X-FAB Tackles Workforce Challenges in Chip Manufacturing with Fab Owners Alliance Support
Now, more than ever, semiconductor companies are relying on their human resources departments to ensure employee safety, support facility access and hygiene measures, cope with staffing demands and incorporate the rapidly evolving guidelines from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the local state and city mandates. In this interview, SEMI’s Nishita Rao speaks to Crystal Reich from X-FAB about the Fab Owners’ Alliance.
AI-based, Closed Loop Self-Optimization Platform Developed at SUNY Binghamton
Smart Factory in Electronics Manufacturing: AI-based Closed-Loop Self-Optimization Platform By Professor Sang Won Yoon Introduction Automated production in electronics manufacturing can produce high-quality products, but it might lead to a particular failure without human interventions. With the rapid technology development, such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), big data analysis, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), […]
Growth in Total Smartphone Production for 2021 Drops to 8.5% YoY Due to India’s Second Wave of Coronavirus, Says TrendForce
TrendForce’s investigations find that India has become the second largest market for smartphones since 2019. However, the recent worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country has severely impaired India’s domestic economy and subsequently dampened various smartphone brands’ production volume and sales (sell-in) performances there. TrendForce is therefore revising the forecasted YoY growth in global smartphone production […]
Stabiliser residue in inks inhibit conductivity in 3D-printed electronics
Very thin layers of organic stabiliser residue in metal nanoparticle (MNP) inks are behind a loss of conductivity in 3D printed materials and electronic devices, according to the findings of a new study by the University of Nottingham and NPL (National Physical Laboratory). Inks containing metal nanoparticles are among the most commonly-used conductive materials for […]
Pentago Weighs Cancelling JEDI Contract with Microsoft
Pentagon Weighs Cancelling JEDI Contract (webpronews.com) The Pentagon is weighing abandoning the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract amid ongoing legal challenges from Amazon. Microsoft shocked the industry when it beat out Amazon for a coveted contract to provide cloud services to the Department of Defense (DOD). Amazon was widely considered the favorite, especially […]