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3D Packaging Breakthroughs, The GSA Awards, and How the Election Impacts the Microelectronics Industry
See that title? That was only part of how I spent last Thursday (December 3). My morning started with the...
How the US Election Results Will Impact the Microelectronics Industry
With the US election FINALLY behind us, SEMI dedicated a recent installment of its free CEO Webinar Series to analyzing...
What I’m Thankful for This Thanksgiving
2020 has been a year for the books. Honestly, between the divisiveness in the USA caused by this year’s election...
The Semiconductor Industry’s Role in The Social Dilemma
Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse – Sophocles, and the intro to Netflix, The Social Dilemma....
Virtual IWLPC Focuses on Panel Level Packaging
The 2020 International Wafer Level Packaging Conference (Virtual IWLPC) brought up the caboose of several weeks of virtual conferences that...
The Softer Side of the IMAPS Symposium
Because IMAPS is a society, there is a strong community aspect to its events. It was good to see that...
A Tribute to Herb Reiter, Upon his Retirement
Last week, Herb Reiter shared the sad news with me that it was time for him to listen to his...
Process Control and Inspection for High-Value Advanced Packages: It’s Complicated
In September of 2018, I spoke with KLA’s Stephen Hiebert and Pieter Vandewalle about the changing advanced packaging landscape, and...
IMAPS International Symposium Offers a Glimpse of the Emerging Chiplet Ecosystem
I have finally been in this industry long enough to understand the cycle of discussion, scrutiny, call to arms, and...
Snippets from Global SiP Summit at SEMICON Taiwan
I was halfway through my post about my day at Virtual SEMICON Taiwan, when I realized that to do the...
Taiwan’s Semiconductor Business is Flourishing, and More from SEMICON Taiwan
It’s funny. While COVID 19 has restricted our lives in many ways, in others it’s made things more possible. Take...
Are You Ready for an Onslaught of Virtual Events?
From basic webinars and Zoom happy hours (like our SemiSister Social Hour above), to full-blown technical conferences, trade shows, and...
Samsung VP to Keynote IWLPC
San Jose, California – USA – The International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference and Expo announces Dan Oh, Ph.D., Engineering VP of...
How is COVID 19 Impacting the Semiconductor Industry’s Diversity and Inclusion Efforts?
A headline on CNN Business caught my eye last night: Working mothers are quitting to take care of their kids,...
25 Years Perfecting the Art of Metrology
I first met Dr. Thomas Fries, Founder, and CEO of FRT, The Art of Metrology in 2016 at SEMI Europe’s...Cruising the Virtual SEMICON West Expo Hall
This morning at Virtual SEMICON West, I tried to attend a bunch of sessions and take notes so I could...
COVID 19 and Black Lives Matter Change the Conversation for SEMICON West Keynotes
I had a dream last night that the SEMI team was a little upset with me because we were getting...
Virtual SEMICON West 2020: The Soft Launch
Whew! That was a busy two hours! Here’s a short blog post about my initial impressions of Virtual SEMICON West...
