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Semiconductor Growth: Is the Future Too Bright?

SEMICON West 2022 coming up next week will kick-off, at least for the time being, the back to post-COVID normal for SEMI events. SEMI will be back on its normal schedule, and as concerns regarding COVID 19 are on a slow simmer, healthy attendance should be expected. We can expect...

That’s A Wrap: 3D InCites’ Top Stories and Podcast Episodes for 2021

It goes without saying that 2021 was a monumental year for the semiconductor industry, and especially heterogeneous integration. Our industry hit mainstream media like never before, and suddenly the whole world understands the importance of semiconductors in our everyday lives. At 3D InCites, we spent 2021 covering the topics that...

What Role does the US-China Trade War Play in the Semiconductor Downturn?

The US-China trade war is top of mind for those who work in the semiconductor industry. How much of the current downturn is it responsible for? What impact will it have on the industry? It’s no surprise that it was a big topic of discussion recently during SEMICON West. Opinions...

The New Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap: Seeing Beyond the Lamp Post

If you, like me, have been wondering about when and where it was you last saw an International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors update, wonder no more. You didn’t miss the update; rather, it just never really came. (See FvT’s piece on Bill Bottoms and “Revamping the ITRS Roadmap” from March...

Taking 3D Integration to the Next Level

There is no rest for the weary. Just because we can finally declare that 3D ICs are in production doesn’t mean we’re done working on it. To the contrary, efforts are ongoing at research institutes like imec in Belgium and Leti in France to take 3D integration to the next...

3D InCites Opens Nominations for the 2015 3D InCites Awards

Phoenix AZ – March 26, 2015 – 3D InCites, the premiere online content source for reliable 3D technology information, today announced it has partnered with Impress foundation to co-host the third annual 3D InCites Awards during SEMICON West 2015. 3D InCites also announced this year’s proceeds will fund two STEM-based...

Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer Consolidation Update

It was a much-talked-about topic this year at SEMICON West 2014 (SW2014) – this trend of semiconductor equipment manufacturer consolidation. Just in the past year, we’ve read the headlines about Applied Materials (AMAT) and Tokyo Electron ‘s (TEL) impending merger; LTX Credence’s acquisition of Multitest, Everett Charles, Technologies and atg...

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Apple and IBM on the Way to Demonstrate That ONE plus ONE is More Than TWO

Tuesday’s (July 15) Nightly Business Report surprised me with an – in my view – very important announcement: Apple and IBM are going to cooperate to offer enterprise solutions. See more about this significant step here and in many other headline news coming out this week. The former rivals are...

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SSEC’s New Chemistry for TSV Reveal

This is part of a series of short interviews, based on face-to-face meetings at SEMICON West 2013. SSEC had a lot to celebrate at this year’s SEMICON West, 2013. The company launched two new equipment platforms, WaferStorm and WaferEtch, each configuring single wet wafer processes for specific applications. Two of...