Climate Change: SEMI Members Rise to Top in Commitment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The recent World Economic Forum event in Davos ranked the unfolding climate crisis among the top three risks companies and governments must address in order to prevent irreversible environmental damage. With the stakes that high, it is becoming...
Innovation, Talent, China and Data as Force for Social Good: Insights from SEMICON Japan
The march of innovation in semiconductor microfabrication technology over the past 60 years has produced electronic devices and information systems that have transformed industries and lives around the world. And while advances in chip technology...
Building the European Microelectronics Talent Pipeline: 5 Takeaways from Inaugural METIS Consortium Meeting
Taking aim at the workers and job training needed to drive microelectronics innovation, 50 members of the recently formed Microelectronics Training, Industry and Skills (METIS) consortium met for the first time in November 2019 to lay out the...
Smart Technologies Amaze at SEMICON Japan 2019!
Augmented reality (AR) tyrannosauruses towered on-screen as I interacted with the creatures in a mix of prehistoric and cutting edge. Or, rather, my AR double was doing the playacting. Minutes later, virtual doppelgangers of a small lineup of...
SEMI Supports Long-Term Industrial Strategy for Europe
Industry4Europe, a coalition of nearly 150 industry organizations including SEMI dedicated to campaigning for an ambitious EU industrial strategy, has published A long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future: from words to action, a set of...
2019 in Review – A Transformational Year for SEMI Global Advocacy
When we entered 2019, our priorities in SEMI Global Advocacy were crystal clear: Continue to advance our public policy priorities under the 4 T’s – Trade, Tax, Talent and Technology – and move toward a global reach. We raised SEMI’s profile on...
SEMI Taiwan Eyes Collaboration with Hsinchu City to Upgrade Local Microelectronics Industry Clusters
High-tech industry clusters in the bustling northern Taiwan port city of Hsinchu look set for an upgrade. Long a world-class hub of the semiconductor and optoelectronic technology industries, Hsinchu City is laying out plans to work with SEMI to...
Skills for Industry: METIS to Support Europe’s Curriculum Guidelines 4.0
We live in the New Industrial Age. Manufacturing is undergoing a profound transformation, driven not only by technological (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, robotics, IoT) but also societal, market and regulatory developments that have fundamental...
SEMI Supports Timely Ratification of the USMCA
The White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the United States has reached final terms on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement (USMCA). The USMCA provides important modifications and updates to the 25-year old North...
Advocating Public Policies for Industry Growth
SEMI Europe’s advocacy team is a key force in influencing public policy in areas of strategic importance to the region’s semiconductor industry, making SEMICON Europa the ideal venue for addressing industry-shaping trends and enacting change on...
