A long-time evangelist of 3D integration technologies, Herb Reiter puts more than 20 years of experiences in technical and business roles at semiconductor and EDA companies to work, providing a holistic perspective and insight on how to bring 3D integration to the masses.
From November to April for the past seven years, I have spent a considerable amount of time on the snow as a ski instructor. In 2019 the International Ski and Snowboard Federation implemented a ban on fluorinated waxes that took place in July of 2021. The change left skiers scrambling,...
At ISS 2024, SEMI reported that fab equipment sales look to be flat in 2024 — right around $100 billion. We won’t know for sure until the final numbers are in for the year, but at the moment, it’s a pretty good estimate. TechInsights has wafer fab equipment (WFE) coming...
“It ain’t over till it’s over.” is a frequently used Yogi Berra saying. The current semiconductor cycle has that feeling. While for some parts it appears to be over, for other parts it looks like most segments are at the bottom, and there are no strong growth indicators for the...
Happy 2024! For many the start of the New Year includes resolutions or goals to try to accomplish throughout the year. From a sustainability standpoint, this means that the ESG teams are collecting the data from 2023 to determine if they achieved what they had published in their 2022 sustainability...
It all depends upon who you talk to at IEDM 2023. The semiconductor chip industry is either moving into a new realm that will be based upon chiplet technology, or the industry is continuing to drive front-end and backend technology forward and the two technologies are morphing together to drive...
The Semiconductor industry has been ramping up its focus on sustainability for the past three to four years. Strong sustainability efforts have been in place for ST Microelectronics and Intel since 2011 and have trickled down to their suppliers through a sustainability focus on the supply chain. When Apple and...
China’s semiconductor industry has been in the news a great deal over the past year. 7nm technology advancements, sanctions, new sanctions, allegations of future dumping of semiconductors, and China is the only region to see year-over-year growth in semiconductor equipment in 2023. Trend Force published a report in early November...
My sustainability news feed has been filled with articles regarding COP 28, and news of successes and failures regarding the reduction of CO2 levels in 2023. Most of these are focused on the prospect of missing the 1.5°C target set in Paris, the positives and negatives of carbon capture, the...
September and October are busy months in the technology world, as companies have their annual analyst day, where they show off and introduce new technology. Shortly after the analyst day comes earnings season. This timing gives CEOs the opportunity to use the old adage: Tell them, tell them again, and...
As sustainability matures, the fall of the year seems to be when there is a significant focus on sustainability, culminating in the Conference of the Party (COP) meetings in late November. Companies publish their ESG reports if they have done so earlier in the year. Ratings companies release their rankings,...