SEMIEXPO Vietnam will be a pivotal event, exploring opportunities for businesses across the semiconductor value chain, from assembly and testing, to fabless/design. This premier… Read More
SEMICON West 2025 makes its debut in Phoenix, October 7–9—positioning the city as a key hub for innovation and industry growth. This milestone event gathers global leaders across the microelectronics supply chain to explore transformative technologies, develop the future workforce, and drive strategic collaboration. Now… Read More
Penang has been a significant player in the semiconductor industry, supplying 20% of the semiconductor products imported by the US as of February 2023. The region is often referred to as the “Silicon Valley of the East,” highlighting its crucial role in the global semiconductor value chain. SEMIEXPO aims to highlight… Read More
Every spring, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, organizes a get together where industry executives and experts gather to network and talk about trends in the electronic design automation industry.
The theme of this year’s event, once again co-hosted by Keysight, is “How Multi-Physics is Reshaping Chip Design and… Read More
Semiconductor Intelligence (SC-IQ) estimates semiconductor capital expenditures (CapEx) in 2024 were $155 billion, down 5% from $164 billion in 2023. Our forecast for 2025 is $160 billion, up 3%. The increase in 2025 is primarily driven by two companies. TSMC, the largest foundry company, plans between $38 billion and $42 billion… Read More
Insights into the Semiconductor Industry and the Semiconductor Supply Chain
I am not an expert in geopolitical issues, but lately, my research has begun to worry me. As I was preparing to be interviewed for Chinese media, I was in my “Chinese Zone”, adapting to what is palatable to a Chinese audience. Maybe my mode provoked the thought:… Read More
Dan is joined by Dr. Walden Rhines. Wally is a lot of things, CEO of Cornami, board member, advisor to many and friend to all. In this session, he is the Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data Report.
Wally reviews the Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released for Q4 2023. Growth continues to be… Read More
Dan is joined by Dr. Walden Rhines to discuss the Q1 2023 Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all of the electronic design automation companies in the world and compile it by product category and region of the world where the sales occurred.… Read More
Dan discusses the recent Q4 2022 ESDA report with Wally Rhines, Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report. Overall, the report portrays strong growth and positive results. Dan explores some anomalies in the data and possible reasons with Wally.
Dan also discusses some very interesting events at the upcoming… Read More
Anyone interested in learning about general trade compliance concepts or how export control and sanction regulations affect the electronic systems design ecosystem will want to attend the upcoming ESD Alliance export seminar. It will be hosted by Ada Loo, chair of the ESD Alliance Export Committee and Cadence’s Group Director… Read More
