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Chip Design is not Rocket Science
… it’s much more difficult,” The title is what goes as one of the chip industry’s inside jokes. I remember smiling wryly when I read this quote from an online Bloomberg article more than a year ago when chip shortages received global attention. This was also the...
Xilinx’s Women’s Group – We Promote Leadership & Growth Opportunities to Realize a Meaningful Career
The women’s group started as a Women in Technology (WIT) initiative in 2018 with a vision of making Xilinx a great place to work for women and increasing the representation of women in technical roles. Today, we continue to have the same focus and expand the vision to...
Connected Lighting: Enabling Intelligent Buildings and Leading the Way for IoT Energy Savings
Connected Lighting as a Means of Energy Saving Residential, industrial and commercial lighting sectors accounts for 7% of the total energy consumed in the United States. Further, lighting and heating currently account for approximately 40% of energy consumption within...
A Breakthrough Technology For Semiconductor Nano-Characterization
Schematic and SEM image of Next-Tip nano IR probesIn the last few decades, the development of semiconductor processing technology has been trending towards the fabrication of devices with ever smaller nanoscale domains, which is directly correlated with the need for...
Role of Predictive Maintenance in Industry 4.0
Case Study: Improving Reliability of Fermenter in Pharma PlantPlant Maintenance has progressed from Reactive, through Preventive and on to Predictive methods. This is a disruptive development driven by the confluence of several factors – miniaturized sensors;...
How Radio Frequency Harvesting Can Power the Tracking of Wheelchairs and More
Wireless powered sensor deployed for asset tracking application. Credit: A*STAR IME Energy from wireless communications signals can be captured and harvested to power low-energy electronic devices. Wireless RADIO FREQUENCY Power Transfer Energises Asset tracking Ever...
The Next Generation of Wireless Technology
The excitement around the rollout of 5G technology could not be more palpable. We see this next-generation technology in news headlines and commercials, with promises to usher in the next wave of internet capabilities, speeds, and frictionless internet access. Let’s...
Navigating the US Market: Opportunities and Challenges for Singapore Semiconductor Firms
U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration are pursuing a range of trade policies with significant implications for the semiconductor sector and Singapore firms. Some of these policies are familiar from the Trump Administration; for example, certain restrictions...
Wasn’t that in Blade Runner?
Credit: LADD COMPANY/RIDLEY SCOTT/WARNER BROSThe line between fact and fiction has become increasingly blurred, thanks to developments – including in semiconductors – that have brought to life conveniences, characters and creative inventions once spotted on the big...
SSIA Launched The First Semiconductor Women’s Forum Diversity Is Key To Addressing Challenges Facing Semiconductor Industry
The Inaugural Semiconductor Women’s Forum in Singapore was launched at Conrad Centennial Singapore on 11 March 2011. in a hybrid format. Organised by the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) and supported by e2i, Workforce Singapore and Global...
#ChooseToChallenge
The theme of International Women's Day 2021 was ‘Choose To Challenge.’ "We can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity. We can choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world. From...
Wee Ting Yit: The freedom to disrupt
Ting Yit poses with the Validation Robot System SetupAt Silicon Labs’ Singapore office, a 65cm-high Integrated Circuit (IC) handler robot system scans semiconductor chips to ensure they are correctly positioned. Every now and again, the Valbot – short for validation...
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY DAY 2021 – WOOING CHIP TALENTS
Even as many sectors scaled back in 2020, the electronics and semiconductor industry was blazing forward. It continues to create good job opportunities and offer a variety of roles to shape the future of technology. In Singapore there are currently more than 2,800...
Semiconductors: Be where the future is being written
Even as sectors scaled back in 2020, the semiconductor industry blazed forward, with Singapore in the thick of things. Between April and September alone, there were more than 2,800 jobs and training opportunities for the taking, spanning the value chain from technical...
Lockdown? It didn’t stop me from landing my dream job
For many in the Class of 2020, the uncertain employment market made it hard to feel hopeful about prospects or earnings. Yet, one sector presented a bright spot, with active recruitment and promising possibilities: semiconductors. We speak to five school-leavers who...