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Challenges With Chiplets And Packaging – SemiEngineering

Sep 16, 2021 | SemiEngineering

Experts at the Table: The impact of optics, copper hybrid bonding, more standardized interconnects, and many other technologies under development. The post Challenges With Chiplets And Packaging appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

What to expect at the 58th DAC this December – SemiWiki

Sep 16, 2021 | SemiWiki.com

I’ve attended the DAC conference and trade show since the late 1980s, and every visit has been a continuing learning experience about the EDA, IP and semiconductor industry. I first started attended as an EDA vendor in 1987, and since 2004 as a freelance marketing professional. There’s a significant amount of preparation… Read More The […]

A Conversation about Microelectronics Events of the Future

Sep 10, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

In a global industry that relies heavily on collaboration, COVID 19 created a big pause and pivot in one of the key business development tools of the microelectronics industry: technology conferences and trade shows. In this podcast, we’re talking to several industry event organizers to get their take on the past year of what worked, […]

NUS Researchers Develop Brain-Inspired Memory Device

Sep 07, 2021 | Semiconductor Digest

Many electronic devices today are dependent on semiconductor logic circuits based on switches hard-wired to perform predefined logic functions. Physicists from the National University of Singapore (NUS), together with an international team of researchers, have developed a novel molecular memristor, or an electronic memory device, that has exceptional memory reconfigurability. NUS Researchers Develop Brain-Inspired Memory […]

Making Test Transparent With Better Data

Sep 07, 2021 | SemiEngineering

How the new test data standard can make the test floor more accessible in real-time. The post Making Test Transparent With Better Data appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

GPU Demand Defies Pre-Pandemic Seasonality

Sep 01, 2021 | EE Times

The only thing slowing graphics chip shipments is a supply chain hangover. The post GPU Demand Defies Pre-Pandemic Seasonality appeared first on EETimes.

Partnership between SUSS MicroTec and SET to develop a combined equipment solution for 3D chip integration

Sep 01, 2021 | I-Micronews

SUSS MicroTec SE and SET announce a partnership in sequential die-to-wafer (D2W) hybrid bonding, a die-based interconnect technology. As part of the partnership, SUSS MicroTec and SET will provide a fully automated, customizable, highest-yield equipment solution to customers. This solution will accelerate the industry’s path towards advanced 3D multi-die solutions such as stacked memory and […]

Chiplet-Based Advanced Packaging Technology from 3D/TSV to FOWLP/FHE

Aug 31, 2021 | SemiEngineering

3D and heterogeneous system integration research including capillary self-assembly of tiny dies with a size of less than 0.1 mm & advanced FHE using FOWLP. The post Chiplet-Based Advanced Packaging Technology from 3D/TSV to FOWLP/FHE appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

A Conversation about the European Semiconductor Market and the Supply Chain

Aug 26, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

Over the last 18 months, the European semiconductor industry has felt the repercussions of supply chain interruptions due COVID 19 and trade wars, combined with exploding global demand for chips driven by the digital transformation. There are also questions about regional sovereignty and the need to strengthen the local supply chain. To address these topics […]

Renewable Energy, Tech Innovation Needed to Slow Climate Change  – EE Times

Aug 26, 2021 | EE Times

Over the last 50 years, global temperatures have risen due to increased greenhouse gas emissions. A shared commitment and technological innovation can help reverse the impact of climate change. The post Renewable Energy, Tech Innovation Needed to Slow Climate Change     appeared first on EETimes.

Current And Future Packaging Trends – SemiEngineering

Aug 19, 2021 | SemiEngineering

Experts at the Table: Rising costs and the physical limits of reticles is forcing more companies to examine alternatives to shrinking geometries. The post Current And Future Packaging Trends appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

ACM Research Enters Bevel Etch Market for 3D NAND, DRAM and Advanced Logic – i-Micronews

Aug 12, 2021 | I-Micronews

Wet process offers edge etch and clean to improve wafer yield with high throughput and low chemical consumption; First tool expected to ship during third quarter of 2021 ACM Research, a supplier of wafer processing solutions for semiconductor and advanced wafer-level packaging applications, announced the launch of its Bevel Etch product, which further expands ACM’s […]

A Conversation About Onshoring Advanced Packaging in the U.S.

Aug 12, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

The acronyms involving funding for semiconductor manufacturing are flying around Washington. There is the Chips for America Act, focused on re-shoring, The Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act that promises tax credits for investments in, either equipment or fabs. and then there’s the $250 billion US Innovation and Competition Act, which earmarks $52bn for new chip […]

Amkor Empowers RF Front-end Cellular Innovations with Advanced SiP – iMicronews

Aug 12, 2021 | I-Micronews

Highlights • Amkor is advancing the evolution of 5G RF module design • Amkor DSMBGA enables integration of more components • The advanced packaging market for 5G RF Front End Module (FEM) projected to reach US $2.3B by 2026 • Amkor continues to innovate in advanced SiP technologies Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a leading […]

Member Spotlight: A Conversation About Working on the Mars Rover Perseverance

Jul 29, 2021 | 3D InCites Podcast

Earlier this year, on February 18, 2021, the next-generation Mars Rover, Perseverance, successfully landed on Mars. According to Earth and Sky Magazine, Perseverance was the first artificial object to land on Mars since 2018, and the first Rover to land since 2012 when Curiosity touched down.  Perseverance traveled 293 million miles (472 million km) – […]