President Biden Gets to Work, and the NAM Responds

As President Joe Biden took office yesterday, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) took a pragmatic stance, calling this new political era “a time for healing.” As NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons put it, “Today, manufacturers recommit ourselves to be part of the solution—to be part of the healing process. We invite all Americans to […]

Annual Outlook at Virtual ISS 2021 Point to Global Economic and Chip Industry Growth

MILPITAS, Calif.  – The global economy will return to pre-pandemic growth levels in 2021 as the world begins an uneven gross domestic product rebound, marking the start of an expansion that will see the semiconductor industry grow to $1 trillion in chip sales in the early 2030s, speakers at the Virtual SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) last […]

NOTE grows further within medtech

NOTE has begun cooperation in electronics manufacturing with a well-established large international medtech company, a leader in its field. Batch production will begin during the first half of 2021 at NOTE’s plant in Estonia. The potential in the collaboration is significant and sales are estimated to amount to approximately SEK 85 million on an annual […]

Samsung Foundry Certifies Analog FastSPICE Platform from Siemens for Early Design Starts on 3nm GAA Process Technology

Siemens announced that its industry-leading tools for the verification of analog/mixed-signal (AMS) circuits are now qualified for early design starts on Samsung Foundry’s new 3nm Gate All Around (GAA) process technology.  With this certification, customers can now verify their early-stage AMS designs using the Analog FastSPICE™ (AFS) platform on Samsung’s most advanced process technology. Samsung’s […]

Indium Corporation Announces Reflow Fundamentals Webinar

 Indium Corporation’s Kim Flanagan, Technical Support Engineer, will host an InSIDER Series webinar on reflow fundamentals in two sessions on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (2 p.m. British Time) and Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (2 p.m. British Time). Soldering defects in SMT can arise from three main areas: design, materials, […]