CASPA eLetter: No. 203, January 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021
Market trend Dear Members, You might think Smartphones will replace PCs soon. However, in the year 2020, there was a record of 300 Million Personal Computers sold worldwide since 2014. It is proven that the PC is still the primary productivity tool favored among us. Last month, I assembled a PC for both AI training and gaming. However, the key components, such as Nvidia's GTX3090 cards and AMD's RYZEN 9 CPUs were tough to find. I had to use in-stock finders such as zooLert.com and...
Jan 15, 2021
Market trend Dear Members, You might think Smartphones will replace PCs soon. However, in the year 2020, there was a record of 300 Million Personal Computers sold worldwide since 2014. It is proven that the PC is still the primary productivity tool favored among us. Last month, I assembled a PC for both AI training and gaming. However, the key components, such as Nvidia's GTX3090 cards and AMD's RYZEN 9 CPUs were tough to find. I had to use in-stock finders such as zooLert.com and...
CASPA eLetter: No. 202, December 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2020
Market Update Dear Members, As the time marches toward the end of 2020, much good news such as promising COVID-19 vaccines brought us a positive recovery outlook in 2021. According to SIA/WSTS, semiconductor sales increased 12% in September to mark a second consecutive month of double-digit development. Year-to-date semiconductor receipts as of September jumped 5.5%, approximated to the same period in 2019. The total semiconductor equipment market in 2020 is on track to beat the previous high...
Dec 31, 2020
Market Update Dear Members, As the time marches toward the end of 2020, much good news such as promising COVID-19 vaccines brought us a positive recovery outlook in 2021. According to SIA/WSTS, semiconductor sales increased 12% in September to mark a second consecutive month of double-digit development. Year-to-date semiconductor receipts as of September jumped 5.5%, approximated to the same period in 2019. The total semiconductor equipment market in 2020 is on track to beat the previous high...
CASPA eLetter: No. 201, December 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
Market Update Dear Members, As the time marches toward the end of 2020, much good news such as promising COVID-19 vaccines brought us a positive recovery outlook in 2021. According to SIA/WSTS, semiconductor sales increased 12% in September to mark a second consecutive month of double-digit development. Year-to-date semiconductor receipts as of September jumped 5.5%, approximated to the same period in 2019. The total semiconductor equipment market in 2020 is on track to beat the previous high...
Dec 15, 2020
Market Update Dear Members, As the time marches toward the end of 2020, much good news such as promising COVID-19 vaccines brought us a positive recovery outlook in 2021. According to SIA/WSTS, semiconductor sales increased 12% in September to mark a second consecutive month of double-digit development. Year-to-date semiconductor receipts as of September jumped 5.5%, approximated to the same period in 2019. The total semiconductor equipment market in 2020 is on track to beat the previous high...
CASPA eLetter: No. 200, November 30, 2020
Nov 30, 2020
President's Words Dear CASPA’s Sponsors, members and friends: It’s my greatest honor and privilege to take on this historic duty to continue CASPA's missions like all my respectable predecessors and to lead this most influential non-profitable semiconductor professional association, to embrace the disruptive innovations happened at Silicon Valley. Since early 2020, COVID-19 has been turned into a global crisis. It is the biggest challenge of our life time. No industry is immune to the impact of...
Nov 30, 2020
President's Words Dear CASPA’s Sponsors, members and friends: It’s my greatest honor and privilege to take on this historic duty to continue CASPA's missions like all my respectable predecessors and to lead this most influential non-profitable semiconductor professional association, to embrace the disruptive innovations happened at Silicon Valley. Since early 2020, COVID-19 has been turned into a global crisis. It is the biggest challenge of our life time. No industry is immune to the impact of...
CASPA eLetter: No. 199, November 15, 2020
Nov 15, 2020
President's Words Dear CASPA’s Sponsors, members and friends: It’s my greatest honor and privilege to take on this historic duty to continue CASPA's missions like all my respectable predecessors and to lead this most influential non-profitable semiconductor professional association, to embrace the disruptive innovations happened at Silicon Valley. Since early 2020, COVID-19 has been turned into a global crisis. It is the biggest challenge of our life time. No industry is immune to the impact of...
Nov 15, 2020
President's Words Dear CASPA’s Sponsors, members and friends: It’s my greatest honor and privilege to take on this historic duty to continue CASPA's missions like all my respectable predecessors and to lead this most influential non-profitable semiconductor professional association, to embrace the disruptive innovations happened at Silicon Valley. Since early 2020, COVID-19 has been turned into a global crisis. It is the biggest challenge of our life time. No industry is immune to the impact of...
CASPA eLetter: No. 198, October 31, 2020
Oct 31, 2020
President's Words Dear CASPA’s Sponsors, members and friends: It’s my greatest honor and privilege to take on this historic duty to continue CASPA's missions like all my respectable predecessors and to lead this most influential non-profitable semiconductor professional association, to embrace the disruptive innovations happened at Silicon Valley. Since early 2020, COVID-19 has been turned into a global crisis. It is the biggest challenge of our life time. No industry is immune to the impact of...
Oct 31, 2020
President's Words Dear CASPA’s Sponsors, members and friends: It’s my greatest honor and privilege to take on this historic duty to continue CASPA's missions like all my respectable predecessors and to lead this most influential non-profitable semiconductor professional association, to embrace the disruptive innovations happened at Silicon Valley. Since early 2020, COVID-19 has been turned into a global crisis. It is the biggest challenge of our life time. No industry is immune to the impact of...
CASPA eLetter: No. 197, October 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
CASPA 2020 Annual Conference: Next Wave of Semiconductor Innovation When: Oct 17, 2020 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: CASPA 2020 Annual Conference: Next Wave of Semiconductor Innovation CASPA website: Link Registration Link: Click here * If you are a CASPA lifetime member, you are encouraged to vote for the board of directors of CASPA, please for the morning session. You will be admitted to the Zoom session. For regular audiences to wish to watch the morning session, please also ,...
CASPA eLetter: No. 196, September 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
CASPA 2020 Annual Conference: Next Wave of Semiconductor Innovation When: Oct 17, 2020 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: CASPA 2020 Annual Conference: Next Wave of Semiconductor Innovation CASPA website: Link Registration Link: Click here * If you are a CASPA lifetime member, you are encouraged to vote for the board of directors of CASPA, please for the morning session. You will be admitted to the Zoom session. For regular audiences to wish to watch the morning session, please also ,...
CASPA eLetter: No. 195, September 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020
CASPA 2020 Entrepreneurship and Startup Seminar You are cordially invited to attend the " ". This event will be held on Saturday, September 19th, 2020 via ZOOM online conference meeting. CASPA 2020 Entrepreneurship and Startup Seminar This Entrepreneurship and Startup Seminar will highlight two recent startup companies in semiconductor IC design area. Omni Design Technologies is a Silicon-Valley startup company focusing on the fast-growing areas ranging from 5G wireless communications,...
