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...
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....
Entegris’s Pandemic Response and Best Practices for a Global Team
Olivier Corvez, senior manager of Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability at SEMI, sat down (virtually) with Todd Patterson, vice president of global EHS for Entegris Global Operations, to discuss how Entegris has responded to the global...
Electronic Materials Market Weathers the Pandemic – For Now
Linx Consulting and Hilltop Economics continue to monitor how the global economy impacts the electronic materials supply chain. Amidst the recent economic and revenue results releases, we have generated a series of potential scenarios for the next...
Exhibitors Gear Up for SEMICON China 2020 – Safety SEMI Top Priority
In the two months since the COVID-19 outbreak in January, the Chinese economy has shifted from shock to ongoing recovery under the guidance of the Chinese government. China has worked tirelessly to restore production at its chip manufacturing...
Why You Need to Think about Supply-Chain Diversity
At Intel, we look for ways to apply our technology to address global challenges while serving as a role model for how companies should operate. When it comes to our suppliers, Intel expects strong partners that help build successful solutions while...
The Importance of a Well-Coordinated Semiconductor Supply Chain
Would you buy your next hotdog in parts, from un-coordinated suppliers? For example: Get the bun from a baker, the sausage from a butcher, mustard and/or ketchup and veggies from the nearest supermarket? If yes, you may find the sausage being too...
Identifying PFOA Levels in the Equipment Supply Chain and the Threat to the Secondary Equipment Market
Introduction
Starting July 4, 2022, PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid) levels in semiconductor manufacturing and related equipment (SMRE), including replacement parts, entering the European Union (EU) will be restricted to 25 ppb per component (or any...