Semiconductor manufacturing has become more complex, with today’s chips requiring nanometer-level precision. Additionally, the range of exotic materials used in the manufacturing process, alongwith the specialized skills and required technology to create a semiconductor chip have also expanded. As global demand increases, manufacturers can struggle to adhere to quality standards….
One of the unexpected consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the shortage of semiconductors in the global market. This has dramatically affected production as well as further technological research in many chip-dependent industries, ranging from automotive to electronics. However, some of these industries are taking the initiative to develop…
If you are an OEM in the electronics industry, one of your worst nightmares is a supply chain hit by a shortage of components. Of course, some shortages are more impactful than others. For example, there has been a global multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) shortage for the past few years,…
In late 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, manufacturing industries also faced a semiconductor shortage, a shortage likely to persist in 2021. The semiconductor shortage has posed severe disruption in the global supply chain for many industries, including automotive, aerospace, medical, and nuclear. To minimize the problem’s scale, efforts at small-scale…
A high-purity weld is any weld that contains fewer than ten parts per million (ppm) of contaminants like oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. Ultra-high-purity welding keeps these contaminants below one ppm. High-purity and ultra-high-purity pipe welding are used in processes where cleanliness of the product is paramount, such as in semiconductor…