Send us a text A nationwide talent engine for chips is taking shape—and it’s built to scale. Recorded live at SEMICON West in Phoenix, we sit down with SEMI Foundation leaders to unpack the National Network for Microelectronics Education, a hub-and-node model designed to align schools, employers, and workforce systems. Backed by CHIPS Act funding through the National Science Foundation, NNME will fund multi-state regional nodes that modernize curricula, streamline upskilling, and share proven...
Oct 27, 2025
31 min
Send us a text We recorded live at IMAPS with Siemens, ACM Research, Shellback Semiconductor, DECA, Nordson Electronic Solutions, and VIEW Micro Metrology to explore how AI demand, chiplets, and panels are reshaping advanced packaging. We dig into 3D BLOX, thermal and test roadblocks, green chemistries, metrology at scale, and why the back end now leads innovation. Listen to learn about: • The Siemens–ASE collaboration on 3D BLOX models and VIPACK workflows • Interoperable YAML-based packagi...
Oct 23, 2025
1 hr 5 min
Send us a text We record live at IMAPS to follow a first-time attendee’s leap into advanced packaging and a trio of high school students discovering semiconductors, robotics, and career paths that bridge disciplines. Along the way, we unpack speed-to-market, standards, hybrid vs TCB, and why AI skills matter. • why a self-funded first conference can reset a career • key takeaways from PDCs and technical talks • time-to-market pressure across packaging workflows • standards tension between fr...
Oct 16, 2025
20 min
Send us a text We sit down with Dr. Subu Iyer of UCLA to unpack chiplets vs dielets, why a universal ecosystem is missing, and how sub‑10 µm bump pitch could make protocols optional. Then we host a panel featuring John Knickerbocker, IBM; Mike Kelly, Amkor; and Tolga Tekin, Fraunhofer IZM on co‑packaged optics, bandwidth, and power for AI data centers. • chiplet as design construct, dielet as physical die • lack of universal chiplet ecosystem and interoperability • bump pitch scaling and pro...
Oct 9, 2025
45 min
Send us a text A semiconductor wafer travels around the globe five times on average before becoming the chip in your smartphone. Each journey represents a potential risk to device reliability that few consumers—or even industry professionals—ever consider. Behind every high-performing semiconductor device lies a carefully orchestrated logistics operation ensuring these sensitive components arrive intact and functioning. As Francoise von Trapp discovers in this eye-opening conversation with J...
Oct 2, 2025
43 min
Send us a text SEMI's flagship event, SEMICON West, is moving to Phoenix, Arizona this October 7-9, 2025, after 35 years in San Francisco, coinciding with the region's semiconductor manufacturing boom and $200 billion in announced investments. In this episode, Françoise speaks with SEMI Americas president, Joe Stockunas, who shares reasons for the move and what attendees can expect to experience. This includes: • Move driven by need to refresh the event and bring it closer to industry ...
Sep 11, 2025
25 min
Send us a text The IMAPS International Symposium returns to the Town & Country Resort in San Diego from September 29-October 2, 2024, featuring restructured technical tracks, new Monday panel discussions, and exciting networking events including a special reception aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier. General Chair Benson Chan and outgoing IMAPS President Erica Folk share what attendees can expect at this premier microelectronics packaging event. • Expanded program with six focused te...
Sep 4, 2025
29 min
Send us a text X-ray technology reveals what the naked eye cannot see - the intricate world of semiconductor interconnects that power our digital lives. In this deep dive with Ben Peecock, Senior Director of Business Development at Nordson Test and Inspection, we uncover the critical differences between x-ray inspection and metrology that keep semiconductor manufacturing on track. With nearly three decades of experience in the industry, Peecock guides us through the evolution of semiconducto...
Aug 28, 2025
32 min
Send us a text Thailand is positioning itself as a new hotspot for semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing, building on existing infrastructure and establishing key partnerships throughout the region. Managing editor Jillian McNichol shares insights from her recent trip to Thailand where she toured facilities and interviewed industry leaders about the country's ambitious plans. • Thailand has been involved in assembly and test operations since 1996 through the Thai Microelectronics ...
Jul 31, 2025
18 min
Send us a text The race toward more powerful AI carries a hidden cost that's becoming impossible to ignore: skyrocketing energy consumption. Did you know AI is projected to devour 10% of global electricity by 2030? This staggering figure has even forced tech giants to delay their sustainability goals. Enter ASE's Executive Vice President Yin Chang, who reveals how the world's largest semiconductor packaging company is tackling this challenge head-on. The solution lies in revolutionary approa...
Jul 10, 2025
24 min
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