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Why Men Should Attend Women-Focused Events like Women in Semiconductors
In a recent LinkedIn post about The Barbie Movie, former Women in Semiconductors (WiS) committee co-chair Garima Gautam wrote that “every year there are...Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
The CHIPS and Science Act aims to bring semiconductor research & development and manufacturing back to U.S. soil. Not only...
SEMI Foundation WIS Event Focuses on Bridging the Gender Gap Through Allyship
I attended my first SEMI Foundation-organized Women in Semiconductors (WIS) event on May 1st. It was held in conjunction with...
CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program Seeking Interns and Host Companies
The CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program helps UC students pursue world-changing research and accelerate their careers. The Center for Information Technology...
Help Us Meet our 100K Goal for the 3D InCites DEI Fund
Last year, we put our money where our mouth is. Instead of just talking about how diversity, equity, and inclusion...
Smartphone Addiction is Not a Gender-Specific Problem
An open letter to David Benjamin, EE Times Dear David, You really don’t get it. Why? Why, when more women...
The Role DEI Plays in Achieving a Sustainable Future
I was recently invited by IMAPS UK to give a keynote at their annual conference, MicroTech 2021. The topic was...
SemiSister Success Story: A Woman on the Edge of 3D Technology
Severine Cheramy has devoted her career to developing 3D integration technologies and bringing them to market. She was the first...
As a Pioneer in EDA, Dr. Mary Jane Irwin Pays it Forward
Tomorrow evening (Nov. 7, 2019), Dr. Mary Jane Irwin will take the stage at a dinner being held in her...
The World Series 2019: The Technology of Baseball
I’m a huge baseball fan. And while my favorite team, the Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t even make it into the playoffs,...
SemiSister Success Stories: Lena Nicolaides Turns Adversity into Opportunity
I first met Lena Nicolaides on a tour of KLA’s manufacturing area in 2015, just before the launch of the...
How Do We Entice Young Women to Pursue Careers in Microelectronics & Packaging?
If what is expressed during ongoing discussions on gender diversity and inclusion at semiconductor and packaging industry events is true,...
Advice on Gender Diversity and Inclusion from the Trenches
From the semiconductor industry panels on gender diversity and inclusion and networking receptions to casual lunches and one-on-one interviews, I’ve...
How Do We Improve Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Semiconductor Industry?
In 2018, gender diversity and inclusion (D&I) ranked right up there with artificial intelligence, autonomous cars, and panel-level packaging as...
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough to Keep Rozalia Beica From Success
“Driven” doesn’t even begin to describe Romanian-born Rozalia Beica, global director, strategic marketing, DowDupont. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor whizzing...
How Jessica Gomez Short-Circuited Her Way to CEO: A SemiSister Success Story
The number is sobering: according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor of Statistics, 16.9% of chemical engineers and 12.3% of...
Highlights from the 2017 European 3D Summit
The 5th Annual European 3D Summit drew 220 attendees from 18 countries who gathered to understand the latest advanced packaging,...
SemiSisters: Factoring in the X
This blog post has nothing to do with 3D technologies. But since I run this website and the Françoisein3D blog,...