A long-time evangelist of 3D integration technologies, Herb Reiter puts more than 20 years of experiences in technical and business roles at semiconductor and EDA companies to work, providing a holistic perspective and insight on how to bring 3D integration to the masses.
The monthly MEPTEC Luncheons at SEMI in Milpitas focus on microelectronics packaging and test topics. Javier DeLaCruz, Xperi’s VP of Engineering, presented at the latest Luncheon on January 8 a joint study with eSilicon. It compared how die-to-wafer (D2W) bonding, using Direct Bonding Interconnect (DBI) technology, compares with traditional (2.5/3D-IC)...
The San Francisco Hilton on O’Farrell Street welcomed IEDM 2019 and it’s 1800 attendees in early December. While the conference name implies its focus to be the International Electronic DEVICES Meeting, I was glad to see that IEDM looked again way beyond devices into application-specific topics and system-level challenges of...
Ira Feldman welcomed about 100 attendees to MEPTEC’s December luncheon at SEMI Headquarters to hear Jan Vardaman, Founder and President of TechSearch International deliver her annual “State of the IC Packaging Industry” address titled, “Market Drivers for Advanced Packaging: 2020 and Beyond.” In her opening statement, Vardaman emphasized that our...
A few thousand semiconductor experts, including many high-level executives, got together on December 5, 2019, celebrate the Global Semiconductor Alliance’s (GSA) 25th Anniversary at the annual GSA Awards Dinner, which took place at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The purpose of the evening was to acknowledge and celebrate the semiconductor...
Once a month, MEPTEC, now managed by Ira Feldman, organizes a very informative luncheon at SEMI in Milpitas. On November 13, 2019, two well-known industry experts, Anand Joshi and Tom Dillinger, addressed today’s hot topics —neural networks and System-on-Chip (SoC) design challenges — with short, but very informative presentations. Can...
From November 5 to 7, 2019, I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural MEMS and sensors focused Microtech Innovation Summit at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose. I have to admit, until recently I didn’t follow MEMS and sensors (M&S) and didn’t notice the broad and rapid market acceptance...
Severine Cheramy, Director 3D Business Development, at CEA-Leti, recently brought key partners of Leti’s 3D-IC programs together at the 6th 3D VLSI Open Workshop to give an overview of their accomplishments and to demonstrate synergies between their joint efforts. The event took place in mid-October at The DoubleTree Hotel in...
San Diego’s Coronado Island Marriott Resort and Spa hosted SEMI’s MEMS and Sensors Executive Congress (MSEC 2019) from Oct 23 -25, 2019. While it’s “Resort and Spa” setting helped to de-stress the many busy executives attending, the excellent facilities and a very relevant agenda encouraged everybody to work hard and...
Adjusting or repairing some of the sprinkler heads on my lot is a regular Spring duty for me. This year, when I was working on my front lawn, my 97-year old neighbor, a former doctor (MD), and the only original owner of one of the 70-year old homes on our...
The Electronic Design Process Symposium – EDPS 2919 – is known in the IC design community as a rather small (50 – 100 participants), but a highly interactive workshop. The 26th edition, hosted again this year by SEMI at its Milpitas headquarters, October 3 -4, 2109 featured both EDPS IC design...
