Interconnectologists and Market Analysts See Eye to Eye on The Changing IC Industry at BiTS WorkshopMar 07, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Every year in early March, I spend a day at the BiTS Workshop (Burn-in Test Strategies), not because it’s a...
Viewing 3D IC Blossoms at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2013Mar 07, 2013 · By Paul Werbaneth Are you familiar with the Japanese custom of cherry blossom viewing? “Hanami (花見, lit. ‘flower viewing’) is the Japanese traditional custom...
3D IC Blogosphere Update – Feb 22Feb 22, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Has it really been a month since the European 3D TSV Summit? This inaugural event certainly caused a buzz in...
3D IC Gets a Nod or Two of Encouragement at Common Platform Tech Forum 2013Feb 19, 2013 · By Paul Werbaneth Guest Blogger, Paul Werbaneth, shares his take-aways on 3D ICs at the last week’s Common Technology Platform There was little...
European 3D TSV Summit: But Wait, There’s More!Feb 05, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Day Two of the European 3D TSV Summit dawned bright and clear, with such a spectacular view of the nearby...
Alchimer Resurfaces at the European 3D TSV SummitFeb 04, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp It had been awhile since I heard from the folks at Alchimer about the progress of electrografting (eG), its “all...
European 3D TSV Summit: Focus on Cost of OwnershipJan 30, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Now that the “technology bricks” for building 2.5D devices and 3D ICs have been essentially qualified, the focus has turned...
Inside the Gadgets at CES 2013Jan 11, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp One of these days, I’m going to go to CES. Since 3D integration technology isn’t the focus of the show,...
More Tech Notes from 3D ASIP 2012Jan 08, 2013 · By Francoise von Trapp Oh yes, where was I before the holidays took over and hijacked my life for two weeks? I’ll bet you...
Temporary Bond/Debond: Not Ready for 3D TSV Prime TImeDec 21, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp It’s too bad SUSS MicroTec’s Wilfried Bair was one of the last presenters on Friday at 3D Architecures for Systems...
The Other 3D: IEDM 2012 Zeroes in on 3D Memory and 3D TransistorsDec 10, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp Previews of IEDM 2012, which got underway today in San Francisco, indicate a program this year rich in content on...
Tips on Modeling Warpage for 3D ICsDec 07, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp This week’s webinar on chip stack assembly simulation, presented by Kamal Karimanal of Cielution offered some useful information on how modeling can...
The Other 3D: IEDM 2012 Zeroes in on 3D Memory and 3D TransistorsOct 12, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp Previews of IEDM 2012, which got underway today in San Francisco, indicate a program this year rich in content on...
IMAPS 2012 3D Tweeture Double Feature – Part 1Sep 14, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp I spent this whole week at IMAPS 2012 in San Diego, and tweeted live from the event. Sometimes in the...
IMAPS 2012 3D Tweeture Double Feature – Part 2Sep 14, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp With two 3D focused keynotes and a 3D panel discussion, 3D Thursday was ripe for the tweeting. The sound bites...
SEMICON Europa 2012 Focuses on Materials, 3D ICs, and 450mmSep 10, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp SEMICON Europa got underway yesterday, and reports from the event point to new materials, 450mm and 3D ICs as the...
Breaking News from SEMICON WestSep 07, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp There's no place like SEMICON West for a company to make a major announcement. After all, it is the semiconductor...
3D At Hot Chips, and MoreAug 31, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp I was on the phone with Herb Reiter yesterday, who told me he’d been busy this week thanks to the...
SEMICON West 3D (and more) Mash-upJul 27, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp Now that I’ve finished (finally) writing and posting all 3D InCites original content, I thought I’d take a look around...
An Incomplete List of 3D SolutionsJul 14, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp We read a lot about the remaining challenges to be addressed before 3D ICs are fully commercialized. Current roadmaps are...