In September of this year SEMI and MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG) announced that they will be joining together in a strategic partnership starting on January 1, 2017. SEMI has 2,000 member companies and connects more than 250,000 professionals worldwide to advance the science and business of electronics manufacturing. MSIG has nearly 200 companies and industry partners, and has been focused on MEMS and sensors. We spoke with Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI, and Karen Lightman, executive director of MSIG, about what this partnership means for the MEMS and sensors industry worldwide.