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As semiconductor manufacturing processes grow more complex and sophisticated, production defects become both more common and harder to predict. Traditional process control techniques such as...

The European Commission launched the new European data strategy in February 2020. The Strategy, together with the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence, is the first pillar of the new digital...

Right after the COVID-19 outbreak, multiple countries in Europe and globally recognized the semiconductor and microelectronics industries as essential and allowed for them to maintain operations of...

imec, a SEMI Strategic Association Partner, is a member of MADEin4, an ECSEL JU consortium of nearly 50 European manufacturers and research and technology organizations (RTOs) working to drive...

In light of COVID-19, the microelectronics industry is undergoing major changes and adapting to a great degree its work practices. This transition has given rise to new skills priorities. In such a...

Global Manufacturing Activity World manufacturing levels improved very slightly in March (Chart 1). The Global PMI rose from 47.1 in February to 47.6 in March, still remaining well in contraction...

Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide, affecting over 13 million people each year and costing tens of billions of dollars. Sensome, a French medtech that offers...

In the challenging world of high-volume manufacturing, rigorous inspection and monitoring of production systems is critical in order to meet high product quality and safety standards. By employing...

In the future, electronics-related gear including advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) will account for a whopping 50 percent of automotive costs. More importantly, with more control of vehicles...

Expect slow recovery in 2020 to pave the way to a record next year Global fab equipment spending promises to crawl out of a gloomy 2019 and see a modest recovery this year before a sharp uptick...

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...