Tekscend Photomask Corp.

Congratulations to the 2024 ARMIE finalists! These companies and individuals are among the best and the brightest in the Central Texas manufacturing community. All the finalists will be honored, and the winners will be announced at an awards luncheon in February. Please join ARMA in congratulating the following finalists on their ARMIE Award nominations! COMPANY OF THE YEAR Large: Acutronic Group, Paradigm Manufacturing, Tokyo Electron US Medium: Falcon Structures, GAF Energy, Senox Corporation Small: Detekt Biomedical & Design Group, Wolfram Manufacturing Technologies, Zimmer Design and Manufacturing, LLC EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR: Andy Salo, East/West Manufacturing Enterprises Beth San Segundo, OriGen Biomedical Brad Locke, Wondercide INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR: Tokyo Electron US TyRex Group, Ltd Wolfram Manufacturing Technologies RISING STAR: Aaron Rawls, Impac Systems Engineering Ankur Agarwal, Tokyo Electron Alex Q. Huang, Quantum Power Systems COOLEST THING MADE IN AUSTIN: Acutronic Group Infinitum Saronic Technologies COMMUNITY IMPACT: CELLINK Tekscend Photomask (formerly Toppan Photomask) TyRex Group, Ltd ALLY IN WORKFORCE: Kwee Lan Teo, Samsung Semiconductor Corina I. Zepeda, Texas State Technical College Dr. Laura Marmolejo, Ed.D, Austin Community College ARMA PILLAR: Stephanie Chelsea Mora, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Isaiah Knox, Tekscend Photomask Monica Morales, OES Equipment #AwardFinalist #Manufacturing #Advocacy #Networking #WorkforceDevelopment #Semiconductors #AdvancedManufacturing #CelebratingManufacturing #Congratulations

E3 Alliance, ARMA, and Austin Community College hosted CTE directors, counselors, and assistant superintendents from around central Texas to raise awareness about career opportunities in manufacturing and the programs available to help their students succeed. Thank you to John Newman at Athena Manufacturing, L.P., and Tim Beaird and Jennifer Howard, PHR, SHRM-CP at Wondercide for giving our teachers a tour of their facilities. Thank you to Dr Laura Marmolejo, Ed.D, and Tina Carver from Austin Community College for their overview of their growing and successful advanced manufacturing programs.  Many thanks to Mayor Kirk Watson who came out to speak about the importance of manufacturing careers and the pathways available for students to enter a career field that provides a sustainable living wage, a purpose-driven career, and entrepreneurial opportunities.    We would also like to thank Isaiah Knox, Jessica "Jessie" Camarillo, Clara Neri-Mejia, PMP, and Tim Kimbro for participating in the "Bridging the Gap: Connecting Education and Manufacturing Pathways" panel discussion; and Sarah Ruddy for moderating the discussion. Thank you, too, to all the educators who joined us and for helping mold our future manufacturers!   Acutronic Group, Applied Materials, Toppan Photomasks, Inc., TCS Mechanical, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, Kirk Watson #WorkforceDevelopment #ManufacturingCareers #Jobs #Semiconductors #AdvancedManufacturing #Education #EducationtoManufacturingPathways #TheFutureofManufacturing

⁉ Can Europe Lead the Global Semiconductor Industry? ⁉ A new whitepaper co-signed by IMS Nanofabrication GmbH, Mycronic, Toppan Photomasks and Vistec Electron Beam GmbH is calling for a comprehensive and resilient semiconductor value chain in Europe. 📌 Key Highlights: EU Chips Act is a good start, but more is needed emphasises the importance of including equipment, optics and photomask producers stresses strategic autonomy and resilience amid global challenges calls for a strong local supply chain for rapid innovation and competitiveness. 🔑 Recommendations: - enable leading-edge competitive capability - ensure faster innovation cycles - accelerate time-to-market - address talent requirements - create a favorable investment environment - protect IP and ensure cyber-security - certainty on PFAS policy 📖 Read more about how Europe can secure its semiconductor future! ▶ The links to the important whitepaper - in English, French and German language - could be found in the comments. ◀ #Semiconductors #Europe #Innovation #TechNews #EUChipsAct #ims #mycronic #toppanphotomask #vistec

Looking forward to participating at the next EPIC technology meeting on #Photonics for #XR in Helsinki next week ! #NIL #ToppanPhotomask #photomasks #arvr #metalens #EPIC