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MEMS – One Product, One Process?
SEMI spoke with Udo Gómez, senior vice president at Robert Bosch GmbH, about MEMS technology requirements relative to standard IC design and manufacturing. Gómez highlighted solutions to challenges...
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Automating 200mm Semiconductor Fabs to Meet Growing Demand
SEMI met with Heinz Martin Esser, managing director at Fabmatics GmbH, to discuss how existing 200mm semiconductor fabs can master the challenges of a 24x7 production under highest cost and quality...
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Wafer-Level Chip Scale Packages: Reliability and Validation Testing Using Simulation Methodology
SEMI spoke with Balaji Nandhivaram Muthuraman, Package and Material Simulation engineer at Dialog Semiconductor, about the state of reliability testing for wafer-level chip scale packages ahead of...
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3D Heterogeneous Integration Drives Demand for New Materials and Integration Solutions
SEMI met with Gerald Beyer, program manager at imec, to discuss the co-existence of various 3D interconnect technologies and their need for new materials and integration solutions. The two...
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New Fabs Invest Over $220 Billion
Global fab equipment spending will increase 14 percent this year to US$62.8 billion and is expected to rise 7.5 percent, to US$67.5 billion, in 2019, marking the fourth consecutive year of spending...
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Industry Growth – Still Positive but Varies by Region
Global Economy
Manufacturing activity continues to expand – but at a slowing pace (Chart 1). The Global PMI was 52.5 in August, down from 52.8 in July and its recent high of 54.5 in December. PMI...
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Sensors - From Red Hot Chillies to Patients
SEMI's Serena Brischetto caught up with Zimmer and Peacock Director Martin Peacock to discuss sensor opportunities and challenges ahead of the European MEMS & Sensors and Imaging & Sensors...
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Sensor Fusion: Enabling Devices to be Aware of Their Surroundings
SEMI spoke with Christian Mandl, Senior Director for Human Machine Interface (HMI), Infineon Technologies AG, ahead of the European MEMS & Sensors Summit. Mandl discussed how the sensing...
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Industry’s Only Worldwide OSAT Manufacturing Sites Database Now Tracks 320 Facilities, Adds Top 20 OSAT Companies by Revenue
SEMI and TechSearch International Database Also Revises Facility Technology Capabilities and Offerings
The new edition of the Worldwide OSAT Manufacturing Sites Database, released today by SEMI and...
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AI at the Edge: Making Always-on Machine Vision a Reality
SEMI's Serena Brischetto chats with Qualcomm Technologies Senior Director of Engineering Evgeni Gousev about AI at the edge imperatives and devices ahead of the European MEMS & Sensors...
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Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning: Transforming Compute Infrastructure and Technology Requirements
Ahead of the European MEMS & Sensors and Imaging & Sensors Summits, SEMI's Serena Brischetto met with Xperi Corporation senior vice president of engineering Petronel Bigioi to talk...
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European Electronics Industry CEOs Call on European Commission to Bolster Sector’s Competitiveness
In a bid to reinvigorate Europe’s electronics strategy and strengthen the region’s position in key emerging technologies, European electronics industry CEOs in June called on public and private...