SEMI Smart Manufacturing Initiative releases Benchmark Survey
MILPITAS, Calif. – The SEMI Smart Manufacturing Initiative released the semiconductor industry’s first Benchmark Survey to assess the current implementation level of automation and control measures aimed at increasing productivity and efficiency in front-end semiconductor fabs. Also designed to gauge the readiness of respondents to implement further smart manufacturing measures, the survey was distributed to […]
Huawei order visibility for 5G chips, IC backend services to extend to year-end 2019, say makers
Taiwan’s chips and IC backend service suppliers have felt a sense of relief after the US government softened its stance against Huawei, and expect their order visibility from Huawei, particularly for 5G base station chips and logic IC backend services, to extend to the end of the year, according to industry sources. Driver IC supply […]
Design for Assembly to Reduce Costs and Save Time
How does the assembly process influence the design, and how does the design influence the assembly process? Gordon Macdonald, Process Improvement Manager, Dynamic EMS explains the speed to market savings that comes from design for assembly.