Understanding Semiconductor Technology & Business US 04/21/25

UNDERSTANDING SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS   1-day In-Person TrainingApril 21, 2025 8:30 – 5:00 pm PST Location SEMI Headquarters673 S. Milpitas Blvd.Milpitas, CA 95035  The first part of the course provides a brief overview of semiconductor design and fabrication steps, encompassing IC design techniques, all wafer processing steps, assembly, and packaging. It delves into semiconductor jargon in laypeople's terms, and various substrate types such as Si, SiGe, FDSOI, GaAs, SiC, GaN. Additionally, it discusses different types of transistors like pMOS, nMOS, Bipolar, BiCMOS, CMOS, FinFets, and GAA and their evolution and what applications they are used in.  The second part of the course focuses on semiconductor business aspects such as silicon economics, wafer processing costs, semiconductor revenue forecasts, driving forces in the industry, top semiconductor IDMs, market competitors based on market share, OEMs, foundries, top tool vendors, and Fabless companies.  Addresses the