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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.

Semiconductor Cycle

The Semiconductor Cycle: Looking Into the Future

“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...

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ESG Resolutions

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...

Trillion Transistors at IEDM

IEDM 2023: The Trillion Transistor Dilemma

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...

Semiconductor Sustainability at IEDM 2023

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...

Fabs in China

Much Ado About Fabs in China

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...

Net Zero

Getting Every Semiconductor Company to Net Zero

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...

AI-Enabled PCs

Will AI-Enabled PCs Be the Next Inflection Point?

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...

tracking and reporting sustainability

Tracking and Reporting Sustainability: A Stake in the Sand

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,...