The Reading Room – September 2021

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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 […]

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 […]