In 2002, the first consulting client for my newly founded eda2asic consulting company was Synplicity, located in Sunnyvale. They focused...
The first SEMI Standards Committee was formed in 1973 to address silicon wafer dimensional specifications. At the time, there was...
Perhaps more than at any point in the history of the semiconductor industry, the manufacturing and design supply chain is...
“It’s relatively easy to build a fancy new transistor in the lab, but in order to replace what we’re doing...
“It may prove to be more economical to build large systems out of smaller functions, which are separately packaged and...
Why are sensors not on the same growth trajectory as CMOS? In the face of a shaky global economy, where...
The message remains consistent: following Moore’s Law is no longer economical for most IC designs. A major part of the...
Well, that was interesting. SEMICON West 2018 just wrapped up, and I’m not quite sure what just happened. This year’s...
On Monday, April 16, 2018, SEMI, the industry association representing the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, and the Electronic System...
MEPTEC lunches, now known as the MEPTEC / IMAPS / SEMI Semiconductor Speaker Series Luncheon sponsored by Chip Scale Review,...
Winter 2018, and Korea is at the center of the world in both sports and in electronics. Sports, of course,...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — January 17, 2018 — The SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium ( SEMI ISS) opened yesterday with the...
The remaining two days of SEMI’s ISS 2018 dawned foggy and damp, making it a heck of a lot easier...
SEMI’s Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) has been on my conference bucket list for some time, so when I was offered...
SEMI today announced the appointment of Masahiko (Jim) Hamajima as president of SEMI Japan. Reporting to SEMI president and CEO...
That’s great it starts with an earthquake … R.E.M. Boxing Day 2017 ended with an earthquake in Silicon Valley, at...
I remember the day I became Queen of 3D like it was yesterday: It was 2007 and I was attending...
I’ve often found it somewhat ironic that those responsible for dreaming up and building the technologies that made smart devices,...
When planning the 24th EDPS, the organizing committee, chaired by Shishpal Rawat, former Intel executive, took a number of bold...
Generally, I avoid reading other journalists’ coverage of events I’ve attended until I’ve had a chance to finish my own...
