Workforce Development

The CHIPS Program Office (CPO) yesterday released materials to provide additional guidance for CHIPS funding applicants.

SEMICON Korea 2023 showcased the latest developments in high-priority areas including sustainability, smart manufacturing, advanced chip technologies, and workforce development. Keynotes by semiconductor leaders AMD, imec and Lam Research on critical chip industry trends.

The tech industry is currently undergoing a cultural transformation, driven by the growing recognition of the importance of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) in the workplace. Companies are increasingly being held accountable for their actions.

Comet Yxlon provides X-ray and  computed tomography (CT) inspection solutions for R&D labs and production environments, including semiconductor manufacturing facilities, to enhance their productivity.

The SEMI Foundation’s new flash mentoring program will scale SEMI Mentoring’s reach and drive authentic, organic connections between college students and professionals at SEMI member companies.

EMD Electronics is committed to meeting veterans where they are, and we support their transition from military life to civilian and professional life, providing a sense of community and leveraging their existing skills while helping them build new ones.

SEMI Korea provides the latest updates on the economy, COVID-19, semiconductor industry Investments, government and university Initiatives, workforce development, SEMI events and SEMI Members Day.

Avellán Jaramillo identifies as Latina (she, her, ella). She interned at Applied Materials during the summer of 2022 and presented during SEMICON West 2022, is a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science & Engineering at University of California, Berkeley. Read her journey in technology.

SEMI Korea’s efforts to recruit talent and increase diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) to help meet the semiconductor industry’s current and future workforce needs are growing in importance as the industry presses ahead to recruit skilled workers.

More than 2 years after the start of the pandemic, the US unemployment rate has dropped dramatically to 3.5% in July 2022, the lowest since February 2020. However, the participation rate has not recovered in one important segment of the workforce: women – particularly women in professional careers.