MEMS Actuators Power Emerging Applications
MEMS actuators transform electronic signals into something that can be sensed or touched by the end user of an electronics device. A case in point: MEMS actuators such as print heads in inkjet printers transform electronic files into text or...
Enhancing Yield by Minimizing Contamination: ALD Coatings for Critical Chamber Components
With each transition to a new technology node, fab requirements for metal and particle contamination become more stringent, posing challenges for existing coating methods such as anodization or plasma spray that may not provide complete protection...
What’s Driving Changes in MEMS Sensors for Automotive?
The automotive industry is changing. Our vehicles are getting electrified, connected and automated. As this trend is accelerating, it’s having an impact on how semiconductor devices, including MEMS sensors, are designed and qualified for automotive....
University Students Help Shape Flexible Electronics Innovation at FLEX Conference 2021
New treatments for vascular disease. Optimized agricultural production. Beefed up performance of wearable devices and flexible displays.
Black History Month: Working in the Chip Industry – One SEMI Workforce Development Employee’s Journey
Nikki Zaahir joined SEMI last year as senior program administrator on the SEMI Works team after spending the last 15 years designing, coordinating and directing programs that help people develop job skills and find full-time employment. Her career...
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Optimizing Semiconductor Fab Workforces to Keep Pace with Evolving Technologies
SEMI spoke with Andreas C. Zimmer, Executive Search and Selection Consultant at ZIAN & Co industrial consulting and recruitment, about strategies for attracting and retaining talent and promoting careers in semiconductor industry. Zimmer shared his...
TDK Ventures Invests in Materials Science: Back to the Basics, but with a Mission
Materials science – a field that includes elements of applied physics, chemistry, and mulit-disciplinary engineering applied to magnetics, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers and silicon – serves as the foundation for technologies that have driven much...
Remote Vital Sign Monitoring Technologies Help Drive New Standard of Healthcare with imec on the Leading Edge
The recent global pandemic redefined well-established paradigms in healthcare. The classic model involving frequent hospital visits is no longer viable due to the risk of contagion. The focus is now on remote and pervasive vital sign monitoring...
Fast Track to Medical Diagnostics with Semiconductors
SEMI spoke with Dr. Franz Laermer, Research Fellow (Senior Chief Expert) at Robert Bosch GmbH Stuttgart, Corporate Sector Research and Advance Engineering, about the latest trends in medical diagnostics and personalized treatments. An open platform...