Gothenburg | September 04, 2025

Semicon Sweden returns to Evertiq Expo with an update on the development of Sweden’s national semiconductor strategy. This session will outline the current status of the initiative, with a particular focus on the ongoing analysis of Sweden’s semiconductor landscape  — an effort to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities across industry, research, and academia.

The presentation will also feature invited Swedish stakeholders who will share how their technologies and capabilities align with international semiconductor demands, offering concrete examples of Sweden’s growing presence on the global stage.

Data shows that approximately half a million EOL (End of Life) notices are issued each year. This means that all electronic designs are exposed to the risk of component obsolescence.

Unfortunately, there is a lack of robust standards and design guidelines that adequately address this challenge. While various design methodologies exist—such as Design for Excellence, Compliance, Sourcing, Manufacturing, or Test—they often treat obsolescence either superficially or not at all.

This presentation will introduce a number of strategies that can be applied already at the design stage to better prepare for future EOL events. In short, it will offer a brief introduction to what “Design for Obsolescence” can look like in practice.

In electronics the circular economy embodies strategies to extend product lifecycles & promote reuse. Factronix is a company that has extensive experience in this field, so during the speech it will talk about what related services are important and why.

The lecture will therefore focus on issues such as Component Recovery, Laser Reballing, Retinning, Test Services, that is, services which involve giving a second life to electronic components that would otherwise be discarded, turning potential waste into valuable resources.