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 Summer Conference Highlights: Hardware is Back Baby!
June and July have been busy months from a semiconductor conference perspective. VLSI, IITC, imec IFT America, CEA-Leti Innovation Days, MEPTEC, and SEMI’s Innovation for a Transforming World event were all held in roughly a 4-week period. It’s easy to see why a lot of folks are starting to get...
Achieving Carbon Neutral Computing
According to the Wall Street Journal, (WSJ) the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing that public companies be required to disclose more information on what they are doing to combat climate change and the threats linked to climate change. According to the SEC, approximately 90% of companies in the...
As Semiconductor Spending Explodes,This Sure Feels Like a Super Cycle!
What a time to be in the semiconductor industry! If you’re a chip manufacturer you’re currently being blamed for the woes of the supply chain and shortages, because you failed to anticipate demand. Fortunately, billions of dollars are emerging to help increase capacity. Money is coming from all quarters and...
More Thoughts And Lessons Learned During My Career in Semiconductors
In the Spring 2020 issue of the MEPTEC Report, Herb Reiter briefly emerged from his recent retirement to pen an article and interview based on lessons learned during his 50-year-long career in semiconductors. Turns out he had a lot to say. So with Ira Feldman and Bette Cooper’s blessing, we’re...
PART 2: Lessons 7-13 Learned from Fifty Years in the Semiconductor Industry – A Memoir
In the Spring 2020 issue of the MEPTEC Report, Herb Reiter briefly emerged from his recent retirement to pen an article and interview based on lessons learned from fifty years in the semiconductor industry. Turns out he had a lot to say. So with Ira Feldman and Bette Cooper’s blessing,...
12 Lessons Learned from Fifty Years in the Semiconductor Industry – A Memoir
In the Spring 2020 issue of the MEPTEC Report, Herb Reiter briefly emerged from his recent retirement to pen an article and interview based on lessons learned from 50 years in the semiconductor industry. Turns out he had a lot to say. So with Ira Feldman and Bette Cooper’s blessing,...
Everything is Always Greener on Earth Day
In my day job in the winter, I work in the ski industry, which is working very hard on sustainability and becoming greener. On Earth Day, my inbox was filled with how companies that supply the ski industry are being sustainable, and more importantly are working to drive awareness in...
A History and Analysis of Offshoring and Reshoring the US Semiconductor Industry
Since TSMC made its announcement late in 2020 that they were potentially building a semiconductor fab in Arizona, the reshoring movement has built up steam. Add in the current mess of supply chain issues and shortages that have been created by the pandemic, the USA’s tech trade relationship with China,...
Rare Earth Mining: The Dark Underside of Sustainability
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are increasing demand for Cobalt and Lithium: Two of the world’s rare earth minerals that come with their own environmental issues. (Photo above: The MP Materials mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., is the only rare-earth producing mine in the U.S. (PHOTO: STEVE MARCUS/REUTERS Source Wall Street Journal)...
A Semiconductor Shortage, a Capex Boom, and Onshoring
The semiconductor shortage written about last month seems to have expanded, or at least the panic behind it has expanded, as there will be a major impact on the automotive sector, which then trickles down to multiple businesses worldwide. The only automotive maker that does not seem to be...
