September 6, 2024
Did Sematech Save the American Semiconductor Industry?
As U.S. chip market share fell from 67% to 50% by 1986, the 1987 Sematech consortium pooled government and industry R&D
May 26, 2024
Sematech: The Consortium That Reshaped US Chips
Founded in 1987 with Defense Department backing, Sematech united US chipmakers to reclaim semiconductor leadership lost
October 16, 2023
The Verification Gap: The Unsung Hero of Chip Design
SEMATECH’s 1997 warning of a chip design productivity gap was averted by EDA tools and IP reuse, making verification cen