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Live from IMAPS Symposium 2024: Updates on the NAPMP, Silicon Photonics and RDL Packaging

Oct 11, 2024 | 3D InCites Podcast

Send us a text This episode was recorded live at the IMAPS International Symposium in Boston MA.  Françoise von Trapp speaks with Dev Palmer, director of the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program; Sandeep Sane of Lightmatter; Craig Bishop, Deca and Brett Wilkerson, AMD. Dev Palmer explains Chips Act’s funding distribution and its impact on the […]

Maximizing 3DIC Design Productivity with 3DBlox – SemiWiki

Oct 09, 2024 | SemiWiki.com

At the 2024 TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum, one of the technical talks by TSMC focused on maximizing 3DIC design productivity and rightfully so. With rapid advancements in semiconductor technology, 3DICs have become the next frontier in improving chip performance, energy efficiency, and density. TSMC’s focus on streamlining the… Read More The post Maximizing 3DIC Design […]

SEMI Sets Sights on Security – EE Times

Oct 09, 2024 | EE Times

The SEMI SMCC will develop a semiconductor manufacturing industry profile for NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. The post SEMI Sets Sights on Security appeared first on EE Times.

Lam Research’s Chee Ping Lee Explains the Role of HBM in Generative AI

Oct 04, 2024 | 3D InCites Podcast

Send us a text In this episode, Françoise von Trapp speaks with Chee Ping Lee, of Lam Research, about the critical role of high bandwidth memory (HBM) in generative AI, emphasizing its high bandwidth and compact design. HBM memory has received a lot of attention as one of the first technologies to implement 2.5D and […]

Barriers To Chiplet Sockets – SemiEngineering

Oct 02, 2024 | SemiEngineering

Perfection sometimes stands in the way of progress, and there is evidence this may be happening with chiplets. It may be time to slow down and make real progress. The post Barriers To Chiplet Sockets appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

Global Semiconductor Packaging Material Market Outlook Shows Return to Growth – Semiconductor Digest

Oct 02, 2024 | Semiconductor Digest

Powered by strong semiconductor demand across diverse end applications, the global semiconductor packaging materials market is expected to start a growth cycle with a 5.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) projected through 2028. Global Semiconductor Packaging Material Market Outlook Shows Return to Growth Starting in 2024 was posted by Shannon Davis on Semiconductor Digest.

So You Want To Be an Interconnectologist? A Conversation with Simon McElrea of LQDX

Sep 20, 2024 | 3D InCites Podcast

Send us a text In this episode, Francoise speaks with Simon McElrea, an interconnectologist, about his career in and the evolution of interconnectology, emphasizing its importance in semiconductor packaging. McElrea discusses his roles at semiconductor start-ups like Vertical Circuits and Invensas;  his foray into wireless charging at Energous and FreePower; and his return to the […]

What Comes After HBM For Chiplets? – SemiEngineering

Sep 18, 2024 | SemiEngineering

The standard for high-bandwidth memory limits design freedom at many levels, but that is required for interoperability. What freedoms can be taken from other functions to make chiplets possible? The post What Comes After HBM For Chiplets appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

Tarak Railkar and Benson Chan Preview IMAPS Symposium 2024

Sep 06, 2024 | 3D InCites Podcast

Send us a text In this episode, Tarak Railkar and Benson Chan join Françoise von Trapp for a preview of  The IMAPS International Symposium 2024, which takes place in Boston from September 30 to October 3, 2024. This year’s symposium focuses on heterogeneous integration for paradigm-shifting microelectronics and photonics. It will feature a five-track technical […]

Intel and Cadence Collaborate to Advance the All-Important UCIe Standard – SemiWiki

Sep 03, 2024 | SemiWiki.com

The Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express™ (UCIe™) 1.0 specification was announced in early 2022 and a UCIe 1.1 update was released on August 8, 2023. This open standard facilitates the heterogeneous integration of die-to-die link interconnects within the same package. This is a fancy way of saying the standard opens the door… Read More The post […]

Bruce Kim of SurplusGLOBAL: The Impact of the CHIPS Act on the Secondary Equipment Market

Aug 30, 2024 | 3D InCites Podcast

Send us a text In this episode, Françoise von Trapp speaks with Bruce Kim, of SurplusGLOBAL, for an update on the semiconductor secondary equipment market, and how the US. and European Chips Acts are impacting it. They also discuss the trend of top-tier OEMS prioritizing the development of innovative technology rather than investing in legacy […]