Caroline Kazmierski
Who Drives Tech Innovation and Who Gets Left Behind?
From the 1950s through the 1970s, the U.S. federal government led the charge in technology innovation, driven largely by defense-funded R&D. But by the 1980s,…
Are Critical Industries Being Left Behind by the Chip Industry?
According to the Semiconductor Industry Association’s 2025 Factbook and World Semiconductor Trade Statistics data, around 90% of all chips produced today go into consumer electronics. Maybe…
Keeping 100-Year-Old Platforms Performing
The B-52 Bomber is still flying missions. That’s not a typo, and you didn’t just get transported back to WW2. In fact, the Air Force…
Legacy Chips Power Mission Critical Platforms
The semiconductor market is exciting and ever-changing. Not a day goes by without headlines about how small we can make chips (2nm!), new materials, processes,…
Out of Sync Design Cycles Fuel Component Obsolescence
Chip makers stop production when demand for a part falls below a certain threshold. Some estimates show that nearly 500,000 parts go End-of-Life (EOL) each…