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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…

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…

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 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…

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 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…

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…