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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