Featured Expert: imec

February 2026January 29, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

About Featured Expert: imec imec is an independent, international research and development organization headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, focused on advancing semiconductor and digital technologies. The institute conducts applied R&D across semiconductor device architectures, process integration, lithography enablement, advanced packaging, heterogeneous integration, and related areas that influence future manufacturing roadmaps. Within the semiconductor ecosystem, imec operates […]

Featured Expert: KLA

January 2026January 28, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

About Featured Expert: KLA KLA Corporation is a supplier of semiconductor process control and yield management systems headquartered in Milpitas, California, USA. The company’s portfolio includes inspection tools, metrology systems, and computational analytics used to monitor wafer fabrication and advanced packaging operations. KLA’s inspection systems detect defects, particles, and pattern irregularities at various layers of […]

Featured Expert: GlobalFoundries

January 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

About Featured Expert: GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries (GF) is a pure-play semiconductor foundry headquartered in Malta, New York, USA. Formed in 2009 to operate foundry services independent of a single device brand, GF provides wafer manufacturing for semiconductor companies across a range of process technologies including specialty, RF, power, and mature logic nodes. Foundry services translate customer […]

Featured Expert: Soitec

January 2026January 28, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

About Featured Expert: Soitec Soitec is a semiconductor materials company headquartered in Bernin, France, specializing in engineered substrates that serve as the foundational materials for device fabrication. Substrates include silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and other engineered wafers designed to provide tailored electrical and physical characteristics. Engineered substrates from Soitec influence device performance, power consumption, and integration capability. […]

Applied Materials supplies semiconductor fabrication equipment including deposition, etch, and planarization systems used in wafer processing and materials engineering.

Featured Expert: Applied Materials

January 2026January 28, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

About Featured Expert: Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. is a global supplier of semiconductor fabrication equipment and related technologies headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. The company produces systems used in wafer fabrication processes such as deposition (including physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, and atomic layer deposition), etch, and planarization. In semiconductor manufacturing, Applied […]

Featured Expert: Amkor Technology, Inc.

November 2025November 5, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Featured Expert: Amkor Technology, Inc. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) is the world’s largest U.S.-headquartered outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider and a recognized global leader in advanced packaging and test solutions. With decades of engineering innovation and a worldwide manufacturing network, the company supports the […]

Featured Expert: Socionext Inc.

November 2025November 5, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Featured Expert: Socionext Inc. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, Socionext Inc. is a global semiconductor company specializing in the design, development, and supply of advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions. Formed through the integration of the former system LSI businesses of Fujitsu Limited and Panasonic Corporation, Socionext combines decades of engineering innovation and production […]

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Socionext Unveils Configurable Chiplet Architecture

October 2025October 31, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Socionext Inc., global industry experts in System-on-Chip (SoC) design and advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced a new class of configurable chiplets engineered to support the demands of next-generation multi-die systems and heterogeneous integration. As monolithic SoC designs approach physical and economic limits — such as reticle size constraints, yield challenges, and thermal bottlenecks —the semiconductor […]

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Amkor Technology Breaks Ground on $7 Billion Arizona Campus

October 2025October 16, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Amkor Technology, Inc. has broken ground on its new state-of-the-art outsourced advanced packaging and test campus in Arizona. The company announced that its total investment for the project has expanded to $7 billion across two phases. This includes additional cleanroom space and a second greenfield packaging and test facility, marking a more than $5 billion […]

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Empower Semiconductor Raises $140M for AI Power Delivery

October 2025October 16, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Empower Semiconductor announced it has closed more than $140 million in Series D financing. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company with participation from Maverick Silicon, CapitalG, Atreides Management, Socratic Partners, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Knollwood, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Barclays Capital served as exclusive […]