The semiconductor industry is extremely productive.[1] At $155,000 of GDP per full-time employee, the labor productivity of the worldwide semiconductor industry stands 37% higher than that of the US economy as a whole.[2] In fact, the semiconductor industry is one of the most productive industries in the world. At a
Across the African continent, internet penetration is low and laptop computers are often too expensive to purchase. But the surge in mobile phone use—powered by semiconductors—has created a simple and pervasive means of sharing information and conducting business. Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile provider, launched M-PESA—a mobile payment system designed to
Imagine that while you sleep at night, your car is monitoring weather and highway conditions. Because of impending problems in the morning commute, it sends an alert to your mobile phone to wake you 20 minutes ahead of your normal schedule. When you get into your car, it asks you
Technology has led to incredible breakthroughs in healthcare. Unlocking the complexities of the genomic code, rapid advancements in telemedicine and robotics, and breakthroughs in stem cell research are just a few examples. But the ever-increasing power and sophistication of semiconductors are directly leading to even more promising capabilities in the
Cities are getting bigger: according to a recent study from Oxford Economics, by 2030 the world’s largest 750 cities will see a population increase of 410 million, requiring 260 million new homes and more than 1,770 million square feet of extra office space.[1] City leaders know they must take action
Spansion says it can eliminate the need to put a battery in the tiny sensors that will deliver the measurements from the Internet of things.” That should make it much more affordable to deploy billions of such sensors. The new solution uses chips that can harvest their own energy from