Passing the Torch: Reflections from SEMICON Europa 2025 Nov 24, 2025 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs, Francoise in 3D
Francoise Unfiltered: Thoughts from IMAPS Symposium and SEMICON West Oct 15, 2025 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs, Francoise in 3D
Changes at 3D InCites: Here’s What You Need to Know Oct 01, 2025 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs, Francoise in 3D
3D InCites Mural Project To Seed New DEI FundMar 19, 2021 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs For the last several years, we held the 3D InCites Mural Project, in conjunction with the 3D InCites Awards, in...
Announcing the Finalists of the 2021 3D InCItes Sustainability Award and SemiSister AwardMar 16, 2021 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs As part of our annual 3D InCites Awards program, we decided this year to turn the spotlight on two areas...
The Digital Transformation is Here, and Semiconductors are Its LifebloodMar 03, 2021 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs After a year living in the shadow of COVID 19, the speakers at the Technology Unites Global Summit Executive Forum...
Technology Unites Global Summit: My Networking ExperienceFeb 18, 2021 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs I spent the better part of each morning this week (February 15-19) in our virtual booth at SEMI’s Technology Unites...
Looking Back on 2020 and Moving Forward into 2021Feb 11, 2021 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs COVID-19 hit the world in early 2020 with very little warning. The semiconductor industry was poised for recovery, and all...
Revamping U.S. Export Controls to Benefit the Global Semiconductor Supply ChainFeb 03, 2021 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs At Virtual ISS 2021, during the session on geopolitics, Martijn Rasser of The Center for a New American Security (CNAS);...
Closing Out 2020 at the MEPTEC Holiday HangoutDec 23, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs After nine months of Zooming into all the virtual events, I can’t wait for things to go live again. In...
3D Packaging Breakthroughs, The GSA Awards, and How the Election Impacts the Microelectronics IndustryDec 07, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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 IndustryDec 07, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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 ThanksgivingNov 25, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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 DilemmaNov 11, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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 PackagingOct 26, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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 SymposiumOct 21, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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 RetirementOct 20, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Last week, Herb Reiter shared the sad news with me that it was time for him to listen to his...
IMAPS International Symposium Offers a Glimpse of the Emerging Chiplet EcosystemOct 12, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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 TaiwanOct 01, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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 TaiwanSep 30, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs 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?Sep 11, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs From basic webinars and Zoom happy hours (like our SemiSister Social Hour above), to full-blown technical conferences, trade shows, and...
How is COVID 19 Impacting the Semiconductor Industry’s Diversity and Inclusion Efforts?Aug 20, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs A headline on CNN Business caught my eye last night: Working mothers are quitting to take care of their kids,...
Cruising the Virtual SEMICON West Expo HallJul 22, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs This morning at Virtual SEMICON West, I tried to attend a bunch of sessions and take notes so I could...