2.5D and 3D IC Technologies: Application Ready but Cost Limited?Jan 31, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp Two schools of thought clearly emerged at last week’s European 3D TSV Summit, which took place on January 20 and...
The 2014 European 3D TSV Summit: Get Ready for the Domino EffectJan 27, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp I just boarded my flight home after attending the 2014 European 3D TSV Summit. Three days, 332 attendees from 21...
TSVs for MEMS vs. TSVs for 3D ICSJan 24, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp The 2013 European 3D TSV Summit (January 20-22, Grenoble, France) kicked off with a pre-conference symposium on 3D TSVs for...
Wafer Level Packaging and Stacking take Center Stage at Asia ConferencesJan 16, 2014 · By Rajiv Roy I thought I would go to Singapore, attend EPTC (Electronic Packaging Technology Conference 2013) and then take off on my...
Tezzaron, Ziptronix, and Invensas Demonstrate Interconnectology in ActionDec 20, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp It may have been a coincidence that at last week’s 3D ASIP Conference, Invensas, Tezzaron/Novati, and Ziptronix booths were lined...
2.5D Interposer Innovations from Silex and eSiliconDec 20, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp 2.5D interposers sparked a good amount of discussion at this year’s 3D ASIP conference (December 11-13, 2013, Burlingame CA), with...
3D ASIP 2013: Jan Vardaman’s 3D Readiness Report CardDec 18, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp While other presenters for the 2013 3D ASIP session, “Evolution of 3D Technologies and Market Trends” took a more conventional...
3D ASIP 2013: Coming Down The Home Stretch to 3D IC CommercializationDec 16, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp For years, we’ve been talking about the performance and power benefits of 2.5D and 3D ICs. We’ve also been talking...
Si Photonics: 3D ASIP’s Pre-game ShowDec 13, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Is Si photonics the vehicle that will finally catapult 2.5D and 3D IC to stardom? While that was the story...
3D TSV without LimitsDec 04, 2013 · By Yann Guillou What can we expect out of 2.5 and 3D TSV Integration? What are the three leading-edge R&D institutes in 2.5...
GIT 2013: One Silicon Guy’s PerspectiveNov 25, 2013 · By Mark Scannell A 3D conference (or 2.5D workshop) wouldn’t be a 3D conference (or 2.5D workshop) without someone announcing the push-out of...
Notes from GIT 2013Nov 25, 2013 · By Laura Mauer The 3rd annual Global Interposer Technology Workshop (GIT 2013) was held at the Georgia Institute of Technology on November 18-20, 2013....
Rudolph Technologies’ Metrology, Inspection and Lithography Solutions for 2.5D and 3D TSVsNov 18, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Here’s one thing the team at Rudolph has a firm grasp on: understanding that feature sizes of today’s wafer-level, 2.5D...
Thoughts on 2.5D and 3D IC Progress, as Presented at IWLPC 2013Nov 11, 2013 · By Herb Reiter The 10th International Wafer-level Packaging Conference (IWLPC 2013) was held at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose this week. I...
IWLPC 2013: Will the Changing Mobile World Usher in 3D ICs?Nov 08, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp …For while the tired waves, vainly breaking, Seem here no painful inch to gain, Far back, through creeks and inlets...
IMAPS International 2013 3D Technology HighlightsOct 23, 2013 · By Rajiv Roy Approximately 880 people registered for IMAPS International 2013, and yes the fiasco in Washington even affected IMAPS – there were...
3D ICs for High Performance SystemsOct 21, 2013 · By Jan Vardaman A recent IEEC and IEEE CPMT workshop held on October 16, 2013 at Binghamton University in New York examined the...
A Breakfast of Cu Pillars, Wafer-level Packaging the Internet of Things, and moreOct 21, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp I took a detour to work on Friday (Oct 18, 2013), stopping in at Freescale Semiconductor (Tempe AZ) to attend...
The Many Flavors of 3D DRAMOct 09, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Micron’s recent announcement that they will be shipping samples of the Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) and ramping to production in...
Motivation for 3D IC and other Key Take-Aways from the IEEE 3D IC ConferenceOct 07, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp The IEEE 3D Systems Integration Conference (IEEE 3D IC) is a unique event that is a truly international effort in assembling all...