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SEMI Europe’s 3D System Summit Panel: Partnering to Overcome Challenges in 3D Integration

Jul 14, 2023 | 3D InCites Podcast

For this week’s episode, we’re taking you to SEMI Europe’s 3D and System Summit, which took place last month in Dresden Germany. If you didn’t get to attend, you’re in luck, because in this episode,  Françoise hands over the microphone to Jan Vardaman, who moderated a panel Panel Discussion titled: Customer-Supplier Partnering to Overcome Challenges […]

KLA’s Dave Thomas Talks about Advanced Plasma Processes for Wafer Level Packaging

Jul 13, 2023 | 3D InCites Podcast

Françoise von Trapp interviews Dave Thomas, of the SPTS Division at KLA, to talk about the evolution of wafer-level packaging, what’s been driving the market to adopt more advanced processes over the past 20 years, and the role KLA and specifically the SPTS division has played in bringing these technologies to commercialization. The specific technology […]

The Password is Hybrid Bonding – Insights from ECTC 2023

Jun 29, 2023 | 3D InCites Podcast

This episode of the 3D InCites podcast is brought to you by our sustaining members. Shout out to our first official sustaining members Lori McDonald of Deca, and Brian Schieman, of IMAPS. Thanks for helping us continue to create great content! At ECTC 2023, which took place earlier this month, the password was hybrid bonding. […]

Tom Sonderman of SkyWater Talks about Growing the Semiconductor Workforce

Jun 22, 2023 | 3D InCites Podcast

In this SEMICON West podcast preview episode, Françoise talks with SkyWater’s CEO Tom Sonderman, who will deliver a keynote talk, “Creating a Path to Talent”. addressing the workforce shortage currently facing the semiconductor industry. Semiconductor manufacturing is on a path to becoming a $1Trillion industry somewhere around 2030. New fabs are being constructed all over […]

TSMC Doubles Down on Semiconductor Packaging – SemiWiki

Jun 15, 2023 | SemiWiki.com

Last week TSMC announced the opening of an advanced backend fab for the expansion of the TSMC 3DFabric System Integration Technology. It’s a significant announcement as the chip packaging arms race with Intel and Samsung is heating up. Fab 6 is TSMC’s first all-in-one advanced packaging and testing fab which is part of the… Read […]

The Next Chip Shortages? – SemiEngineering

Jun 15, 2023 | SemiEngineering

Why geopolitics and technology could drive a new supply and demand imbalance. The post The Next Chip Shortages? appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

Member Spotlight: What Happened at ECTC 2023

Jun 15, 2023 | 3D InCites Podcast

The 3D InCites community had 24 of its members who were either presenting, exhibiting, or both. This episode features conversations Françoise had with many of the participating members about the key takeaways they got from the event, as it relates to their company’s technology goals. Rozalia Beica and Venkata Mokkapati, AT&S talk about the important […]

ECTC 2023: Key Takeaways from the Keynote and Panels, Changes and Future Plans

Jun 08, 2023 | 3D InCites Podcast

In this episode, recorded live at ECTC 2023, Françoise interviews some of the key speakers about the hot topics of the week: Quantum computing, the Chips and Science Act, and workforce development. Additionally, she speaks with the winner of the first-ever, IEEE EPS William Chen Distinguished Service Award. The episode concludes with a conversation with […]

SEMI’s Joe Stockunas Talks about Changes for SEMICON West

Jun 01, 2023 | 3D InCites Podcast

We are just about 5 weeks away from the biggest event of the year for the semiconductor industry – SEMICON West, which takes place July 11-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This annual event is the flagship of SEMI. The days are packed with conference sessions, the show floor showcases the latest and […]