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SEMI University Launches In-Person Courses

SEMI University In-Person Courses Aim to Help the Semiconductor Industry Workforce Build Skills, Advance in Careers Aiming to help the global semiconductor workforce expand its skills to address the talent gap, SEMI today announced the expansion of the SEMI University™ learning platform to include in-person training. Complementing SEMI U online...

What the Ski and Semiconductor Industries Have in Common

From November to April for the past seven years, I have spent a considerable amount of time on the snow as a ski instructor. In 2019 the International Ski and Snowboard Federation implemented a ban on fluorinated waxes that took place in July of 2021. The change left skiers scrambling,...

SEMI Honors Semiconductor Industry Sustainability Leaders

MILPITAS, Calif. — December 12, 2023 — SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, today announced recipients of the 2023 SEMI Sustainability Excellence Award. SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha selected the award recipients based on their inspirational leadership and innovative approaches to expanding sustainability practices...

Progress in Sustainability: Will it be Enough?

Progress in Sustainability has become one of SEMI’s key focus points in supporting its members. It was initiated with a series of keynotes at SEMICON West in 2019, followed by the formation of the SEMI Sustainability Initiative, to help bring focus to the Startups for Sustainability venture capital programs. And...

Will Easing the Chip Shortage Impact New 200mm Fabs?

Another highlight of SEMICON West centered around 200mm fabs. The 200mm industry has thrived on used equipment. As 200mm memory fabs closed, a significant amount of that equipment made its way to existing or emerging logic lines. Most of these lines process chips that have linewidths, or technology nodes at...

Technology Industry Veteran Joe Stockunas Joins SEMI as Americas President

MILPITAS, Calif. — May 24, 2022 — SEMI, the global industry association that unites the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, today announced that technology industry veteran and longtime SEMI member Joe Stockunas has joined SEMI as Americas President, reporting to Kevin Bauer, Chief Financial and Business Operations Officer. Stockunas will lead...

Looking at Global Semiconductor Expansion Through Polarized Lenses

The song, Happiness is Lubbock Texas in My Review Mirror, has a special meaning for me, as due to a Texas ice storm, a day trip to Lubbock, TX was extended. Thanks to a determined Southwest Airlines team, a group of us managed to get home only a day later,...

How Do We Reduce the Semiconductor Carbon Footprint?

Certain companies in the semiconductor industry have focused on sustainability for a significant period of time. ST Microelectronics and Intel have long records of focusing on water conservation and programs to reduce power. However, the Paris Accord and the recent article published in Bloomberg, accusing the semiconductor industry of having...

The Importance of Sustainability in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Sustainability is one of today’s hottest topics in the news, and how to improve sustainability efforts is discussed at companies nearly on a daily basis. It seems only logical for 3D InCites to dedicate a blog to the topic of sustainability, as the semiconductor takes a more active stance, and...