SEMI Announces Fall Regional Meeting Lineup
Upcoming Fall 2021 Regional Forums Each year, the Regional Chapters of SEMI Americas organize a series of forums dedicated to providing valuable insights to local members and industry professionals. They offer an excellent platform to network, discuss technology updates, industry outlook, market forecasts, and more. Unique this year is the virtual component of these forums; […]
Enics to expand manufacturing site in Suzhou, China
In response to increased demand, Enics announces expansion of its manufacturing site in Suzhou, China. The high-volume electronics manufacturing site serves both Chinese and international customers. Electronics Manufacturing Service company Enics is announcing expansion of one of its largest manufacturing sites in Suzhou, China. “Responding to increased demand, we are expanding our floor space by […]
Diversity Helps Spur Materials Innovation for Merck’s Electronics Business

Women remain sorely underrepresented in the microelectronics industry worldwide and are a minority in the science, engineering, chemistry and physics fields overall even as companies struggle to fill open positions. And 2.5 million women left the workforce in the U.S. alone due to pandemic. It’s a crisis. But the answer isn’t to fix the women, it’s fix the system. Here’s a blog post interview from SEMI that sheds some light.
ECIA Environmental Compliance Update: EPA Opts for More Industry Input on PIP (3:1)
Atlanta – The ECIA Global Industry Practices Committee (GIPC) is closely following any global legislation that will impact its members. This update concerns the PIP (3:1) legislation that ECIA reported on last week. In the U.S., the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the chemical phenol, […]
Another Strong Performance for the Security Appliance Market in Q2 2021, Fueled by Double-Digit Growth in the UTM Market and Asia/Pacific Region, According to IDC
NEEDHAM, Mass. – According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, vendor revenue in the overall security appliance market grew 12.2% year over year in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) reaching nearly $4.7 billion. This was an increase of more than $505 million compared to the second quarter of 2020. Total security […]