Innovation, Talent, China and Data as Force for Social Good: Insights from SEMICON Japan
The march of innovation in semiconductor microfabrication technology over the past 60 years has produced electronic devices and information systems that have transformed industries and lives around the world. And while advances in chip technology...
SEMI Taiwan Eyes Collaboration with Hsinchu City to Upgrade Local Microelectronics Industry Clusters
High-tech industry clusters in the bustling northern Taiwan port city of Hsinchu look set for an upgrade. Long a world-class hub of the semiconductor and optoelectronic technology industries, Hsinchu City is laying out plans to work with SEMI to...
Skills for Industry: METIS to Support Europe’s Curriculum Guidelines 4.0
We live in the New Industrial Age. Manufacturing is undergoing a profound transformation, driven not only by technological (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, robotics, IoT) but also societal, market and regulatory developments that have fundamental...
Future Innovators Gather in Seoul for Inspiration, Career Insights
Once an unpopular career destination for university graduates in Korea, the semiconductor industry has been a plum target since the rise of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as global leaders and key growth engines for the Korean economy. The...
Spotlight on SEMI Women Honors Debbie Gustafson of Energetiq Technology
SEMI is excited to recognize Debbie Gustafson, CEO of Energetiq Technology as the SEMI Spotlight on Women honoree for Q3 2019!
Shifting Fast to Meet Industry Needs in Changing World
Global and regional forces shaping the $2 trillion electronics industry have intensified more in the past few years than at any other time I can recall. The uncertainty bred by trade wars, corporate tax changes, new environmental regulations,...
New UC Berkeley Survey Aims to Boost Tech Workplace Diversity
The University of California, Berkeley has partnered with the tech industry to change the way organizations recruit from the school’s college of engineering and help graduates identify employers that reflect their values. Technology companies can...
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...
Korean Middle Schoolers Dream of Chip Industry Careers, Get Real with Hands-On Learning
The future of the semiconductor industry began to blossom recently in Seoul, South Korea as young, innovative minds teased out secrets to electronics manufacturing and their path to enter the industry one day. Twenty-seven middle schoolers gathered...
SEMICON West - SEMI Global Advocacy Collaborates to Advance Industry Interests
Like all other SEMICON expositions, SEMICON West last month gathered thousands of people to make business connections and learn about the industry and its opportunities. But the events are also great venues for SEMI’s Global Industry Advocacy team...