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Podcast: SEMICON West 2022 Highlights – Sustainability, Talent and Perspectives From New SEMI Americas President

With sustainability and workforce development two big themes at SEMICON West 2022, Françoise von Trapp of 3D InCites spoke with Ajit Manocha, SEMI President and CEO; Shari Liss, Executive Director of the SEMI Foundation; and Mousumi Bhat, Vice President of SEMI Sustainability Programs. Listen in.

Insights from Industry Strategy Symposium Europe 2022

ISS Europe 2022 featured a new program and event format with industry insights and strategic topics condensed into one day of programming on 3 critical challenges facing the microelectronics industry: the energy crisis and sustainability, supply chain disruptions, and the talent pipeline shortage.

Alternative Career Paths Help Meet Semiconductor Industry Workforce Needs

Alternative career paths are more important today than ever before, particularly in the semiconductor industry, where an aging workforce and a host of new fabs under construction threaten to worsen the existing talent shortage. The industry faces a multifaceted challenge in the coming years– people.

Celebrating Pride Month: A Conversation with SEMI’s Rick Zentler

Tech companies celebrate Pride in different ways, from diversity, equity, and inclusion Movie Clubs to Pride-focused trivia games and educational events. This type of company-wide celebration and recognition is important, because LGBT+ people face significant challenges in the workplace.

SEMI FlexTech Funds Supercooled Microcapsule Technology Development to Reduce Temperatures for Advanced Packaging

The SEMI FlexTech R&D program recently completed project FT19-19-190 with SAFI-Tech to create a solder material with a substantially lower melting point than conventional solder paste, reducing the thermal stresses created by high-temperature processing used for smaller packaging technologies.

Celebrating SEMI Members as They Reach New Milestones in Q1 2022

Connecting the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain would not be possible without the continued partnerships and achievements of SEMI members. SEMI extends a special thank you to the following companies for celebrating these SEMI membership milestones in 1Q2022.

Girls in STEM to Women in Leadership

The theme of the 6th annual Women in Semiconductors (WiS) program, held in conjunction with ASMC 2022, was inclusion, mentorship, and networking. The presentations at this year’s program were authentic and personal, prompting honest dialogue and responses from attendees.

SEMI High Tech U Now Offers K-12 Classroom STEM Kits to Inspire Next-Generation Chip Workforce

A 2018 longitudinal study of SEMI's High Tech U participants showed the program’s deep influence: 82% of SEMI HTU graduates followed a path to higher education, 78% completed STEM degrees, and 70% reported that the program influenced their choice of field or career.

Startups for Semiconductor Sustainability Finalists Announced in Next Step to Greener Chip Industry

In 2021, SEMI member companies joined forces to partner with the world’s top startups to bring new sustainability technologies to semiconductor operations. The initiative, called Startups for Semiconductor Sustainability, covers three areas: Energy efficiency, water technologies, & material usage.

SEMI Foundation’s Shari Liss Testifies Before House Panel on Critical Microelectronics Industry Workforce Development Issues

On February 15, the Science Research and Technology Subcommittee, one of five subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, held a timely hearing to explore semiconductor legislation and the industry’s workforce needs.