SurplusGLOBAL announced its participation in SEMICON JAPAN 2025, taking place from December 17 to 19 at Tokyo Big Sight, where the company will present SemiMarket (www.SemiMarket.com), its global marketplace dedicated to legacy semiconductor equipment and spare parts. The company’s booth will be located in West Hall 2, W2669.
 

With more than 25 years of experience in the legacy semiconductor equipment and parts industry, SurplusGLOBAL has built an extensive global network and data foundation through its work in equipment purchasing and resale, parts supply, and surplus inventory solutions. This year, the company is accelerating the expansion of SemiMarket, an AI-enabled platform designed to connect global buyers and sellers and enhance transaction efficiency in the legacy semiconductor ecosystem.

At SEMICON JAPAN 2025, SurplusGLOBAL will highlight several of SemiMarket’s advanced features, including real-time inventory search covering global legacy equipment and spare parts, AI-driven image recognition for fast and accurate parts listing, BOM-based alternative parts matching to support supply continuity, and supply–demand matching powered by an expanding global seller network. These capabilities reflect the platform’s role in supporting Japan’s robust and ongoing need for legacy semiconductor equipment and components.

During the exhibition, SurplusGLOBAL will offer an exclusive on-site onboarding support program for visitors who newly register as SemiMarket sellers at the booth. As a limited-time benefit, the program provides complimentary listing support for up to 100 items per seller, including professional preparation of product titles, descriptions, and photo selection. Each participating seller will also receive one-on-one guidance from a dedicated onboarding manager, covering platform registration procedures, FMV (fair market value)–based pricing recommendations, category mapping, and operational setup. According to John Yun, Head of the SemiMarket Team, “This onboarding support program is available only to visitors who complete their seller registration at our booth during SEMICON JAPAN 2025.”

SurplusGLOBAL CEO Bruce Kim emphasized the strategic importance of the Japanese market, stating, “Japan has a consistently strong demand for legacy semiconductor equipment and spare parts. Through SemiMarket, we aim to help Japanese customers secure the tools and parts they need more quickly and reliably. SEMICON JAPAN 2025 will be an important opportunity to meet new sellers and partners.” He added, “SemiMarket will continue driving the digital transformation of the legacy semiconductor industry with real-time inventory visibility and AI-enhanced capabilities. By strengthening our global network and data intelligence, we will help improve supply-chain stability for customers worldwide.”

SurplusGLOBAL continues to advance several key initiatives centered around SemiMarket, including enhancing its Harvest-based parts recovery model, expanding its global buying and selling network, and developing more sophisticated data-driven matching systems. Through these efforts, the company aims to support efficient distribution and stabilize supply chains across the global legacy semiconductor market.

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BRUSSELS, Belgium — January 30, 2024 — SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today announced the publication of the final Yearly Monitoring Report by market research firm DECISION - Études & Conseil, marking the conclusion of the Microelectronics Training Industry and Skills (METIS) project.

The Yearly Monitoring Report, conducted under the METIS framework, is an update to earlier versions of the Skills and Occupational Profiles for Microelectronics report. Among the Yearly Monitoring Report’s findings, data specialist last year became one of the top five critical jobs, joining software engineer, design engineer, process engineer, and maintenance technician.

Other key findings include:

• The highest priority soft skills required by the semiconductor industry are teamwork, communication and creativity.
• Critical skills across the various job profiles are primarily associated with digitization.

“In addition to newer job profiles such as machine learning engineers, emerging skills are becoming crucial for existing roles emphasizing the need for digital skills due to the rising importance of automation,” said Léo Saint-Martin, Senior Consultant and Associate at DECISION - Études & Conseil. “Companies are already collaborating and engaging more directly with universities and training authorities to better communicate their needs in the years to come and create a stronger talent strategy.”

The report considers the current skills gap in the microelectronics industry and provides a list of policy recommendations including:

• Increase the involvement of the microelectronics industry in the education process.
• Develop communications campaigns to improve the sector’s image.
• Develop clusters and networks to encourage greater dialog between industry and education providers.

“The need of the hour is to favor intra- and extra-EU mobility and develop interdisciplinarity and joint degrees in microelectronics,” said Christopher Frieling, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at SEMI. “The establishment of the European Chips Skills Academy, a successor to the METIS project, will assist in supporting skills development in Europe by supporting summer schools and internships and expanding teaching opportunities across the continent for professors.”

The European Skills Academy and the European Chips Skills Alliance – part of a long-term METIS action-plan led by SEMI Europe – will help deepen collaboration in the microelectronics industry. The Alliance will consolidate skills-related activities, share best practices, and build a network across Europe to address the talent shortage, strengthen Europe´s competitiveness in the microelectronics sector, and connect relevant stakeholders with ongoing initiatives.

To meet growing demand for skills and competences in the fast-evolving microelectronics labor market, the European Chips Skills Academy project will be established as a partnership among vocational education and training providers, higher education and the microelectronics industry. The Academy will support the growth and innovation of the European microelectronics ecosystem.

