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.
In engineering school, I learned that different laws of physics apply when the widely used electricity with 50/60 Hertz gets into the Gigahertz or even Terahertz range. In the decades since, I have managed to keep a safe distance to this challenging world of radio frequencies (RF) needed for transmitting...
In my alliance management roles at electronic design automation (EDA) companies, I arranged many presentations to convey the benefits of EDA tools to IDMs, fabless IC vendors, and wafer foundries. Some of our EDA marketing people passionately presented their products’ strengths and demonstrated in-depth EDA knowledge. However, speaking fast, with...
When I switched my focus from single-die SoCs to multi-die ICs, I had to learn a lot about IC packaging technologies. I paid thousands of dollars to attend 3DIC conferences, tutorials, and to purchase 3DIC books. This month (June 3 to 30, 2020) you can get up-to-date info about the...
In Austria, where I grew up, homes get passed on from generation to generation. Like many Austrians, I had a set of tools to repair plumbing, electrical, heating, and other equipment, to keep our old home comfortable. As a proud handyman, I took all my tools with me, when I...
On May 20 MEPTEC’s Executive Director, Ira Feldman, moderated another informative MEPTEC & iMAPS webinar. Two Knowledgeable speakers from Ansys and International Test Solutions (ITS) outlined their company’s technical capabilities and explained the value these tools and methodologies provide for multi-die IC design and test. Modeling and Simulation of Multi-die...
This is a brief summary of SEMI’s third webinar in the “Work & Life in the 21st Century” series, broadcast on May 6, 2020 Dave Anderson, President SEMI Americas introduced this event, then handed it over to the co-organizer Dave Toole, CEO of The Gig Economy, to moderate this event...
In 2002, the first consulting client for my newly founded eda2asic consulting company was Synplicity, located in Sunnyvale. They focused on software for FPGA design and were a clear leader in this rapidly growing field. For about three years I really enjoyed contributing to their success, primarily for three reasons: ...
Covid-19 has created unprecedented problems for health and economies worldwide. Executives must make now important and often very difficult decisions that significantly impact the future of their companies and the lives of their workforces. The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) started a webinar series to provide essential information to its members...
As long as the “social distancing” requirement is in force, you won’t see me in person at conferences or any other kind of events, where people get closer than six feet. Thanks to webinars and the internet in general, I’ll be able to continue capturing news and – with Francoise’s...
At the March 11 MEPTEC Luncheon at SEMI, Paul Pickering, Managing Director at Microtech Ventures, braved, together with a rather small audience, the ongoing Coronavirus threat. Because our semiconductor supply chain relies on many countries that are currently suffering under this virus, there is no better time to address this...
