Francoise in 3D

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Francoise von Trapp (aka the Queen of 3D) has been following and reporting on the progress of 3D integration technologies since 2009. Francoise in 3D provides a high-level perspective of 3D industry events, offers executive viewpoints, and focuses on process and manufacturing aspects of 3D integration.

Interconnectology at IMAPS 2024

Leaning Into Interconnectology – Musings from IMAPS Symposium 2024

Call me crazy, but after spending three days at the 2024 International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) Symposium in Boston learning about the latest industry trends and technology advancements, I think it’s time for the entire advanced packaging world to fully adopt the concepts of “Interconnectology” and “Interconnectologist”. The inspiration...

Witnessing Foundry 2.0 in Action

One of the ways I learn about advanced packaging technology and what it entails is by visiting our community member companies. There’s nothing like talking to the experts face-to-face and walking through a cleanroom or advanced packaging applications lab to drive home a concept. For the past year, I’ve been...

SEMICON West 2024 Keynotes

SEMICON West 2024: Riding the Generative AI Winds of Change

Deepak Chopra said, “All great changes are preceded by chaos.” Here’s my Aha! moment from SEMICON West 2024: After great chaos precipitated by the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, and the talent shortage, one singular driver is driving unprecedented change: Generative AI. Generative AI was referenced in almost every...

ECTC 2024: Advanced Packaging Engineers to the Rescue!

If you were one of the almost 2000 attendees at ECTC 2024, held May 28-31 2024, in Denver, Co, then you must be feeling very important right now; especially if you’re an advanced packaging engineer. Whether you’re improving energy efficiency, increasing yield, delivering innovative process control solutions, designing next-generation advanced...

IMAPS DPC 3D InCites Awards

IMAPS DPC 2024 Makes Advanced Packaging Fun Again!

At last week’s International Microelectronics and Packaging Society’s Device Packaging Conference, (IMAPS DPC 2024) we didn’t need TrendForce to tell us that advanced packaging is the hottest technology in the semiconductor industry. We just needed to look at the record attendance of more than 700 advanced packaging enthusiasts who turned...

Announcing the Winners of the 2024 3D InCites Awards

It was an interesting year for the 2024 3D InCites Awards as we changed our processes, criteria, and categories to improve the program. We intended to provide more opportunities for participation across the heterogeneous integration supply chain, and we are happy with the outcome. A special thank you to the...

A conversation with SEMI's Ajit Manocha

Leading The Charge to One Trillion Dollars

A Conversation About Leadership with SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha For the past few years, we’ve heard semiconductor market analysts prognosticate that based on estimated demand, semiconductors have the potential to become a $1Trillion industry in the next 7-10 years. This number is based on analysts’ projections of driving markets including...