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Inside the Semiconductor World: Special ‘Brothers Talking Tech’ Episode with Clarkson University

24 Apr 2025 1:45 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A special edition of the ‘Brothers Talking Tech’ podcast was held on April 21st in conjunction with Clarkson University's Introduction to Semiconductor Seminar Series.  In this 90-minute episode, Greg Akiki - Senior Director of Reliability at GlobalFoundries, Geoff Akiki - President at Hoya IT Segment Company and Fram Akiki, President at Joun Technologies give an in-depth view of the semiconductor industry.

The trending topics covered included:

  • What is the impact of geopolitics, tariffs and export controls on the industry?
  • Why is hiring currently slow and what are some suggestions for people looking for jobs?
  • How is the industry bifurcating and what will that mean moving forward?
  • Will diversification of demand smooth out the historical cyclicality of the industry?
  • What are the latest updates on advanced packaging and design vertical integration?
  • And finally, which of the 3 brothers had the highest GPA at Clarkson University?



Listen to the podcast by clicking here.

You can check out the previous episodes by clicking here



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