Greetings from Taiwan! We’ve been here for SEMICON Taiwan where 50,000 visitors Connected, Collaborated and Innovated, the theme of many SEMI events, and the Smart Data Global Summit sponsored by Cadence and Synopsys. Executives from leading electronic system design and semiconductor companies offered their perspectives on the way forward to a fully connected, intelligent world in the AI-enabled era. We also held a successful ESD Alliance Industry meeting with executives from both design and manufacturing ecosystems. It included a good deal of open discussion about common industry issues and bottlenecks that could be addressed through collaboration.

Simultaneously, I’m working on a strategic plan for the ESD Alliance that’s given me a chance to reflect on the short 13 months since we became a SEMI Strategic Association Partner. The ESD Alliance now is well integrated into the SEMI culture and we continue pursuing our mission to represent companies in the electronic system design ecosystem.
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While Summer vacations are over and the semiconductor industry gears up for the trade show season, inside SEMI’s headquarters is buzzing with activity, as it has all Summer long. We work year-round on the 60 annual international semiconductor equipment and materials events we plan and manage. Many are organized by local chapters or are workshops on relevant to a specific community within SEMI. Not all are applicable to the electronic system design ecosystem.

Many are. In fact, a growing number of our events are germane, especially the various SEMICONs located in international regions worldwide. Next week, for example, is the annual SEMICON Taiwan September 18-20 in Taipei City, Taiwan, connecting the microelectronics and semiconductor industry ecosystems. One highlight is the Technology Think Tank Summit that gathers global industry leaders to share opinions and visions of the industry future. Another is the sold-out Smart Data Global Summit Forum sponsored by Cadence and Synopsys. It features talks on Artificial Intelligence and ubiquitous computing in the digitally transformed future from Arm, Cadence, Facebook, Mentor, a Siemens Business, Qualcomm and Synopsys. Additionally, the ESD Alliance will host an industry meeting to outline its development plans and practice sharing. A VIP reception follows.
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