Not All COVID-19 Tests Are Created Equal – New Biosensors to Improve Speed and Connectivity
While the world awaits a working vaccine to protect us from COVID-19, we need to employ all available tools to help curb the spread of this novel virus. On the one hand, it’s remarkable that we’re relying on the same low-tech tools that our...
MEMS and Image Sensors Trends in the Age of COVID-19
MEMS and image sensors are shining stars in the chip industry as technology companies worldwide accelerate innovation in the fight against COVID-19. The tiny devices are behind advances in areas of electronics ranging from thermal imaging and faster...
COVID-19 Best Practices: UES Response Maintains Vital Support of Government, Industry Customers
At UES, Inc., our 300 employees faced a myriad of productivity, logistics, and communication challenges as we responded to COVID-19 yet we continued our work uninterrupted to deliver scientific research and technical expertise to the Department of...
Post COVID-19 Impacts and Strategies for the Semiconductor Supply Chain: Insights from SEMI Japan Members Day Webinar Series
Japan’s semiconductor industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic to post robust growth. Far from a temporary setback, COVID-19 will lead to enduring change in how we work and live. And just as automation has been a bulwark against the devastating...
Something Unhealthy is in the Air
Why do we need environmental air pollution sensors?
Lam Research to Expand Global Capacity with New Production Facility in Southeast Asia
I recently spoke with Andrew Goh, Vice President at General Manager at Lam Research Southeast Asia, about the importance of the company's new production facility in Penang and its COVID-19 relief efforts. Ng: Before we delve into details, please...
SEMI Evolves with Eye to Future: Interview with Bettina Weiss
A lot has happened in fifty years, particularly when it comes to the microelectronics industry. Founded in 1970 by a group of semiconductor industry pioneers who believed that co-opetition — instead of traditional competition—would produce a more...
AEM Global Diversification Key to Business Continuity During COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted major impacts on manufacturing operations worldwide including in the semiconductor industry. The virus has left millions of people confined to their homes, resulting in a massive shift to virtual work and online...
Microchip Technology Battles COVID-19 in Bid to Help Drive Philippines Business Recovery
As the COVID-19 quarantine-related restrictions for commerce and transportation are lifted in the Philippines, companies are dusting off desks, cleaning coffee mugs, warming up equipment and gradually bringing back staff to resume full operations....
How the Semiconductor Industry Can Emerge Stronger After the COVID-19 Crisis
Semiconductor companies that begin revising their long-term strategies now may emerge stronger in the next normal.