Quite a few of the articles I now see about the semiconductor industry use AI. It is not hard to tell, especially for someone like myself, a 40 year experienced semiconductor professional who also writes. In the last 13 years (yes SemiWiki is now a teenager) we have published 9,058 blogs. SemiWiki was the first of now many semiconductor… Read More
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CEO Interview: Dr. Meghali Chopra of Sandbox Semiconductor
Dr. Meghali Chopra is co-founder and CEO of SandBox Semiconductor. She is responsible for SandBox’s vision and strategy and oversees the development of SandBox’s software products and technologies. Dr. Chopra received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin where her research focused … Read More
Semiconductors Headed Toward Strong 2024
The global semiconductor market is now solidly in a turnaround. WSTS revised its data for 2Q 2023 growth over 1Q 2023 to 6.0% from 4.2% previously. 3Q 2023 was up 6.3% from 2Q 2023. With our Semiconductor Intelligence forecast of 3% growth in 4Q 2023, the year-to-year growth in 4Q 2023 will be a positive 6%. This will set the stage for… Read More
Podcast EP187: The Drivers and Dynamics of the Worldwide Semiconductor Supply Chain with Sypplyframe’s Richard Barnett
Dan is joined by Richard Barnett, chief marketing officer and SaaS sales leader at Supplyframe. With more than 25 years of leadership experience in strategic marketing, sales and product management, Richard is recognized as a thought leader on supply chain and strategic sourcing transformation as well as digital marketing … Read More
Semiconductor Devices: 3 Tricks to Device Innovation
The semiconductor industry’s incredible juggernaut has been powered by device innovations at its very core. Moreover, present-day enterprises encounter immense competitive pressures and innovations are a key differentiator to maintain their competitive edge1.
“It wasn’t that Microsoft was so brilliant or clever… Read More
Podcast EP181: A Tour of yieldHUB’s Operation and Impact with Carl Moore
Dan is joined by Carl Moore, a semiconductor and yield management expert with a career spanning 40 years. Carl’s held technical management positions across product and test engineering, assembly, manufacturing, and design at established semiconductor companies. Carl is passionate about data analytics and has a reputation… Read More
EP177: The Certus Approach to Meeting the Challenges of I/O and ESD with Stephen Fairbanks
Dan is joined by Stephen Fairbanks, CEO of Certus Semiconductor. Stephen is an ESD pioneer with over 30 years of experience starting with his time at Intel, SRF Technologies, and now Certus Semiconductor.
Stephen describes the varied challenges of ESD andI/O library design presented by today’s technologies and design… Read More
Japan’s Foundry Morgana Part II
Japan’s Foundry Morgana: A Journey from Mirage to Reality?Three years ago, I wrote an article about Japan’s semiconductor industry under the title “Japan’s Foundry Morgana.” Back in September 2020, I analyzed the decline of Japan’s once world-leading semiconductor sector and the … Read More
Podcast EP175: The Complexities of Compliance for a Worldwide Supply Chain with Chris Shrope
Dan is joined by Chris Shrope. Chris leads high tech product marketing at Model N, a compliance leader for high-tech manufacturers. Chris has deep experience defining product market fit and related new product development activities. He received his MBA and holds certifications in Economics, Law, Product Management and Marketing.… Read More
LAM Not Yet at Bottom Memory Worsening Down 50%
-Lam reported in line results on reduced expectations
-Guidance disappoints as memory decline continues
-Memory capex down 50% but still sees “further declines”
-Lam ties future to EUV maybe not good idea after ASML report
Lam comes in above grossly already reduced expectations
and misses on guidance
We always … Read More