semiconductors

ESD Alliance member company IC Manage enables global teams to efficiently collaborate during design and verification of systems and chips. IC Manage provides design data and IP management, data analytics, hybrid cloud bursting and high-performance computing software to systems and chip companies.

Seeking to spur more green technology innovation for our industry, SEMI Startups for Sustainable Semiconductors launched the third year of the program by inviting startups, academics, and innovators with compelling ideas for advancing semiconductor industry sustainability to apply to participate.

This episode of Resilinc’s Rethinking Resilience supply chain podcast features industry insights from Bettina Weiss, Vice President of Business Development and Product Management at SEMI, George Thompson, Director of the Semiconductor Supply Chain Practice at Genpact.

Cultivating trust and keeping his team agile and innovative as they engage with technology partners and customers is a core focus of John Lee, General Manager and Vice President of the Ansys Electronics, Semiconductors, and Optics Business Unit.

Aki Fujimura, CEO of D2S and a member of the ESD Alliance Governing Council, is an expert on curvilinear (aka curvy) chip design. He believes curvy chip designs will replace the traditional Manhattan routing methods, leading to smaller, faster and more power efficient devices.

Do you know how much gold is embedded in smartphones? Roughly 300 grams! Beyond gold, the value of raw materials in global e-waste was roughly US$57 billion in 2019. The good news is that advances in e-waste mining is making technology more eco-friendly and boosting materials supplies for chips.

Collaboration among industry stakeholders may be instrumental in continuing the demanding pace of Moore’s Law for years to come. Integrating data analytics, ML and AI into semiconductor test processes is an important step in realizing this goal.

The partnership Rick Carlson forged with Illinois Tech is an inspiring story of ways individuals can get involved in helping the semiconductor industry’s professional development programs at the college level.

The greatest opportunities to get more women into the construction industry are with craft professions, where the percentage of participation is much lower than professional staff. Women make up 47% of the total workforce but only 4% of the craft workforce.

Day two of SEMICON Europa featured The Future of Work, an enlightening session that explored the significance of inclusive leadership in fostering a diverse and sustainable workforce. Speakers addressed pressing industry issues such as the global talent shortage.