Technology and Trends

Jennifer Braggin, director of technical training at Entegris, was honored with the inaugural SEMI Foundation Excellence in Achievement Award at SEMICON West 2021 in San Francisco in December for her contributions to advancing workforce development and DEI in the microelectronics industry.

The year 1981 was notable for a variety of technology breakthroughs. Few could have predicted just how dramatic an impact the global electronics industry would have in the following 40 years, as it now touches almost every aspect of our daily lives.

Kate Wilson, president of the semiconductor division at Edwards Vacuum, has already made progress in tackling critical issues like reducing Edwards’ carbon footprint, building an inclusive workplace, and contributing to overcoming the global chip shortage.

From the need for more tech talent to fuel digital transformation across all industries to the great resignation and great retirement of workers en masse, the demand for tech talent continues unabated.

During their session Creating a Data Ecosystem to Enable End-to-End Advanced Predictive Manufacturing, Laura Matz of EMD & Raj Narasimhan of Micron provided a case study of their uncommon partnership in creating a shared data ecosystem to prove the advantages of advanced predictive manufacturing.

“Virtual platform environments that combine the verification capabilities of emulation with the pre-silicon functionality insights available through verification intellectual property (VIP) are an increasingly popular way to get designs verified ahead of the curve of new standards,” Browy says.

Semiconductor device manufacturers are focusing on new sensing technologies that can increase wafer throughput, reduce downtime, boost yields and drive other production efficiencies by collecting data that provides insights not previously identified.

Dr. Lanza, Managing Partner of Lanza techVentures and 2014 winner of the Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design, addresses why he believes semiconductors in MedTech is about to become the next big thing.

What is analog computing and what do engineers need to know about it so they can make sound decisions during product development to differentiate their battery-operated always-on devices?

While studies show that workplace diversity helps companies boost innovation and financial results, many organizations struggle to implement diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) programs that make meaningful cultural change.   SEMI spoke with Georgina Janvier, Head of Transformation and...