Semiconductor convention moving to Phoenix from San Francisco

By COLE LAUTERBACH THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square)

– Recognizing Arizona’s growing semiconductor sector, North America’s “premier microelectronics exhibition and conference” is coming to town.

SEMI, an industry association with members across the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, announced Tuesday it would hold SEMICON West 2025 in Phoenix after holding the conference in San Francisco for the last five decades.

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“SEMI is excited to bring SEMICON West to Phoenix, a booming semiconductor manufacturing hub, in October 2025,” said Joe Stockunas, president of SEMI Americas, host of the exhibition and conference.

The announcement is preceded by a series of investments by some of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers intending to expand operations in Arizona.

“Greater Phoenix is home to more than 75 semiconductor companies including SEMI members EMD Electronics, it’s natural for it to move in and fill the harbor entrance. But with a unique storm of this kind, it moved in in a much shorter time period.”

Pacific Dredge showed up last Friday to begin setting up the emergency dredging operation, which involved running a large pipe to remove the sand and deposit it on East Beach, and plugging into the harbor’s

Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), and the sector employs more than 100,000 with more jobs on the way. As recent investments in chip manufacturing in the area have made abundantly clear, Phoenix embodies the drive by SEMI and the industry at large toward greater innovation,” Mr. Stockunas said.

The event is scheduled to be held in the Phoenix Convention Center. A spokesman for SEMI said 8,000 people attend the event on average. “We’re proud to welcome SEMICON West to Arizona!” said electrical infrastructure, Mr. Wiltshire said. The company brought in a large barge on Sunday, and they “initiated the dredging yesterday afternoon and evening.”

Meanwhile, the natural and city-built sand dunes and their associated iceplant are gone because of the storm, bringing the beach at the waterfront “right down to its bedrock,” and exposing the historic rocks normally buried by the berms. That should improve over time, however, as waves wash more and more sand onto the

Governor Katie Hobbs. “Arizona has become a global leader in chip manufacturing and innovation, with rapid growth across our entire semiconductor ecosystem. We look forward to joining with local partners and SEMICON West to welcome industry leaders from around the globe and showcase why Arizona has become the world’s leading destination for new chip investments.”

The convention will alternate sites between the Valley and the Bay Area. It will return to San Francisco in 2026 before returning to Arizona in 2027.

MCCOY, Patricia Michelle

Our beloved angel, Patricia Michelle McCoy, passed from this earth in her sleep on January 6, 2023, in Chino, California.

Tricia was born in Glendale, California on September 24, 1991, to Lee and Deborah McCoy. When she was four years old, Tricia moved with her parents to Santa Barbara where she enjoyed the Sea Shells sailing club and was an avid Girl Scout. Tricia also sang for years with the Santa Barbara Children’s Chorus, traveling with the group to Hawaii for a national choral competition.

Tricia spent her summers competing in debate at the Stanford National Forensic Institute and completing AP classes at Georgetown University. She competed in the California Mock Trial competition on behalf of San Marcos High School, where she graduated in 2010. After high school, Tricia attended Santa Barbara City College and was a fierce advocate for the unhoused population. She spent her all-too-short life helping others, always with a smile on her face and a cheerful word on her lips.

She is survived by her parents, Deborah and Lee McCoy.

A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2023 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street in Santa Barbara. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Families ACT! in Santa Barbara or to your favorite mental health charity.

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The huge swell earlier this month was indeed unique and unusual, he said, but the city usually experiences large swells in February and March, too.

“We’re not out of the woods,” he said. “We have to keep an eye on natural swells. We still have some winter to go.” email: nhartsteinnewspress@gmail.com