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Exploring Technological Synergies Between SMT and Semiconductor with ASMPT Chief Strategy Officer, Günter Lauber

EMS@C-LEVEL · 18 Nov 2023 · 8m

What this episode covers

Günter Lauber, Chief Strategy Officer at ASMPT, explains how the company aligns its SMT and semiconductor (SEMI) businesses to leverage synergies in advanced packaging. He details how ASMPT uses its global footprint to ensure supply chain resilience and leverages the 2018 acquisition of Critical Manufacturing to provide AI-driven data analytics across factory and enterprise levels. Lauber also outlines ASMPT’s ESG strategy, including a 2035 carbon neutrality goal for scopes 1 and 2, the implementation of solar power, and active participation in the Semiconductor Climate Consortium to address scope 3 emissions.

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large enterprises

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ASMPT, Critical Manufacturing, Koh Young
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Semiconductor Climate Consortium, Productronica

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