CASPA eLetter: No. 213, June 15, 2021
Jun 15, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, The summer vacation has started. CASPA will host its first Science and Engineering Fair for G1-G12 students during the summer. The students are challenged to go beyond their classroom studies. There are group competitions and training courses, tutoring by students from top universities in Silicon Valley, and talks by leaders from Academia and industry. The kick-off of the Science and Engineering Fair is scheduled for June 19, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (PT) online Via...
Jun 15, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, The summer vacation has started. CASPA will host its first Science and Engineering Fair for G1-G12 students during the summer. The students are challenged to go beyond their classroom studies. There are group competitions and training courses, tutoring by students from top universities in Silicon Valley, and talks by leaders from Academia and industry. The kick-off of the Science and Engineering Fair is scheduled for June 19, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (PT) online Via...
CASPA eLetter: No. 212, May 31, 2021May 31, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, To help semiconductor companies (including CASPA sponsors) bring their new job opportunities close to the CASPA community, we hosted CASPA's first Virtual Job Fair on Saturday, May 15, 1:00- 5:30 PM, online via Zoom. 14 companies attended this online job fair. Hundreds of positions, ranging from internships, engineers, scientists, to managers/directors, attracted over 400 attendees across the world. The attendees had an opportunity to interact closely with the 14...
CASPA eLetter: No. 211, May 15, 2021May 15, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, Worldwide chip shortage is getting more severe due to serval factors such as the surge in demand for consumer electronics during the pandemic, strong growth on IoT, 5G, and electrical vehicles, compounded by pandemic-enforced manufacturing reduction. As a result, semiconductor companies are booming worldwide. To address the needs for talent recruiting for the semiconductor companies and bring new job opportunities close to our community, CASPA will host its first...
CASPA eLetter: No. 210, April 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, Based on the recent survey from KPMG and GSA, talent development/management ranks second among the strategic priorities for the semiconductor companies, just next to the top one, innovation and R & D. Besides traditional semiconductor companies, tech giants and platform companies are getting into the chip business. As a result, recruiting specialized talents is becoming more difficult. To address the needs for talent recruiting for the companies and bring job...
CASPA eLetter: No. 209, April 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, The global semiconductor industry is expected to witness significant growth in the near future. Based on the report from The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), the global semiconductor industry sales were $39.6 billion for the month of February 2021, an increase of 14.7% over the February 2020. The best is yet to come. The 2021 CASPA Virtual job fair will be held Saturday, May 15, 1:00- 5:00 PM, online via Zoom. It will be free for all CASPA corporate...
CASPA eLetter: No. 208, March 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, The 2021 CASPA Spring Symposium themed "Semiconductor in Digital Transformation" was held on March 27 via several top executives and technology pioneers from TSMC, SEMI, Rambus, Western Digital, Archronix, Accelercomm, and Stanford University shared their perspectives on the opportunities of semiconductor in digital transformation. More than 500 people across the world attended this conference online. The 2021 CASPA Virtual job fair will be held Saturday, May 15,...
Mar 31, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, The 2021 CASPA Spring Symposium themed "Semiconductor in Digital Transformation" was held on March 27 via several top executives and technology pioneers from TSMC, SEMI, Rambus, Western Digital, Archronix, Accelercomm, and Stanford University shared their perspectives on the opportunities of semiconductor in digital transformation. More than 500 people across the world attended this conference online. The 2021 CASPA Virtual job fair will be held Saturday, May 15,...
CASPA eLetter: No. 207, March 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, The biggest news related to the semiconductor industry came out last week. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) will set up a working group to create an avenue for communication and improve supply chain security. We hope this will help to improve communication in the semiconductor industry between China and the US. The 2021 CASPA Spring Symposium, featuring the theme “Semiconductor in Digital...
CASPA eLetter: No. 206, March 1, 2021
Mar 1, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, Spring is coming. 2021 CASPA Spring Symposium, featuring the theme “Semiconductor in Digital Transformation”, will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2:30- 6:30 PM, online via Zoom. The changes in how we live and work caused by the pandemic have accelerated the process of digital transformation. As the engine of the transformation, the semiconductor industry plays a critical role in this digital transformation. We invited a well-Known Professor from Stanford...
Mar 1, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, Spring is coming. 2021 CASPA Spring Symposium, featuring the theme “Semiconductor in Digital Transformation”, will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2:30- 6:30 PM, online via Zoom. The changes in how we live and work caused by the pandemic have accelerated the process of digital transformation. As the engine of the transformation, the semiconductor industry plays a critical role in this digital transformation. We invited a well-Known Professor from Stanford...
CASPA eLetter: No. 205, February 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, Happy Chinese New Year! Based on the Lunar calendar, the year of Rat is finally over on February 11, 2021. We made it through the year of Rat and enter the year Ox. The Ox in the Chinese Zodiac is considered to be honest, determined, and reliable, which are the kind of traits we need for successes. Besides, the word “Ox” in Chinese also means “Awesome/Outstanding”, let’s go off the demons and start a year of opportunities! Speaking of Opportunities, 2021 will...
CASPA eLetter: No. 204, January 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
President's Words Dear Members, Things seem to get better since entering 2021. The number of infections of COVID-19 in the US started to decrease in the past two weeks. It is a good sign of recovery. From the CASPA side, we held our 2021 first virtual SIG (Special Interest Group) seminar on January 30. Two experts from the top OSAT providers in the world, Dr. Willian Chen, the Senior Technology Fellow from ASE, and Mr. Yaojian Lin, Vice president of R&D from JCET, shared their insights on...
