Mar 27, 2023 Supply Chain Resilience and Agility – Two Critical Sides of the Same Coin By Bettina Weiss The SEMI white paper A Vision for Electronics Supply Chain Management examines the vital importance of the electronics supply chain, current supply chain challenges, and the criticality of transparency, collaboration, and information sharing to mitigate disruptions. Read More
Mar 27, 2023 EU Chips Act: Realizing Europe's Ambition by 2030: Part 2 By Cassandra Melvin ISS Europe 2023 speakers focused on the influence of the EU Chips Act on the strategic direction of Europe’s semiconductor industry through 2030 and the legislation’s potential as a powerful instrument to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor industry. Read More
Mar 20, 2023 EU Chips Act: Realizing Europe's Ambition by 2030: Part 1 By Cassandra Melvin ISS Europe 2023 speakers focused on the influence of the EU Chips Act on the strategic direction of Europe’s semiconductor industry through 2030 and the legislation’s potential as a powerful instrument to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor industry. Read More
Mar 13, 2023 Unleashing the Potential of Compound Semiconductors: Industry Leaders Collaborate at SEMICON Taiwan 2022 to Create Ecosystem By Ashley Huang Leading experts gathered at the Power and Opto Semiconductor Forum at SEMICON Taiwan 2022 last year to discuss the growing importance of the devices in semiconductor innovation as the chip industry works to develop a robust compound semiconductor ecosystem. Read More
Feb 6, 2023 Tackling the Chip Industry Talent Shortage Through Inclusive Leadership and Workplaces: Insights from Comet Yxlon By Cassandra Melvin Comet Yxlon provides X-ray and computed tomography (CT) inspection solutions for R&D labs and production environments, including semiconductor manufacturing facilities, to enhance their productivity. Read More
Jan 23, 2023 C.A.S.E. Sweeps Across Auto Industry – Insights from Executive Summit at SEMICON Taiwan 2022 By Ashley Huang The automotive industry, a key force behind the C.A.S.E (connectivity, autonomous, sharing/subscription, electrification) mega-trend, is poised to drive huge growth momentum for the entire semiconductor industry. Read More
Jan 17, 2023 Supply Chain Collaboration Key to Making Chip Industry More Sustainable: Takeaways From SEMICON Europa 2022 By Cassandra Melvin Coming in the wake of the COP27, the Smart and Green Manufacturing Summit at SEMICON Europa 2022 (Munich, 15-17 November) had a timely focus on the semiconductor industry’s contribution to meeting the United Nations’ target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Read More
Jan 10, 2023 When M&As and Venture Capital Become Key to Corporate Growth: Takeaways from SEMI Taiwan Executive Luncheon By Ashley Huang With the emergence of consolidation as a potent engine of semiconductor industry growth, global mergers and acquisitions are sweeping the industry as companies look to accelerate advances across segments including data centers, AI, IoT and automotive chips. Read More
Jan 9, 2023 Semiconductor Manufacturing in the Industry 4.0 Era – An AI Use Case By Nicol Ritchie AI can potentially deliver the semiconductor industry operational gains of $85-$95 billion annually in earnings before interest by 2025. In reality, roughly 90% of this figure remains theoretical. Read More
Nov 28, 2022 IBS CEO Handel Jones on the Race to the Future of AI By Bob Smith Handel Jones, a well-known, longtime strategic analyst and commentator covering the semiconductor industry, authored the recently published book – When AI Rules The World: China, the U.S. and the Race to Control a Smart Planet. I spoke with Jones about the fascinating read. Read More