semiconductor manufacturing

With semiconductor sales expected to double to $1.2 trillion USD in the next 10 years, the microelectronics industry must address rising geopolitical trade tensions, countries pursuing chip supremacy ahead of global supply chain collaboration, and talent shortfalls noted Ajit Manocha, CEO of SEMI.

After ther disruption caused by COVID-19, four of SEMI’s seven flagship events, SEMICON Europa, SEMICON West, SEMICON Japan, and SEMICON Taiwan are set to welcome back exhibitors and visitors to show floors starting in mid-November.

In order to achieve the European Green Deal’s zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment, the European Commission announced its intention to restrict the use of the most harmful chemicals, except in cases where they are deemed essential for society.

​Europe is facing an acute shortage of skilled microelectronics workers that undermines the growth potential of both the electronics industry and European economy as a whole. The shortfall looms large- a skilled and diverse workforce that can continuously innovate is the oxygen of microelectronics. 

On 21/9, SEMI and a coalition of 40 industry organisations sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for decisive action to solve implementation issues within the European Union Waste Framework Directive, specifically the Substances of Concern in Products database.

Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, digital twins and big data analytics have become essential in sustaining innovation and production capabilities for numerous European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Read to see SEMI Europe's policy recommendations pertaining to Europe’s data strategy for the consideration of the Commission, the Parliament and the Council.

As many governments around the world are currently taking steps to return to business, it is becoming crucial for the EU and Member States to harmonize policies related to cross-border travel for essential workers within and beyond Europe.

SEMI spoke with Valentina Terzieva, Manager EU funded projects at imec, about the vital importance of the consortium in spurring Industry 4.0 advances. imec leads the MADEin4 Requirements, Samples and Industry 4.0 pilot line infrastructure work package.

The first of its kind, the Metrology Advances for Digitized ECS Industry 4.0 (MADEin4) project aims to develop the next generation of metrology tools, machine learning methods and applications to help drive higher manufacturing productivity in the semiconductor and automotive industries.