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SEMICON West Keynote Preview: The Second Wave of the Supply Chain Crisis

Nov 23, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

In this second SEMICON West preview episode, Françoise von Trapp talks with James Gellert, Chairman, and CEO of RapidRatings, a financial health, data, and analytics company based in New York City. James is delivering a keynote talk at SEMICON West titled –  The Second Wave: Risk in Part Two of the Supply Chain Crisis. For […]

Sustainability in Semiconductor Manufacturing – A Review of Emissions and Materials Released Off-Site – Semiconductor Digest

Nov 17, 2021 | Semiconductor Digest

By Chris Jones, Edwards Vacuum In the last post to this blog, we introduced the theme of sustainable manufacturing, which will be our ongoing focus. We described the evolving framework for limiting carbon emissions and reviewed the vocabulary we will use going forward. This post will briefly overview the materials released off-site during semiconductor manufacturing […]

Europe’s Urgent Need to Invest in a Leading Semiconductor Ecosystem – Semiconductor Digest

Nov 17, 2021 | Semiconductor Digest

Today’s chip shortage has put a spotlight on the degree to which the European economy depends on semiconductors. With limited local production capability and capacity, Europe risks its technological sovereignty and needs to correct course to maintain long-term competitiveness. Europe’s Urgent Need to Invest in a Leading Semiconductor Ecosystem was posted by Shannon Davis on Semiconductor […]

A Conversation What to Expect from SEMICON West Hybrid 2021

Nov 17, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

We are really excited to announce that the 3D InCites Podcast will be the official podcast of SEMICON West Hybrid 2021, which kicks off in just four short weeks on December 7. SEMICON West in December? That’s right! Rather than holding it virtually for the second time in two years, the SEMI Americas team made […]

Memory Manufacturing Expands in China: Packaging Companies Will Benefit – iMicronews

Nov 11, 2021 | I-Micronews

The ramp-up of Chinese memory, the growth of flip-chip DRAM and  3D-stacking technologies are opening significant opportunities for packaging players. “Memory is a critical market in modern data-centric societies, fueled by important megatrends, such as mobility, cloud computing, AI, and the IoT.” asserts Simone Bertolazzi, Ph.D. Senior Market & Technology Analyst, Memory at Yole Développement […]

Member Spotlight: A Conversation About Using Hybrid Bonding in 3D NAND Applications

Nov 11, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

Hybrid bonding has been a big story in heterogeneous integration and particularly 3D integration for quite some time. At the recent IMAPS International Symposium, it seemed like every keynote speaker mentioned some sort of hybrid bonding as an enabler for next-generation technology. Everybody is talking about it, everyone wants it – in fact, Xperi recently […]

Update on TSMC’s 3D Fabric Technology – SemiWiki

Nov 04, 2021 | SemiWiki.com

TSMC recently held their 10th annual Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum.  An earlier article summarized the highlights of the keynote presentation from L.C. Lu, TSMC Fellow and Vice-President, Design and Technology Platform, entitled “TSMC and Its Ecosystem for Innovation” (link). Overview of 3D Fabric The TSMC… Read More The post Update on TSMC’s 3D […]

Conversations from the IMAPS International Symposium – Part Three

Nov 04, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

This week, we’re wrapping up our conversations from the IMAPS InternatinSymposium, with an extended episode. The questions I’m asking? How have the events of the last 18 months impacted the future of the semiconductor industry, and what are the three things we should be focusing on in advanced packaging right now? You’ll hear from Jan […]

6G: More Hype Than Reality? – EE Times

Oct 28, 2021 | EE Times

Vendors and market watchers are already promoting 6G. What will the wireless technology actually do if and when it arrives in 2030? The post 6G: More Hype Than Reality? appeared first on EETimes.

Apple Joins imec as First Public Partner to Help Semiconductor Value Chain Reduce Ecological Footprint – iMicronews

Oct 28, 2021 | I-Micronews

Apple joins as first public partner in new imec research program that helps entire semiconductor value chain reduce its ecological footprint. Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, today announces that Apple Inc. has joined imec’s brand-new Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems (SSTS) research program. The SSTS program is the […]

Conversations from the IMAPS International Symposium – Part 1 of a Three Part Series

Oct 21, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

We’re changing things up a bit for the next few weeks with a series of podcast episodes recorded live at the IMAPS International Symposium in San Diego. How we’ve missed those live events and the hallway conversations! We figured you did too, so we convinced some of our colleagues to sit down with Françoise and […]

TSMC announces Plans to Build First Chip Plant in Japan – iMicronews

Oct 14, 2021 | I-Micronews

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, announced it will build its first-ever chip plant in Japan, answering Tokyo’s call to strengthen the local semiconductor supply chain to cope with an unprecedented global crunch in key components. TSMC CEO C.C. Wei told investors that the company has received support from both its customers and […]