Technology and Trends

The new cooperation between Taiwan and the U.S. on cybersecurity standards promises to elevate the profile of Taiwan’s suppliers in the global semiconductor supply chain. The two regions’ collaboration on international cybersecurity policy is an important step forward.

The greatest opportunities to get more women into the construction industry are with craft professions, where the percentage of participation is much lower than professional staff. Women make up 47% of the total workforce but only 4% of the craft workforce.

more than 10 Corporate Venture Capital firms from the semiconductor ecosystem have come together to establish Startups for Sustainable Semiconductors, a program for startup companies with sustainable innovations that can help advance the semiconductor industry in its journey to become greener.

How many chips are in a modern car? According to industry estimates, the average modern car sports between 1,400 and 1,500 semiconductor chips. Some cars boast as many as 3,000 chips. Staggering!

Prakash Narain, CEO of Real Intent, describes how his thirst to build a company led to the founding of Real Intent 25 years ago. He also offers advice on how to move into management or entrepreneurism and we conclude our talk with his opinion of recent industry trends.

the future is bright for edge intelligence with a synergistic approach turning challenges into opportunities in computing, sensing, wireless, power, and integration.

Hosong Hwang, Head of the Environment Team at Samsung Electronics, provides an overview of Samsung’s new environmental strategy and delves into the sustainability journey of a globally renowned electronics company.

The SEMI PFAS Initiative will accelerate industry efforts to reduce PFAS dependency, mitigate PFAS-related semiconductor supply chain disruption, and encourage environmentally responsible risk management in cases where there are no alternatives to PFAS.

The SEMI Cybersecurity consortium, launched at SEMICON West in July, has established key priorities in its mission to develop and promote a standards-based, industry-wide approach to improve cybersecurity and accelerate implementation of actionable solutions.

SEMI spoke with imec Lars-Ake Ragnarsson, Program Director Sustainable Technologies and Systems (SSTS), about the semiconductor industry challenges to reduce environmental impact and how industry leaders can collaborate to get to the net zero.