Donning my 3D Glasses at the MEPTEC Semiconductor Roadmap SymposiumSep 26, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp I admit, I always have my 3D glasses on at conferences. But even though the title of this week’s MEPTEC...
Probing Questions at the IEEE 3D IC Test WorkshopSep 23, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp As this year’s 3D IC Test Workshop unfolded (September 12 & 13, 2012), one thing became increasingly clear to me:...
3D Test Community Addresses Requirements for 3D Volume Production TestingSep 13, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Don’t let the skeptics fool you, contrary to popular belief, the 3D test community has been hard at work on...
FormFactor Tackles Probe Test for 3D ICsJul 24, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp This is part of a series of short interviews, based on face-to-face meetings at SEMICON West 2013. For a long...
SSEC’s New Chemistry for TSV RevealJul 23, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp This is part of a series of short interviews, based on face-to-face meetings at SEMICON West 2013. SSEC had a...
How will the 450mm Transition Affect Advanced Packaging and 3D ICs?Jul 23, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp That was my kick-off question for Manish Ranjan, Vice President, Product Marketing, Advanced Packaging/Nanotechnology Segment at Ultratech, during our annual...
Alchimer Streamlines Wet ApproachJul 22, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Streamlined and versatile: that’s the impression I came away with after talking to Nao Shoda, senior director of business development...
SETNA: Atmospheric Plasma Surface ModificationJul 22, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp This is part of a series of short interviews, based on face-to-face meetings at SEMICON West 2013. SET is known...
Dow Corning offers the Power of Silicone TechnologyJul 22, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp This is part of a series of short interviews, based on face-to-face meetings at SEMICON West 2013. After my interview...
Interview with Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID’s Juergen Wolf: The Collaboration GrowsJul 22, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp A few months ago, Juergen Wolf, director of the 3D program at Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID, shared with me a beautifully photographed...
EV Group: Never a Dull MomentJul 19, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp This is part of a series of short interviews, based on face-to-face meetings at SEMICON West 2013. Sitting down with...
NORDSON: Newcomers to 3D ICsJul 18, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp This is part of a series of short interviews, based on face-to-face meetings at SEMICON West 2013. As 3D ICs...
Interview with imec’s Ludo Deferm: Packaging Design Kits and Debond SolutionsJul 17, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp For me, SEMICON West involves a careful balance of attending sessions, keynotes and panels, combined with one-on-one interviews with thought...
Silicon Photonics: the Next Killer App for 3D ICs? and more from the R&D CommunityJul 16, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp First it was going to be memory stacks, then it was Wide I/O DRAM on Memory, and now, as commercialization...
It Takes an Ecosystem to Launch 2.5D and 3D IntegrationJul 16, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp As 2.5D and 3D IC technologies round the ten-year development mark and volume manufacturing keeps getting pushed just beyond our...
And a Good Time was had by All – 3D InCites Awards Breakfast, 2013Jul 15, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Despite the chilly San Francisco morning temperatures, a sizable crowd of 2.5D and 3D enthusiasts gathered at the Impress Lounge...
2013 SUSS MicroTec Technology Forum Focuses on 3D TSV infrastructureJul 12, 2013 · By Kamal Karimanal SUSS, being an equipment maker addressing various manufacturing challenges faced by 3D IC enablement, definitely has a lot riding on...
Sum of Minds – imec Makes the Unexpected HappenJul 09, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp In her opening remarks at the 2013 imec International Technology Forum (ITF), held Monday, July 8, 2013, Karen Savala, SEMI,...
Late Breaking SEMICON West News: Expert TechHUBs Added to this Year’s AgendaJul 08, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp New this year at SEMICON West, and just introduced to the program late last week, the Expert TechHUBs will help...
Semi Trade Pubs Talk 3D, Just in time for SEMICON WestJul 05, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp That Jan Vardaman, she’s so clever! I just finished reading her column on ECTC 2013 in Printed Circuit Design and...