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An Industry in Flux: Semiconductor Giants Strategize for the FutureDec 06, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs All it takes is one look at the recent line-up on IHS iSuppli’s annual Semiconductor company ranking-by-revenue to see change is...
Survey SAYS!Dec 03, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs You may recall that just before Halloween, I posted a survey inquiring whether readers thought the market would bear the...
Introducing Interconnectology: A Call to ArmsNov 27, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs In last week’s coverage of the Known Good Die Symposium, I talked about the notion of shifting focus from Known...
3D IC Blogosphere UpdateNov 21, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs After wrapping up a run of blog posts from two weeks of travel and 4 conferences,(IWLPC 2012, the IEEE 3D...
Coffee Break with Nicolas Sillon, CEA LetiNov 19, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs The day after Nicolas Sillon presented his keynote at IWLPC on interposer technology, we sat down to coffee and a...
IWLPC 3D Thursday: The PanelNov 16, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs It’s been a whirlwind of conferences these past few weeks, and as a result, I have attended FOUR panel discussions...
3D ICs and the Hype CycleNov 13, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs At last week’s 3D Test Workshop in Anaheim, CA, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel of industry experts,...
IWLPC Dinner Keynote: Are Trojan Chips a “Dormant Curse?”Nov 12, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs After listening to John Ellis, semiconductor industry veteran and author of the techno-thriller, The Dormant Curse, expound on the threat...
IWLPC 2012: 3D Thursday Part 1Nov 09, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Today's 3D day kicked off with a very broad and thorough state-of-the-technology report from imec's perspective, presented by Paul Marchal. ...
IWLPC 2012: Off to a Smart StartNov 07, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Tomorrow's the big 3D day, but today's keynote from Nicolas Sillon of CEA Leti on "Silicon Interposer: Much More than...
Tezzaron, Novati and 3D ICs: They’re doing it in the USANov 05, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs While everyone’s waiting for the big memory houses like Micron and Samsung, and IDMS and foundries like IBM and TSMC...
Will the Market Bear the Plethora of Mobile Devices? A Reader SurveyOct 30, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Have you noticed that it’s not even Halloween and the stores are already setting up their Christmas sections? Seems to...
Nostalgia TripOct 25, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Is today the anniversary of something and I missed the memo? Because in less than 5 minutes of surfing, I’ve...
Catching up with imec’s Eric BeyneOct 18, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Eric Beyne (imec) and I go way back. He’s the Scientific Director of Advanced Packaging Technologies at imec, and ever...
A Plethora of 3D MemoriesOct 16, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Because 3D Memory really stands out as an industry apart from 3D ICs, I’ve been collecting some interesting articles over...
How do you use your mobile devices?Oct 15, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Over the summer, we became a 3 iPad household; my daughters because they were headed off to college and iPads...
The devil we know vs. the devil we don’t knowOct 08, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs I keep reading about the various ways chip designers can achieve the performance/power benefits required for next generation mobile devices,...
Talkers vs. Doers in the 3D IC WorldOct 01, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Are there still people who are clueless about 3D? Apparently there are. Lots of them. Despite all the discussion and attention 3D...
Solving Wireless Challenges at IMAPSSep 12, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs The irony of the week: Qualcomm, leader of the wireless world, sends a large contingency to participate in and sponsor...
The Up and Coming Flavors of 3D MemorySep 07, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Up until recently, I really hadn’t paid much attention to the the intricacies of memory types required to satisfy the...