Inside the Semiconductor World: Special ‘Brothers Talking Tech’ Episode with Clarkson University
Published on April 16, 2026
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.
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