3D InCites Podcast

In the aftermath of Gay Pride Month, we bring you a very special episode of the 3D InCites Podcast. Even though it's July, we believe it is important to be allies to the LGBTQ community all year round. While many companies showed support for the LGBTQ+ community by adapting their logos with rainbow colors and sharing supportive messaging and banners on social media, SEMI Foundation went a step further and commissioned a blog post written by Maria Vetrano titled, "LGBTQIA+ Visibility and

In this first Member Spotlight episode,  we have a conversation with  Zia Karim, Yield Engineering Systems, and Mie Lillethorup, RadiSurf about their collaboration to bring unique nanotech-based surface enhancement materials from the lab to the fab. What's exciting about these materials and processes is the potential they hold for simplifying both temporary and permanent wafer bonding in 2.5D and 3D advanced packaging applications. The two companies fall under the umbrella of KCK Group. Yield

In this episode, Françoise interviews Bharat Kapoor, lead partner, Americas, at Kearney. a global strategy and management consulting firm, where he founded and leads PERLab, the firm’s design innovation service. Bharat has solid roots in semiconductor engineering and design. His interest in electrical engineering began in his hometown in the Himalayas when he was in the third grade. He learned you could make a transformer by wrapping wire around a piece of iron. He tried it at home and almost burned

The chip shortage in the wake of COVID 19 is such a big story that it’s attracting mainstream media attention, and it feels like the general public now knows what semiconductors are.  The upshot is that the shortage combined with the demand for chips is putting a strain on the entire semiconductor supply chain. With an expected 38 new fabs coming online between 2020 and 2024, demand is high for 300mm and 200mm tools, as well as the workforce to make them run. Not only that, but lead times to get

Today we are talking about the importance of sustainability in semiconductor manufacturing, which you may have noticed is a really hot topic right now. And it's also one we feel really strongly about because of its impact on the future of society. Our guests today are Dean Freeman, who has been blogging about it for the past few months and Julia Goldstein, who just joined us as a regular blogger. We're also joined by Martijn Pierik, CEO of our sponsor, Kiterocket. In the beginning, we

Welcome to our very first episode! Because podcasting is becoming an essential part of any business’s marketing toolbox, we thought it would be great to kick it off with a basic discussion about ways to market your company in this competitive industry. To do that, we tapped into Joe Cestari, Executive Director of our community member, Kiterocket. Joe has had a successful career as a corporate executive at a number of high-profile semiconductor companies up and down the supply chain including AMD,