We take for granted that our supply chains will deliver the products we desire, or at least we once did. We don't care about their complexity. How could there be complexity? They have always delivered reliably.

HORSHAM, PA—Aegis Software, a global provider of manufacturing execution software, has signed an enterprise agreement with L3Harris Technologies to support 20 manufacturing sites and more than 5,500 end users with Aegis’ FactoryLogix platform.

TAYLOR, TX—Samsung will spend $17 billion over the next three years to build a semiconductor fab here in an effort to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. at a time of a global shortage of chips.

ROSSLYN, VA—The National Electrical Manufacturers Association recently recommended to the Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security the need to establish U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and supply chain capabilities in key applications, such as those that use connectivity technologies.

BANNOCKBURN, IL—A new IPC study says congressional action is urgently needed to strengthen the health of domestic advanced packaging in the semiconductor value chain to meet increased chip production.

SEOUL—SKC says it will build a 12,000 square-meter plant in Georgia by 2023 to produce a proprietary computing glass substrate for semiconductors. The material will significantly increase the performance and power efficiency of computer chipsets.

In his June 2021 editorial, ASSEMBLY's editor in chief John Sprovieri discussed President Biden's February executive order to review critical U.S. supply chains. I would like to build on John's analysis and offer advice to the Biden administration.

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BOUSKOURA, Morocco—The global semiconductor company STMicroelectronics says it hopes to procure half of the energy needed for its plant here through wind power by 2022, compared to only 1 percent currently.

BANNOCKBURN, IL—The trade association IPC has launched its newest workforce development training course, "Electronics Assembly for Engineers.” Students earn an IPC Certificate of Completion after finishing the 24 hours of course content.