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World’s First Global Flexible Hybrid Electronics Standards Committee

By James Amano, SEMI 

 

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Since its creation in the early 1970s, the SEMI International Standards Program has evolved along with the industries that SEMI supports. The latest market evolution is bringing a completely new breed of products based on flexible hybrid electronics, taking advantage of high-performance packaging and printing technologies to integrate multiple silicon circuits and sensors onto a flexible substrate. Applications for flexible hybrid electronics are countless: wearable devices to improve medical health monitoring and personal fitness; soft robotics to care for the elderly; and lightweight sensors embedded into roads, bridges, and infrastructure are just a few, all of which are relevant to the Internet of Things.

During meetings at SEMICON West 2020, the SEMI North American Regional Standards Committee endorsed, and the SEMI International Standards Committee approved the formation of a new standards committee that aims to develop global standards for flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) spanning design, materials, manufacturing, packaging and systems. The new SEMI Standards Flexible Hybrid Electronics Global Technical Committee is the world’s first to focus on flexible hybrid electronics standards and has established its first chapter in Taiwan. 

Along with YE Yeh, Vice President of ASE Group, Steven Huang of AiQ Smart Clothing will lead the Taiwan TC Chapter. He noted that "for flexible hybrid electronics to reach their true potential, industry-consensus standards are essential. The FHE industry looks forward to utilizing the SEMI Standards platform to achieve its ambitious goals." 

The new committee will initially focus on measurement, building industry consensus on the materials and equipment to quicken the adoption of FHE technologies into diverse consumer end markets. Steven Huang continues: “As a pioneer in smart textile applications, we are keenly aware of the challenges posed by an absence of standards and how it stifles mass adoption of new technologies.”

The SEMI Standards Program is continuously looking out for new opportunities in emerging markets and technologies to further the growth of the industry. Technical Committee and Task Force meetings are held throughout the year in all major manufacturing regions. For more information, contact your local Standards staff, or visit the SEMI Standards Web site. For a listing of Standards relevant to FHE manufacturing, visit the SEMI FHE Standards web page.

 

Standards Watch
SEMI
www.semi.org
September 10, 2020