Carburos Metálicos, leader in industrial gases in Spain

With more than 125 years of history, Carburos Metálicos leads the industrial and medical gases market in Spain, where it supplies its products to more than thirty sectors of activity, from metallurgy, glass, water, food, health, energy, petrochemicals, laboratories, freezing, refrigeration, oenology, leisure and beverages. This activity extends to the field of electronics and renewable …

The Complutense University of Madrid joins AESEMI

The Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) joins the members of the Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association (AESEMI), which is a step towards the unification of the sector in Spain. UCM, founded in 1499, has 26 faculties and 9 affiliated centres with more than 65,000 enrolled students. UCM is one of the largest universities in Spain and …

The University of the Basque Country, new member of AESEMI

The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) will add its experience and knowledge to the Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association. The University of the Basque Country has signed an agreement with the Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association (AESEMI) to become a collaborating member of the association. Through this agreement, the UPV/EHU will be entitled to enjoy the …

Icompplus Electronics, distributor of electronic components, joins AESEMI

Icompplus Electronics, distributor of electronic components, joins the Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association in a new step to strengthen the sector in Spain. The distributor has more than 15 years of experience in the sector. The supply chain, together with its experience and customers in more than 50 countries, has made the company a global benchmark …

AESEMI welcomes the announcement of the State Society for Technological Transformation

AESEMI, the Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association, welcomes the announcement made by the Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, regarding the creation of the State Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), an entity that will have an endowment of 20,000 million euros. The association welcomes this news, which we see as an increase in the current …

Ommatidia, specialising in integrated photonics, joins AESEMI

Ommatidia is a Madrid-based company dedicated to the development of LiDAR and 3D metrology sensors and systems based on integrated photonics. Ommatidia LiDAR products are based on proprietary technology that enables faster, more accurate and wider-ranging 3D imaging than was previously possible. Like insect eyes, Ommatidia LiDAR products use a large array of individual elements …

ICFO, the Institute of Photonic Sciences, new member of AESEMI

ICFO joins forces with the Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association (AESEMI) to collaborate in boosting the ecosystem in Spain. The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) is a research centre in photonics-based sciences and technologies. It has three driving programmes in the areas of Health, Energy and Information, the latter covering photonic chips, quantum photonic chips and …

AESEMI’s working group on Neuromorphic Technologies and AI is constituted

On 1st February 2024, the working group on Neuromorphic Technologies and AI of AESEMI has started its activities, coordinated by the Basque technology centre IKERLAN. The main objective of the group is to bring together the research and development activities of the most relevant research centres and universities in the areas related to neuromorphic technologies …

Promoting talent and collaboration between academia and the semiconductor industry in Spain

Rodrigo Picos, Coordinator of the Universities and Talent Commission The semiconductor industry is one of the most talent-intensive industries in the world and requires a very high and constant level of training to be able to compete. Spain, as a country, cannot be left behind in this field at such a critical time, marked by …

Smart non-contact potentiometers for industrial and automotive applications

Antonio López MartínArea Manager Vice-Rectorate for Research of the Universidad Pública de Navarra The detection of position, displacement, rotation or angular acceleration is critical in many of today’s control and measurement systems. Traditionally, such detection has been carried out by means of conventional potentiometers, consisting of a resistive strip along which a moving contact or …