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40 SMT007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2020 Initiative (iNEMI) formed a Smart Manufactur- ing Technology Working Group (TWG) that in- cluded thought leaders from across the elec- tronic products manufacturing industry. The TWG published a roadmap that included the situation analysis, critical gaps, and key needs to realize smart manufacturing. Introduction The future of manufacturing in the elec- tronics industry is dependent on the abili- ty to develop and deploy suites of technolo- gy platforms to realize smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Smart manufacturing tech- nologies will improve efficiency, safety, and productivity by incorporating more data col- lection and analysis systems to create a vir- tual business model covering all aspects from supply chain to manufacturing to customer experience. The increased use of big data an- alytics and AI enables the collection of large volumes of data and the subsequent analysis more efficient. By integrating a portfolio of technologies, it has become possible to transition the complete prod- uct life cycle from supplier to customer into a virtual business model or cyber-physical model. Several industry reports project manufacturers Editor's note: Originally titled, "The Convergence of Tech- nologies and Standards Across the Electronic Products Manufacturing Industry (SEMI, OSAT, and PCBA) to Real- ize Smart Manufacturing " this article was published as a paper in the Proceedings of the SMTA Pan Pacific Micro- electronics Symposium and is pending publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Abstract The vertical segments of the electronic prod- ucts manufacturing industry (semiconductor, outsourced system assembly, and test, and PCB assembly) are converging, and service offerings are consolidating due to advanced technology adoption and market dynamics. The conver- gence will cause shifts in the flow of materials across the supply chain, as well as the intro- duction of equipment and processes across the segments. The ability to develop smart man- ufacturing and Industry 4.0 enabling technol- ogies (e.g., big data analytics, artificial intel- ligence (AI), cloud/edge computing, robotics, automation, IoT) that can be deployed within and between the vertical segments is critical. The International Electronics Manufacturing The Convergence of Technologies and Standards in Smart Manufacturing Feature by Ranjan Chatterjee, CIMETRIX, and Daniel Gamota, JABIL