Melville Bryant

Industry Writer, Electronics & Semiconductors, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Go beyond disconnected CAD. Unify your design and engineering. 

Go beyond disconnected CAD. Unify your design and engineering. 

February 27, 2026
Solve product development challenges and drive innovation with a seamless digital thread. 
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Fall Semiconductor Series Recap: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability 

Fall Semiconductor Series Recap: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability 

December 16, 2025
The integrated imperative for optimized performance
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Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability  

Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability  

December 4, 2025
(Part 5 of 5): Why smart manufacturing is the key to synchronizing software, data sets and automation
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Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability 

Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability 

November 19, 2025
(Part 4 of 5): How the Siemens Facility Monitoring and Control System (FMCS) moves sustainability ahead 
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Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability 

Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability 

November 10, 2025
(Part 3 of 5): The semiconductor fab is a complex challenge—how do you know where your sustainability journey should begin? 
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Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability 

Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability 

November 3, 2025
(Part 2 of 5): Why an integrated software and automation solution is the right solution 
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Want to Outpace the Competition? Accelerate Semiconductor Lifecycle Management 

Want to Outpace the Competition? Accelerate Semiconductor Lifecycle Management 

October 30, 2025
Streamline new product introductions, reduce fragmentation, and break down barriers to innovation with end-to-end digitalization from accelerated semiconductor lifecycle management
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Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability

Fall Semiconductor Series: How integrated software and automation transform fab sustainability

October 28, 2025
(Part 1 of 5) Why does semiconductor fab sustainability require an integrated solution? In our Fall Semiconductor Series, we discuss...
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From predictive to prescriptive – Two semiconductor CEOs walk into a coffee bar: Part 2. 

From predictive to prescriptive – Two semiconductor CEOs walk into a coffee bar: Part 2. 

July 21, 2025
Revolutionizing semiconductor manufacturing with smart capabilities, advanced analytics, proactive processes and AI for secure, sustainable production. The uncommon conversation over...
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From reactive to predictive – Two semiconductor CEOs walk into a coffee bar: Part 1. 

From reactive to predictive – Two semiconductor CEOs walk into a coffee bar: Part 1. 

July 15, 2025
Revolutionizing semiconductor manufacturing with smart capabilities, advanced analytics, proactive processes and AI for secure, sustainable production. An uncommon conversation over...
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Move toward semiconductor sustainability – by evolving from lean to smart manufacturing

Move toward semiconductor sustainability – by evolving from lean to smart manufacturing

January 13, 2025
Evolving to a smarter, more sustainable semiconductor manufacturing process is critical.  Semiconductors are the backbone of today’s technology, powering the...
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Today’s manufacturing companies must be smart. And adaptive. 

Today’s manufacturing companies must be smart. And adaptive. 

January 6, 2025
With CES 2025 kicking off the new year, we begin a new series exploring smart manufacturing and how companies must...
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Toward a people-centric and adaptive production ecosystem. 

Toward a people-centric and adaptive production ecosystem. 

April 16, 2024
Topic 4 in our Blog Series, Sustainability in Semiconductors. Every Detail Matters.   Hannover Messe 2024, the world’s leading industrial trade...
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Scale up Smart to reduce carbon.  

Scale up Smart to reduce carbon.  

March 21, 2024
Topic 2 in our Blog Series, “Sustainability in Semiconductors. Every Detail Matters.” Hannover Messe 2024, the world’s leading industrial trade...
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Smart is Sustainable.  

Smart is Sustainable.  

March 13, 2024
A world in critical need of a sustainable future needs smart manufacturing for semiconductors.
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Siemens at Hannover Messe 2024: Semiconductors Go Digital – Achieve sustainable manufacturing from design to production. 

Siemens at Hannover Messe 2024: Semiconductors Go Digital – Achieve sustainable manufacturing from design to production. 

March 12, 2024
Siemens is offering our blog readers an exclusive sneak peek to our Semiconductors Go Digital sustainable manufacturing message at Hannover Mess 2024 through our blog series, "Sustainability in Semiconductors. Every Detail Matters."
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On-Demand Webinar: Optimizing Electronics Shop Floor Performance with the Digital Twin

On-Demand Webinar: Optimizing Electronics Shop Floor Performance with the Digital Twin

November 1, 2021
The demand for smart electronics products continues to soar with connectivity reaching everything from vehicles to microwaves to exercise bikes....
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Manage Product Changes by Following The Keys to PLM Success

Manage Product Changes by Following The Keys to PLM Success

October 15, 2021
A engineer looking at a digital twin of the semiconductor manufacturing process on a tablet.
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Semiconductor environmental compliance isn’t getting less stringent, but it is getting easier.

Semiconductor environmental compliance isn’t getting less stringent, but it is getting easier.

October 14, 2021
Now more than ever, environmental compliance management, verification, and sustainability are essential to the lifecycle of any semiconductor device. But...
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What’s wrong with PDM?

What’s wrong with PDM?

September 3, 2021
At first glance, it might seem natural that most electronics companies would use product data management (PDM) systems, so they...
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