Preparing the European Microelectronics Workforce for the AI Era
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerged in the 1950s, only in recent years have AI applications proliferated with the explosion of data and continuing improvements in Moore’s law that have driven rising processing speeds. Voice assistants, image...
Intel Products Vietnam Helps Drive Company’s Expansion into New Markets, Attracts Foreign Investment, Combats COVID-19
A 500,000 ft2 (~47,000 m2) state-of-the-art cleanroom facility still towers as the largest U.S. high-technology investment in Vietnam 10 years after starting operations in Saigon High Tech Park in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City. The structure built by...
Building the Talent Pipeline, One Step at a Time
Back in February of this year, we launched SEMI Works™, a landmark SEMI program designed to grow and sustain the electronics industry talent pipeline from the ground up. But it was much more than a program launch. The introduction was a resounding...
Breaking the Memory Wall: The AI Bottleneck
In the long unfolding arc of technology innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) looms immense. In its quest to mimic human behavior, the technology touches energy, agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, construction, transportation and...
SEMI Works – Leading the Electronics Industry to Build the Talent Pipeline
On the day I joined SEMI in March of 2017, I was filled with excitement to be on-boarding at a time when great, leaping strides in innovation were driving the rapid expansion of our ecosystem. In my many conversations with members that followed, I...
2019FLEX Japan to Explore Flexible and Printed Electronics Markets and Innovations
How are flexible electronics impacting the automotive sector? How will medical diagnostics and life sciences be changing with the advent of flexible, conformable electronics? How does space exploration intersect with the continued development of...
SEMI’s New Collaborative Platform: Assessing Emerging Technologies for the Digital World
SEMI has long promoted the industry collaboration that has contributed to the rise of the smart digital world we live in today. A world where data is being generated continuously by systems, gadgets, and sensors around us – often referred to as the...
SEMICON Korea: New Technologies Power Chip Industry Paradigm Shift, Growth
The more than 53,000 people who flocked to SEMICON Korea last month were treated to a motherlode of insight into the future of the semiconductor industry as 470 companies exhibited innovative technologies in more than 2,000 booths. But the annual...
SEMI, imec to Drive Industry Roadmap Alignment and Innovation in Healthcare, Transportation and IoT
SEMI and imec are joining forces to drive innovation and deepen industry alignment on technology roadmaps and international standards while adding technology depth to SEMI’s five vertical application platforms including Smart Transportation, Smart...
AI Drives Next Wave of Chip Innovation and Growth: Ajit Manocha, SEMI President and CEO
We are living in a digital world where semiconductors are taken for granted, AI is bringing semiconductors back into the deserved spotlight, and now we are witnessing the dawn of the Cognitive Era enabled by semiconductors,” SEMI president and CEO...