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Earth Day has passed. Companies’ ESP/social responsibility reports are beginning to appear and they have been commenting on their progress in their Q1 earnings report. The early data in the semiconductor and microelectronics segment looks encouraging. The percentage of renewables in their energy portfolio is increasing. Water conservation and water-positive...
When you replace your PC with an AI-enabled one, will you make sure your old device goes into an electronics recycling program? In November of 2023, I wrote about artificial intelligence (AI) personal computers (PCs) possibly being a growth driver of the 2024 PC and semiconductor growth. Our trusty editor...
When I worked for Advanced Packaging magazine in the early 2000s, we sometimes got pitches from companies that made cardboard boxes or foam cushioning materials. Their spokespeople obviously had not read the magazine or looked beyond the word “packaging” in the title. We ignored those pitches. However, many levels of...
From November to April for the past seven years, I have spent a considerable amount of time on the snow as a ski instructor. In 2019 the International Ski and Snowboard Federation implemented a ban on fluorinated waxes that took place in July of 2021. The change left skiers scrambling,...
Paul Harvey, a news radio personality was famous for his trademark “the other side of the story”. At the close of his newscast each day, he would highlight a news story, or personality, and tell the other side of the story; the one that most of the public was not...
I host online discussions about sustainable manufacturing. During one of these events in October that included participants from the 3D InCites community, I asked what topics people wanted to read about in the blog. Someone brought up recycling and repair of smartphones. With increased emphasis on the right to repair,...
MILPITAS, Calif. — May 4, 2022 — SEMI today announced the promotion of 20-year SEMI veteran Paul Trio to Director of the SEMI International Standards program, effective immediately. Trio will lead the global SEMI Standards staff in managing the industry committees, task force and group meetings, balloting and processes for...
Everyone in the semiconductor industry knows that if you want to be where the action is in January, SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium at the Ritz Carlton in Half-Moon Bay is the place to be. Except for this year. This year, thanks to Omicron, we had to wait until April to...
Bill Gates starts the introduction of his book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, with the header: 51 billion to Zero. This caused me to pause a bit and question the logic of getting to zero, but after doing a significant amount of research and reading a lot of 8×10...
On the wall in “The Strip” at Eindhoven’s High Tech Campus is a quote from Albert Einstein “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” This pretty much defines the mindset of those who are fortunate enough to work in this mecca of R&D. I...
