Each recording in our semiconductor logistics podcast is regularly uploaded here and on all podcast platforms, meaning you can tune in at your leisure. Keep an eye out on this page for the latest episodes.
Podcast Episode #6: The impact of servers
The growth of the Semicon industry is coinciding with the expansion of the server industry. In order to power the increased consumer demand on how much data we consume, means the fast development of new server farms being built around the world. But they require a lot of power to run and produce high levels of heat. In today’s episode we discuss the server industry, what this means for the future of data and the environment as well as the supply chain demands for this sector.
Podcast Episode #5: Modernising logistics for Semicon
In order to meet the ever-changing demands of Semicon, the logistics industry too has had to modernise and develop at a rapid rate in order to offer the services needed for shipping Semicon products. It relies on the constant supply of highly sensitive, often oversized manufacturing equipment and fabrication tools to keep their production lines running smoothly and efficiently.
In this episode we talk about the special elements within a Semicon supply chain, such as; speed of delivery, security, insurance, tracking and the specialist care needed when handling these high value goods.
Podcast Episode #4: Is Semicon driving the AI revolution?
In this episode, our experts discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technology and how the convergence of the two is impacting the Semicon industry, from the rise in the demand for Semiconductors, to how they are designed and produced. So, let’s try to sort the fact from the fiction and separate what’s happening, from what might be.
Podcast Episode #3: How fab is a sub-fab?
The Sub-fab – the part below the clean room, has a big influence on the quality of chip production and while it has always been highly regulated, requires meticulous planning and maintenance as well as adherence to health and safety standards, it's only now getting an upgrade.
As the industry increases output to meet soaring demand for chips, more and more focus is on the Sub-fab due to it being the part that uses the most energy and resources. In our latest episode our experts discuss how Semicon manufacturers are changing their ways to better manage energy, water, and chemicals, whilst also trying to reduce downtime and what this means for the supply chain.
Podcast Episode #2: Bringing home the chips
Without more fabs and the right talent, the Semicon industry will fail to achieve the exponential growth ahead.
The industry faces myriad challenges as it begins to build new fabs in Europe and the US. And the statistics show too few STEM graduates will be available to fill the roles of professionals, currently in their 50s, who are due to retire.
In this episode, our Semicon experts John Desmond and Lars Eger discuss the big issues and how these might be resolved if the industry get's to fulfil it's aim to nearshore production and 'bring home the chips'.
Podcast Episode #1: Resilience in the Semicon supply chain
In our debut episode, John Desmond and Tom Mulders—two of Kuehne+Nagel’s resident semiconductor experts—unravel the technology that has shaped this industry, how it is evolving, and the measures the industry and logistics providers are taking, to future-proof your semiconductor supply chain.
