Announcing the Winners of the 2025 3D InCites Awards Feb 04, 2025 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs, Francoise in 3D
The 3D InCites Podcast Backtrack – 2024 in Review Dec 18, 2024 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs, Francoise in 3D
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...
Has TSMC Upset the Apple Cart?Aug 30, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs I did NOT see this one coming. For months, unconfirmed rumors have been flying about TSMC courting Apple, in hopes...
The Transition to 450mm Wafers: What does it Mean for 3D ICs?Aug 29, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs There’s been lots of news lately about the transition to 450mm wafers, and I’m wondering, is it only me, or...
3D InCites: Evolving along with 3D TechnologiesAug 22, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs When I first launched 3D InCites in 2009, it was with the intention of creating an online resource for the...
Wanted: Alternatives to TSVsAug 17, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Well this news took a bit of the wind out of my sails this week. I received a press release...
The Buzz on the Fab/Foundry/OSATS Paradigm ShiftAug 10, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs I’ve been reading a lot about the future of the fabless/foundry model. Most articles I’ve seen only count the fab/foundry...
SEMI Standards, the ITRS Roadmap and other Boring but Important Items for the Progression of 3D IC manufacturing (UPDATED Thurs. Aug 9Aug 08, 2012 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Unfortunately, it’s not enough to have customers clamoring for them (3D devices), or that processes, materials and equipment are ready...