Katie Tormala
Diagram explaining the shift left principle of smart semiconductor manufacturing throughout the new product introduction (NPI) development process

Shifting left for success in smart semiconductor manufacturing (Part 1 of 3)

September 12, 2024

Our first post in a three-part series on Smart Semiconductor Manufacturing begins with a shift left. Learn more about what…

By Katie Tormala
2 MIN READ
Visual of digitalization of data through semiconductor design process

Shorten NPI time-to-market or zero-defect chips: do you have to choose?

August 13, 2024

Semiconductor customers seem to need it all – new products, fast delivery and zero defects. As we shared previously, fragmented…

By Katie Tormala
2 MIN READ
Image of a printed circuit board held by machinery inside an electronics manufacturing plant using intraplant logistics

The electronic manufacturer’s guide to mastering material flow using intralogistics

May 23, 2023

In electronics manufacturing, efficiency is critical to competitiveness. Optimized intra plant logistics or intralogistics can revolutionize how manufacturers handle materials,…

By Katie Tormala
2 MIN READ
printed circuit board with design overlay for thermal design consideration

A hot topic: die attach thermal testing for power electronics components

May 2, 2023

Power electronics components improve the energy efficiency of electric machines and motors across all industries and applications. These power electronic…

By Katie Tormala
4 MIN READ
Electronics manufacturing line engineer with superimposed intra plant logistics digital twin

Smart intra plant logistics: the key to unlocking supply chain superpowers

March 24, 2023

The global pandemic dramatically altered the way consumers connect, compute and communicate. Consumers needed more devices to connect for work…

By Katie Tormala
3 MIN READ
Set teams up for success with blueprints for product development using MBSE

Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) for electronics

February 13, 2023

Exploring design alternatives with MBSE for electronics Connectedness starts at the beginning of the design process when there is a…

By Katie Tormala
< 1 MIN READ

February 2023 Roundup: What’s the latest in electronics and semiconductor?

February 1, 2023

Discover the latest in electronics and semiconductor with this list of our most popular recent content. Ebook: The electronic manufacturer’s…

By Katie Tormala
2 MIN READ
Diagram showing how to connect people and processes with PLM, ERP, and MES data into one environment

Seamless collaboration across the enterprise and supply chain with PLM (Part 3 of 3)

December 13, 2022

In our first and second posts, we talked about shifting left for smart manufacturing and smart semiconductor manufacturing execution. The…

By Katie Tormala
2 MIN READ
Semiconductor manufacturing execution system diagram, from raw materials to front-end, back-end, and PCB/MCMs with benefits listed: improve productivity, improve quality, realize cost savings, improve NPI, modern MES

Smarter Semiconductor Manufacturing Execution (Part 2 of 3)

December 7, 2022

In our first post, we talked about shifting left for smart manufacturing. This next post in the series brings us…

By Katie Tormala
3 MIN READ
Image of computer and sound power test set up for an electronics device

A guide to using sound power testing as a competitive advantage

October 26, 2022

What is sound power and sound power testing? Sound power is the rate in which energy of sound is radiated…

By Katie Tormala
3 MIN READ