Funded by the European Commission, METIS featured a consortium of 18 partners from 11 countries, led by SEMI Europe. The consortium developed 88 courses focused on equipping existing and incoming chip industry workers with professional and occupational competences to help fill critical roles. The initiative ran from 2019 to 2023 as part of the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme for advancing education, training, youth and sport.

Visit SEMI Global Advocacy to learn more about its public policy efforts and developments, and SEMI Workforce Development for information on its work to address the microelectronics industry’s talent needs.

Europe Advocacy  

Discover how SEMI Europe Advocacy & Public Policy supports the microelectronics industry across trade, taxes, talent, and R&D or become involved by contacting [email protected].

About SEMI

SEMI^® is the global industry association connecting over 3,000 member companies and 1.5 million professionals worldwide across the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain. We accelerate member collaboration on solutions to top industry challenges through Advocacy, Workforce Development, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management and other programs. Our SEMICON^® expositions and events, technology communities, standards and market intelligence help advance our members’ business growth and innovations in design, devices, equipment, materials, services and software, enabling smarter, faster, more secure electronics. Visit www.semi.org, contact a regional office, and connect with SEMI on LinkedIn and X to learn more.

About DECISION Etudes & Conseil

DECISION Etudes & Conseil is a leading market research firm specialized in the study of electronics value-chain, from components to systems. DECISION provides market and technological insights to companies, industry associations and public authorities in the EU and the World, thanks to its network of economists and experts from the industry and research.

Association Contacts

Serena Brischetto/SEMI Europe
Phone: +49 30 3030 8077-11
Email: [email protected]

Michael Hall/SEMI US
Phone: 1.408.943.7988
Email: [email protected]

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BRUSSELS, Belgium — May 28, 2024 — SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, invites key industry stakeholders to participate in a survey designed to assess job skills in highest demand in Europe's microelectronics industry in 2024. Responses are sought from professionals in various roles including senior engineers, professors, researchers and human resources representatives. The deadline for completing the survey is June 28. Results will be published in September 2024.

Supported by SEMI Europe and organized by DECISION - Études & Conseil, the survey was developed by the European Chips Skills Academy (ECSA), an EU-funded initiative launched by a consortium of 18 partners from 12 countries.

The survey builds on the METIS project’s in-depth analysis of skills in the European microelectronics sector from 2020 to 2023. The survey will enable the ECSA to evaluate relevant job profiles in the semiconductor industry, including new roles, positions in highest demand, and those with the highest skills shortage. DECISION Études & Conseil will use the survey to monitor hiring trends and craft public policy recommendations.

“The survey is essential to analyzing key workforce trends in Europe’s semiconductor sector and giving us strategic insights that will enable the ECSA to update the EU Microelectronics Skills Strategy,” said Léo Saint-Martin, Senior Consultant – Associate at DECISION Études & Conseil. “The results will also help us implement and operationalize the EU Pact for Skills.”

The ECSA’s mission is to help integrate the work of industry, research, and academia to develop innovative training and curricula in order to better meet the skills needs of Europe’s chip sector.

“To increase its competitiveness and to achieve the ambitions of the EU Chips Act, the European microelectronics sector must overcome severe skills and talent shortages,” said Christopher Frieling, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at SEMI. “The survey is part of a holistic initiative under the European Chips Skills Academy that aims to involve partners across the entire semiconductor value chain.”

The ECSA plans to repeat the survey in 2025, 2026 and 2027 to ensure that public policy recommendations reflect the semiconductor industry’s most pressing workforce needs.

Europe Advocacy  

Discover how SEMI Europe Advocacy & Public Policy supports the microelectronics industry across trade, taxes, talent, and R&D or become involved by contacting [email protected].

About SEMI
SEMI^® is the global industry association connecting over 3,000 member companies and 1.5 million professionals worldwide across the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain. We accelerate member collaboration on solutions to top industry challenges through Advocacy, Workforce Development, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management and other programs. Our SEMICON^® expositions and events, technology communities, standards and market intelligence help advance our members’ business growth and innovations in design, devices, equipment, materials, services and software, enabling smarter, faster, more secure electronics. Visit www.semi.org, contact a regional office, and connect with SEMI on LinkedIn and X to learn more.

Association Contacts

Serena Brischetto/SEMI Europe
Phone: +49 30 3030 8077-11
Email: [email protected]

Michael Hall/SEMI US
Phone: 1.408.943.7988
Email: [email protected]

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MILPITAS, Calif. ─ July 8, 2024 ─ SEMI and Semiconductor Digest today announced finalists for the Best of West award to be presented at SEMICON West 2024, July 9-11 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The Best of West Award winner will be announced at SEMICON West 2024 on Thursday, July 11 at 11:00 a.m. PDT in the Media Hub.

Presented by SEMI Americas and Semiconductor Digest each year, the Best of West award recognizes innovative new products or services that are significantly advancing the electronics manufacturing supply chain or a particular manufacturing capability.

