Invest in Pomerania initiatives, coordinated by the Pomeranian Development Agency, are key in representing the interests of Pomeranian Voivodeship, focusing on promoting the region’s technological prowess to the global semiconductor market.

Do you know how much gold is embedded in smartphones? Roughly 300 grams! Beyond gold, the value of raw materials in global e-waste was roughly US$57 billion in 2019. The good news is that advances in e-waste mining is making technology more eco-friendly and boosting materials supplies for chips.

The Semiconductor Climate Consortium has released its first alignment document with recommendations for calculating Scope 3 Category 1 (Purchased Goods and Services) – a substantial portion of Scope 3 emissions for most companies.

Each quarter SEMI recognizes the longstanding commitment and support of member companies as they reach a new membership milestone. SEMI extends a special thank you to the following companies for celebrating SEMI membership milestones in the fourth quarter of 2023.

SEMI has guided a proof-of-concept (POC) project since 2018 at Cornell University. Funded by the Army Research Labs to demonstrate an AI model that predicts the precise patterned features on the chip – the tinier and more precise the features, the higher the chip performance.

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is working to build awareness of semiconductor career paths in the state. The aim: grow Michigan’s semiconductor industry by as many as 30,000 semiconductor jobs by 2030.

The ITF towards NETZERO conference, powered by imec, at SEMICON Europa delved into the urgent changes required within the rapidly expanding semiconductor industry to prevent further exacerbation of the precarious state of the world’s climate.

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.

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.

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.