating data analytics, ML and AI into semiconductor test processes is an important step in realizing this goal. Read More
Jan 9, 2024 A Tale of Giving Back With Verific’s Rick Carlson By Bob Smith The partnership Rick Carlson forged with Illinois Tech is an inspiring story of ways individuals can get involved in helping the semiconductor industry’s professional development programs at the college level. Read More
Jan 8, 2024 Strategies for Sustainable Growth: Insights From SEMI Europe Fab Management Forum By Serena Brischetto With fab operation optimization a critical part of the chip industry's challenge push to reach net zero emissions, the Fab Management Forum gathered industry experts to explore best practices for semiconductor manufacturers to follow. Read More
Jan 8, 2024 Can New Taiwan-U.S. Cooperation on Cybersecurity Raise the Profile of Taiwan in the Global Chip Supply Chain? By Ming-Chang Wu The new cooperation between Taiwan and the U.S. on cybersecurity standards promises to elevate the profile of Taiwan’s suppliers in the global semiconductor supply chain. The two regions’ collaboration on international cybersecurity policy is an important step forward. Read More
Jan 3, 2024 Look to Women to Deliver Capital Projects By Catherine Hunt Ryan The greatest opportunities to get more women into the construction industry are with craft professions, where the percentage of participation is much lower than professional staff. Women make up 47% of the total workforce but only 4% of the craft workforce. Read More
Dec 29, 2023 The Path to Sustainability in the Semiconductor Value Chain – Can Startups Help? By Tobias Egle, Jennifer Ard, Sarah Luppino and Alexandra Farmer more than 10 Corporate Venture Capital firms from the semiconductor ecosystem have come together to establish Startups for Sustainable Semiconductors, a program for startup companies with sustainable innovations that can help advance the semiconductor industry in its journey to become greener. Read More
Nov 28, 2023 Chips in Cars, China's Semiconductor Surge, Mussel-Inspired Solution for Rare Earth Elements, From Earth to Moon and Everest in Pennies By Margaret Kindling How many chips are in a modern car? According to industry estimates, the average modern car sports between 1,400 and 1,500 semiconductor chips. Some cars boast as many as 3,000 chips. Staggering! Read More
Nov 27, 2023 Growing Into a Management Role: Perspectives From Real Intent CEO Prakash Narain By Bob Smith Prakash Narain, CEO of Real Intent, describes how his thirst to build a company led to the founding of Real Intent 25 years ago. He also offers advice on how to move into management or entrepreneurism and we conclude our talk with his opinion of recent industry trends. Read More
Nov 13, 2023 Maximizing Edge Intelligence Requires More Than Computing By Toshi Nishida, Avik W. Ghosh, Swaminathan Rajaraman and Mircea Stan the future is bright for edge intelligence with a synergistic approach turning challenges into opportunities in computing, sensing, wireless, power, and integration. Read More
Nov 13, 2023 Building a Sustainable Value Chain – Samsung’s Path to Net Zero By Cassandra Melvin Hosong Hwang, Head of the Environment Team at Samsung Electronics, provides an overview of Samsung’s new environmental strategy and delves into the sustainability journey of a globally renowned electronics company. Read More