The following Best of West 2024 finalists will showcase their products on the SEMICON West 2024 show floor:

• Advantest: HA1200 die-level handler – Booth 1039
  The new HA1200 die-level handler for the Advantest V93000 system-on-chip (SoC) tester offers die test capability with active thermal control to enable at-speed 100% test coverage before the die are assembled into 2.5D/3D packages, thus ensuring minimal loss of die yield at final test.

• EV Group: EVG®880 LayerRelease – Booth 1345
  The EVG®880 LayerRelease™ system is the first HVM equipment platform incorporating EVG’s innovative LayerRelease™ technology. It enables nanometer-precision release of bonded, deposited or grown layers from silicon carrier substrates using an IR laser coupled with specially formulated inorganic release materials. As a result, it eliminates the need for glass carriers.

• Nordson TEST & INSPECTION: SpinSAM Acoustic Microscopic Imaging (AMI) System – Booth 1233
  The latest product from Nordson TEST & INSPECTION is an automated inspection tool that delivers high throughput and better sensitivity for accurately locating defects in wafer-based assemblies. SpinSAM provides superior image quality and defect capture. Successful applications include bonded wafers, Chip-on-Wafer, stacked wafers, MEMS, over-molded wafers and more.

About Semiconductor Digest

Through a mix of news, contributed articles and staff-written articles, Semiconductor Digest (www.semiconductor-digest.com), is dedicated to providing global information about the design, manufacturing, packaging and testing of semiconductors and other types of electronic devices, including MEMs, LEDs, displays, power electronics, optoelectronics/photonics, biomedical devices, solar cells, thin film batteries and flexible electronics. Semiconductor Digest consists of a website, magazine and topic-focused newsletters.

About SEMI

SEMI^® is the global industry association connecting over 3,000 member companies and 1.5 million professionals worldwide across the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain. We accelerate member collaboration on solutions to top industry challenges through Advocacy, Workforce Development, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management and other programs. Our SEMICON^® expositions and events, technology communities, standards and market intelligence help advance our members’ business growth and innovations in design, devices, equipment, materials, services and software, enabling smarter, faster, more secure electronics. Visit www.semi.org, contact a regional office, and connect with SEMI on LinkedIn and X to learn more.

SEMI Contact

Samer Bahou/SEMI US
Phone: 1.408.943.7870
Email: [email protected]

Semiconductor Digest Contact

Pete Singer, Editor-in-Chief
Phone: 1.978.470.1806
Email: [email protected]

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MILPITAS, Calif. ─ July 2, 2024 ─ SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, today announced the formation of a governing council for its Smart MedTech Initiative that will guide the initiative in its vision to revolutionize global healthcare through innovation, democratization, and pioneering advances in preventative care. 

“The Healthcare Revolution will shift from a provider-centric to a personalized care model with success critically dependent upon microelectronics and related technology,” said Gity Samadi, SEMI Smart MedTech initiative lead. “Our newly elected Smart MedTech Governing Council will advise on the initiative’s efforts to provide funding, knowledge, and collaboration opportunities to proactively build an ecosystem that can drive healthcare and medical electronics innovation toward products that serve society faster.” 

Newly Formed SMART MedTech Governing Council

• Brewer Science, Inc.

• Deloitte

• Eli Lilly and Co.

• GE HealthCare Technology and Innovation Center

• Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

• Molex

• Rogue Valley Microdevices, Inc.

• SEMI

• Tapecon, Inc.

• UES, Inc.

• University of California, San Diego

The Smart MedTech initiative’s mission is to lead the convergence of the semiconductor and medical industries, bridging life sciences and engineering to transform healthcare. By focusing on wearables, AI, and commercialization strategies, the initiative aims to democratize healthcare access and reduce costs through preventative solutions. Central to this transformation are microelectronics and associated technologies. Through collaboration with regulatory bodies, industry leaders, and academia, the Smart MedTech initiative drives technology development and market adoption to enhance healthcare accessibility. Visit the Smart MedTech Initiative for updates on activities and events.

Smart MedTech at SEMICON West 2024

SEMI will host two Smart MedTech Innovation Sessions on July 11 at SEMICON West 2024 at Moscone Center in San Francisco:

• Emerging MedTech Monitoring Technologies

• MedTech Commercialization

About SEMI
SEMI^® is the global industry association connecting over 3,000 member companies and 1.5 million professionals worldwide across the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain. We accelerate member collaboration on solutions to top industry challenges through Advocacy, Workforce Development, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management and other programs. Our SEMICON^® expositions and events, technology communities, standards and market intelligence help advance our members’ business growth and innovations in design, devices, equipment, materials, services and software, enabling smarter, faster, more secure electronics. Visit www.semi.org, contact a regional office, and connect with SEMI on LinkedIn and X to learn more.

Association Contact

Samer Bahou/SEMI US
Phone: 1.408.943.7870
Email: [email protected]

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