Jan 22, 2024 Celebrating Companies Observing SEMI Membership Milestones in Q4 2023 By Eric Thoe 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. Read More
Jan 17, 2024 Semiconductors Accelerate the Artificial Intelligence Revolution By Ajit Manocha, Pushkar Apte and Melissa Grupen-Shemansky 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. Read More
Jan 16, 2024 Digital Divas and Dudes: Empowering Tomorrow’s Semiconductor Workforce By Rick Vanittersum 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. Read More
Jan 16, 2024 Uniting for a Greener Semiconductor Industry By Cassandra Melvin 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. 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
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
Dec 11, 2023 Shaping A Sustainable $1 Trillion Era By Cassandra Melvin The anticipation of semiconductor industry growth toward the $1 trillion revenue milestone generated excitement at the CEO Summit. SEMI Europe President Laith Altimime welcomed the industry’s recognition of the importance of responsible growth, emphasizing commitment to net zero. Read More
Dec 4, 2023 New SEMI Supply Chain Management Initiative Working Groups Zero in on Resiliency and Agility to Support Chip Industry Growth By Christopher J. Benham To strengthen continuity across the entire value chain and support semiconductor industry growth, SEMI launched the Supply Chain Management Initiative in early 2023 and has established an Industry Advisory Council that includes industry leaders and strategic partners such as Genpact and Resilinc. 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 Owning Your Allyship: Supporting Women in the Semiconductor Workforce By Kate Dei Cas As a speaker on the Bridging the Gender Gap Through Allyship panel, I shared my perspectives on how we can increase the ranks of women in the chip industry and heard from fellow advocates. Read More