Beyond the Post-Mortem: How yieldHUB Live Turns the Test Floor Into an Open Window

Beyond the Post-Mortem: How yieldHUB Live Turns the Test Floor Into an Open Window
by Lauro Rizzatti on 10-21-2026 at 10:00 am

Live visibility on the semiconductor test floor (1)

At SEMICON West 2026 I sat down with John O’Donnell, founder and CEO, and Gillian O’Donnell, Director of Growth, to talk about how yieldHUB Live is transforming the semiconductor test floor from a blind spot into a real-time command center.

For decades, semiconductor test floors have operated as high-stakes black… Read More


Podcast EP373: The Impact of yieldHUB Live and Details of Upcoming Show Participation with Gillian O’Donnell

Podcast EP373: The Impact of yieldHUB Live and Details of Upcoming Show Participation with Gillian O’Donnell
by Daniel Nenni on 10-09-2026 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Gillian O’Donnell, Director of Growth at yieldHUB, the enterprise yield management platform trusted by semiconductor and photonics manufacturers worldwide. She leads business development, marketing, PR, and partnerships, with a particular focus on yieldHUB Live, the company’s real-time… Read More


Podcast EP353: What Real-Time Visibility Is and Why it Matters with yieldHUB’s John O’Donnell

Podcast EP353: What Real-Time Visibility Is and Why it Matters with yieldHUB’s John O’Donnell
by Daniel Nenni on 07-03-2026 at 2:00 pm

Daniel is joined by John O’Donnell, Founder and CEO of yieldHUB, a pioneering leader in advanced data analytics for the semiconductor industry. Since establishing the company in 2005 he has transformed it from a two-person startup into a trusted multinational partner that empowers some of the world’s leading semiconductor … Read More


Optimizing Photonic Integrated Circuit Production with yieldHUB Analytics

Optimizing Photonic Integrated Circuit Production with yieldHUB Analytics
by Daniel Nenni on 06-10-2026 at 6:00 am

Photonics yieldHUB 2026

As Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) continue to gain momentum across datacom, telecom, AI infrastructure, sensing, and quantum computing applications, the need for advanced manufacturing analytics has become increasingly critical. To address the challenges associated with scaling PIC production while maintaining… Read More


Podcast EP301: Celebrating 20 Years on Innovation with yieldHUB’s John O’Donnell

Podcast EP301: Celebrating 20 Years on Innovation with yieldHUB’s John O’Donnell
by Daniel Nenni on 08-01-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by John O’Donnell, Founder and CEO of yieldHUB, a pioneering leader in advanced data analytics for the semiconductor industry. Since establishing the company in 2005 he has transformed it from a two-person startup into a trusted multinational partner that empowers some of the world’s leading semiconductor companies… Read More


SemiWiki Outlook 2025 with yieldHUB Founder & CEO John O’Donnell

SemiWiki Outlook 2025 with yieldHUB Founder & CEO John O’Donnell
by Daniel Nenni on 03-03-2025 at 10:00 am

John O’Donnell YieldHUB SemiWiki

John is not your typical CEO. He gets to know every single one of his employees and is incredibly humble, despite his many achievements. He doesn’t believe you have to be ruthless to build a business, and thinks empathy and leadership can lead to better outcomes. Fast forward to today and he’s running a company with a … Read More


Podcast EP254: How Genealogy Correlation Can Uncover New Design Insights and improvements with yieldHUB’s Kevin Robinson

Podcast EP254: How Genealogy Correlation Can Uncover New Design Insights and improvements with yieldHUB’s Kevin Robinson
by Daniel Nenni on 10-18-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Kevin Robinson, yieldHUB’s Vice President of operations and sales. With over 23 years of experience as a test engineer in the semiconductor industry, Kevin brings a wealth of knowledge and dedication to his dual role. At yieldHUB, Kevin leads both sales and operations teams, playing a crucial role in delivering… Read More


Podcast EP243: What is Yield Management and Why it is Important for Success with Kevin Robinson

Podcast EP243: What is Yield Management and Why it is Important for Success with Kevin Robinson
by Daniel Nenni on 08-23-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Kevin Robinson, yieldHUB’s Vice President of Operations who was recently appointed Head of Sales for Europe, the Middle East & Africa. With over 23 years of experience as a test engineer in the semiconductor industry, Kevin brings a wealth of knowledge and dedication to his dual role. At yieldHUB, Kevin leads… Read More


2024 Outlook with John O’Donnel of yieldHUB

2024 Outlook with John O’Donnel of yieldHUB
by Daniel Nenni on 01-23-2024 at 10:00 am

yieldHUB Team

yieldHUB is a SaaS company that provides yield management and comprehensive data analysis for semiconductor (IDMs and fabless) companies around the world. SemiWiki has been working with yieldHUB for the past three years doing blogs, webinars, and podcasts with great success. John O’Donnel spent 18 years at Analog Devices… Read More


Podcast EP181: A Tour of yieldHUB’s Operation and Impact with Carl Moore

Podcast EP181: A Tour of yieldHUB’s Operation and Impact with Carl Moore
by Daniel Nenni on 09-08-2023 at 10:00 am

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