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GM Outlines Its EV Strategy at CES – EE Times

Jan 06, 2022 | EE Times

GM Chief Mary Barra ticked off a list of EV advances during CES 2022, highlighting its Ultium platform while introducing a new lineup of EVs and partners. The post GM Outlines Its EV Strategy at CES appeared first on EETimes.

The Value of In-Person Trade Shows – EE Times

Dec 29, 2021 | EE Times

There is value in attending live events, even as a new wave of COVID prompts more delays, cancellations, and shifts to virtual forums. The post The Value of In-Person Trade Shows appeared first on EETimes.

Heterogeneous Integration – A Cost Analysis – SemiWiki

Dec 29, 2021 | SemiWiki.com

Introduction Heterogeneous integration (HI) is a general term used to represent the diverse possibilities for die technology incorporated into advanced 2.5D/3D packaging.  At the recent International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco, a team from Synopsys and IC Knowledge presented data from analyses of … Read More The post Heterogeneous Integration – A Cost […]

Conversations from SEMICON West Hybrid 2021 – Day Three

Dec 29, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

As part of our SEMICON West Hybrid 2021 podcast series, Françoise spent lots of time on the show floor, catching up in person with 3D InCites community members and other industry experts to find out how business has been since the last time they saw each other at SEMICON West in 2019. In addition to […]

Conversations from SEMICON West Hybrid 2021 – Day Two

Dec 23, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

As part of our SEMICON West Hybrid 2021 podcast series, Françoise spent lots of time on the show floor, catching up in person with 3D InCites community members and other industry experts to find out how business has been since the last time they saw each other at SEMICON West in 2019. In addition to […]

Advanced Packaging Part 1 – Pad Limited Designs, Breakdown Of Economic Semiconductor Scaling, Heterogeneous Compute, and Chiplets – SemiWiki

Dec 23, 2021 | SemiWiki.com

Advanced packaging has been an increasingly common theme with semiconductors over the last handful of years. In this multi-part series, SemiAnalysis will break down the mega-trend. We will do a deep dive into the technologies that enable advanced packaging such as high accuracy flip chip, thermocompression bonding (TCB),… Read More The post Advanced Packaging Part […]

Top 10 Takeaways from DAC 2021 – SemiWiki

Dec 16, 2021 | SemiWiki.com

The “in-person” portion of the Design Automation Conference (DAC) was recently held in San Francisco.  (As several presenters were unable to attend, a “virtual” program is also available.)  The presentations spanned a wide gamut – e.g., technical advanced in design automation algorithms;  new features in commercial EDA tools; … Read More The post Top 10 Takeaways […]

Conversations from SEMICON West Hybrid 2021 – Day One

Dec 16, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

As part of our SEMICON West Hybrid 2021 podcast series, Françoise spent lots of time on the show floor, catching up in person with 3D InCites community members to find out how business has been since the last time they saw each other at SEMICON West in 2019. In addition to talking about what they […]

The Biden-⁠Harris Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan – iMicronews

Dec 16, 2021 | I-Micronews

President Biden has united automakers and autoworkers to drive American leadership forward on clean cars, and he set an ambitious target of 50% of electric vehicle (EV) sale shares in the U.S. by 2030. Now, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will supercharge America’s efforts to lead the electric future, Building a Better America where we can strengthen domestic […]

A Conversation about Attracting and Retaining Semiconductor Talent

Dec 13, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

This week (December 7-9) at SEMICON West in the Workforce Development Pavilion, one of the overarching topics has been how to address one of the current supply chain crises – not the chip shortage – but the talent shortage. If you’ve been following the news, you know that in response to the chip shortage, chip […]

Gartner Predicts Chip Shortages Will Drive 50% of the Top 10 Automotive OEMs to Design Their Own Chips by 2025 – Semiconductor Digest

Dec 09, 2021 | Semiconductor Digest

By 2025, chip shortages and trends such as electrification and autonomy will drive 50% of the top 10 automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to design their own chips, according to Gartner, Inc. As a result, it will give them control over their product roadmap and supply chains. Gartner Predicts Chip Shortages Will Drive 50% of […]

A Conversation about Semiconductor Market Growth and What it Means

Dec 09, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

At SEMICON West Hybrid 2021, everyone was talking about the impact of the chip shortage, global fab expansion, the talent shortage, and the over-arching topic of the importance of sustainable semiconductor manufacturing. We spoke with Ajit Manocha, CEO of SEMI, to get his perspective on all these issues, and the role SEMI plays in providing […]

A Conversation about FOMO and SEMICON Europa

Dec 02, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

Do you suffer from FOMO – Fear of Missing Out?  Our host, Françoise von Trapp, does. She had it bad when she couldn’t attend SEMICON Europa in November, and instead had to watch it play out on social media. So, she decided to invite some 3D InCites Community Members who were able to attend to […]