SEMI Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Supporting Continuity of Members’ Business Operations Apr 08, 2021 · By Michael Ciesinski · Blogs, From Different Dimensions
Rising from the Ashes: StratEdge Corporation’s Recent Rocky History Feb 17, 2021 · By Casey Krawiec · Blogs, From Different Dimensions
Fan-Out Panel-Level Packaging Takes Off Mar 17, 2021 · By Evatec AG · Blogs, From Different Dimensions
Doing Business in China: A European Company’s Perspective Feb 09, 2021 · By ERS electronic GmbH · Blogs, From Different Dimensions
The Big Squeeze – Why OSATs Need to Work Smarter Feb 04, 2021 · By Danielle Baptiste · Blogs, From Different Dimensions
Semiconductor Backend Processes: Additional SEMI Standards Related to GEMJun 14, 2020 · By Cimetrix · BlogsBackground In a few previous blogs, I shared how the relatively new SEMI Advanced Backend Factory Integration (ABFI) task force...
Stay Virtually Connected with Your Industry Colleagues and Favorite Topics at ECTC 2020May 26, 2020 · By Rozalia Beica · BlogsOn behalf of the entire Program and Executive Committees, it is my pleasure to invite and welcome all of you...
I’m Not Thrilled to Write this Blog PostMay 20, 2020 · By KiterocketOne of the ongoing travesties in public relations? Press release quotes. Looked upon as a necessary evil by most writers,...
TSMC Tales: Building 5nm Fab in Arizona; Cancelling New Huawei OrdersMay 18, 2020 · By Dean Freeman · BlogsLots of news over the weekend regarding TSMC. The big news is that TSMC is projected to build its first...
Temporary Wafer Bonding System Is Based On Electrostatics, Not AdhesivesMay 11, 2020 · By Paul Werbaneth · 3D In-DepthTemporary wafer bonding is widely employed in semiconductor device fabrication and in semiconductor device packaging applications, particularly now that changes...
Chiplets: The New Era BeginsMay 08, 2020 · By Jan Vardaman · BlogsThe semiconductor industry has entered a new era and the role of design including the package has become increasingly important....
Chiplets Promise to put Moore’s Law Back on TrackMay 06, 2020 · By Tom Hackenberg · Blogs Moore’s Law may not be dead, but at 55 years old, it’s certainly feeling its age, with the pace of...
Commerce Department Tightens the Screws on the US Semiconductor IndustryMay 05, 2020 · By Dean Freeman · BlogsOn April 28, the commerce department issued the following news release that could deeply impact the US semiconductor industry: “The...
Six Ways to Repurpose Your Tradeshow InvestmentApr 24, 2020 · By Kiterocket · BlogsLike all global industries, the tech industry is being challenged in unprecedented ways as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus...
Recent Achievements in SEMI StandardsApr 13, 2020 · By James Amano · BlogsThe first SEMI Standards Committee was formed in 1973 to address silicon wafer dimensional specifications. At the time, there was...
Semiconductor Industry Collaboration Becomes More Critical as Technologies ConvergeApr 01, 2020 · By Samer Bahou · BlogsPerhaps more than at any point in the history of the semiconductor industry, the manufacturing and design supply chain is...
COVID-19 and Semiconductor Recovery: What Does the Future Hold?Mar 30, 2020 · By Dean Freeman · BlogsWhile the fog surrounding COVID-19 is still heavy out there, over the past week it has started to clear enough...
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The SameMar 26, 2020 · By Cimetrix · BlogsBy David Francis; Director of Product Management, Cimetrix In the early 1990’s I worked with companies like Motorola, Wacker Siltronics,...
COVID-19: What Can We Learn from China’s Experience?Mar 23, 2020 · By Ina Chu · BlogsAcross the world, citizens are settling into a temporary new normal necessitated by efforts to slow the spread of the...
Heterogeneous Integration Technologies for Moore’s Law 2.0 and BeyondMar 12, 2020 · By Jan Vardaman · BlogsDespite travel restrictions due to the Coronavirus, Dr. Douglas Yu, Vice President of R&D for TSMC gave a keynote via...
Why implement a SECS GEM driver?Feb 26, 2020 · By Cimetrix · BlogsA SECS GEM driver can be looked at from a factory or equipment supplier perspective. I will discuss both of...
Big Data and Beyond: PTC Summit Examines AI and ML for Smart City ApplicationsFeb 05, 2020 · By Paul WerbanethThe problem at its most succinct: “A piece of equipment will deteriorate much more predictably than a human body does.”...
Industry Standards Activity Report November 2019Jan 26, 2020 · By Cimetrix · BlogsThe SEMI North American standards meetings for the Information and Control Committee were held recently and the following is a...
GEM: Meeting Future Needs by Building on the Stability of the PastJan 26, 2020 · By Cimetrix · BlogsAs a young boy, I liked to work on the family car with my dad. He taught me how to change...
Successful Growth in 2020 Calls for a Sustainable ApproachJan 15, 2020 · By David WangOn the whole, 2019 was a very interesting year for the global semiconductor industry. After a record-setting 2018, the market...