SEMI Responds to European Commission White Paper on Artificial Intelligence
By Emir Demircan, SEMI Originally published on SEMI Blog In February 2020, the European Commission published its initial proposal – White Paper on Artificial Intelligence: a European approach to excellence and trust – and opened a stakeholder consultation. In June, SEMI Europe, based on member feedback, made key policy recommendations in response to the Commission’s AI […]
Jabil Reports Third Quarter FY2020 Results
Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL), reported preliminary, unaudited financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2020. “Our ability to deliver strong cash flows and solid revenue growth in the midst of a global pandemic suggests we’re doing something right,” said CEO Mark Mondello. “I want to offer my sincere appreciation to all those who […]
VIRTEX Partners with MIRTEC to Guarantee Stringent Quality Standards
MIRTEC is pleased to announce that VIRTEX has selected MIRTEC as its AOI business partner. MIRTEC’s Award-Winning MV-6 OMNI is the ideal 3D Inspection Solution to meet the stringent quality requirements of VIRTEX’s high-reliability customers. “VIRTEX is a trusted technology partner providing Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) to customers in the high-reliability aerospace and defense, government, […]
Taiwan Edges South Korea as Largest Base for IC Wafer Capacity
China capacity expansion forecast to push the county into second place in the regional rankings in 2022, trailing only Taiwan in size. In its Global Wafer Capacity 2020-2024 report, IC Insights breaks down the world’s installed monthly IC wafer capacity by geographic region (or country). Figure 1 shows the installed IC capacity by region as of December of 2019. To clarify what the data […]
SMTA Virtual Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials
We are excited to announce the 2020 Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials will be a virtual event! Technical Symposium and Expo: August 4 – 5, 2020 Professional Development Courses: August 6, 2020 This symposium will provide a forum to cover all aspects of changes in the electronic parts supply chain on how an organization […]