The Reading Room – September 2021

Component shortages, the skills gap, $11 Billion investment in electric vehicles, Insight from CEOs, Chief Economists and a few fellow industry journalists, and of course more disruptions ahead, that the SCOOP this month in The Reading Room.
Indium Corporation Expert to Present at LED Meets SMT
Indium Corporation’s Andreas Karch, regional technical manager and technologist – advanced applications, will present on thermal management at EPP’s specialist forum: LED Meets SMT. Karch will present at 3:15 p.m. (Germany) on Oct. 21 in Regensburg, Germany. Optimal temperature windows are becoming increasingly important for the long-term reliable operation of current LED components. This applies both to temperature ranges during […]
SEMI Applauds European Chips Act, Aimed at Boosting Semiconductor R&D and Manufacturing
BRUSSELS, Belgium – SEMI, the global industry association representing more than 2,400 semiconductor and electronics manufacturing companies worldwide, today applauded the proposed European Chips Act legislation aimed at strengthening semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing in Europe. Proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union speech on September 15, the […]
ROHM Revises Its 2030 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets to Achieve a Decarbonized Society
Includes support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Santa Clara, CA and Kyoto, Japan — ROHM Semiconductor announced it has revised its medium-term environmental targets for 2030 with the aim of achieving a carbon-free society. Concurrently, ROHM has agreed to endorse the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related […]
SMTA’s 2021 Stromberg Student Leader Scholarship Recipient Announced
Minneapolis, MN – SMTA is pleased to announce, Mohamed El Amine Belhadi, Auburn University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 JoAnn Stromberg Student Leader Scholarship. The SMTA Awards Committee selected Mohamed for his committed leadership in the SMTA. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn […]