Founded in 2004, S2C’s worldwide customer base uses its desktop and enterprise field programmable gate array (FPGA) prototyping tools to verify system on chip (SoC) and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designs will work as intended.

SEMI formed the Sustainability Advisory Council (SAC), introduced at the Sustainability Summit at SEMICON West 2022 Hybrid in July. The group consists of more than 35 semiconductor industry companies that are collaborating to organize a net zero strategy to decarbonize in the industry.

The global chip shortages together with the growing trends of electrification and digitalization have heightened awareness of the world’s reliance on semiconductors. Global management consultancy McKinsey & Company predicts a decade of growth leading to a $1 trillion semiconductor industry by 2030.

More than 2 years after the start of the pandemic, the US unemployment rate has dropped dramatically to 3.5% in July 2022, the lowest since February 2020. However, the participation rate has not recovered in one important segment of the workforce: women – particularly women in professional careers.

Review the top 5 areas of collaboration discussed at the SEMICON West 2022 Sustainability Summit: gas abatement acceleration, renewable energy push, value chain emissions transparency, bold and visible commitments, and low-energy compute.

SEMI spoke with Kate Wilson, president of the semiconductor division at Edwards Vacuum, about how her personal dedication to sustainability and Edwards Vacuum’s commitment to green practices such as contributing to the semiconductor manufacturing industry’s reduction of carbon emissions.

ESD Alliance’s License Management and Anti-Piracy (LMA) Committee has worked with member companies Cadence, Siemens EDA and Synopsys to develop a protocol for use with software license management systems to provide strong protection against piracy by defining how servers can be uniquely identified.

The Innovators of the Future Awards are a highlight of the FLEX Conference and Exhibition, bringing out the best and the brightest in the flexible electronics industry. Review the winners for FLEX 2022.

The Workforce Development Pavilion (WFD) returned to SEMICON West 2022 Hybrid with three days of programming and activities to address workforce development challenges and share opportunities for job seekers, students, recent graduates, talent recruiters and human resources professionals.

Connecting the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain to help drive innovation and industry growth would not be possible without the continued partnerships of SEMI members. SEMI extends a special thank you to the following companies for celebrating membership milestones in Q2 2022.