The Fraunhofer Cluster for 3D Integration Looks at the Big PictureMar 31, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Two years ago, I visited to Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID, located in Dresden, Germany; to see first-hand what this particular arm of...
Silicon Saxony: Leading the Charge in More than MooreMar 27, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Since the days even before the reunification of Germany; Saxony, and particularly Dresden, has been a vital center for microelectronics development...
Fogale Nanotech: Building The Swiss Army Knife of 3D IC Metrology and InspectionMar 25, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs In the world of 3D ICs, where features are becoming finer and submicron accuracy and precision is more important than...
Nimes, France: Influencing 3D Architectures for 2000 YearsMar 23, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs I first visited Nimes, France when I was sixteen, on one of those whirlwind, ten-day, school-organized trips with my French...
A Solder Bump Expert’s Take on the Expanding World of Advanced PackagingMar 21, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · 3D Event Coverage An interesting take-away from the keynote talk delivered by Brandon Prior, Prismark Partners, at this year’s IMAPS International Device Packaging...
Latest Developments in Cleans for TSVs and Cu BumpsMar 20, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · 3D Event Coverage At IMAPS DPC 2014, which took place March 11-13, 2014, in Fountain Hills, AZ, there were several presentations focused on...
Advanced Packaging Alphabet Soup Creates Chaos for IMAPS 3D PanelMar 18, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs All hell broke loose at the 3D Panel discussion at the 2014 IMAPS International Device Packaging Conference. Nobody was hurt,...
3D InCites Partners with SEMI and TechSearch International for the 2014 3D InCites Awards ProgramMar 18, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Press Releases Proceeds to Benefit STEM-based Scholarship Programs PHOENIX– March 18, 2014 – 3D InCites, the premier online content source for reliable...
Is the Road to 3D ICs Paved with 3D SOC?Mar 14, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Ladies and Gentlemen of the semiconductor industry, we have a new acronym to add to 3D integration lexicon and its...
Interconnectology Revisited: Pizza Anyone?Mar 13, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Interconnectology returned as a topic of discussion to the 2014 BiTS Workshop through a keynote discussion delivered by Invensas’ president,...
Making Progress with 3D IC Design and TestMar 07, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · 3D In-Depth Thank you, Ann Steffora Mutschler (Semiconductor Engineering) for getting to the bottom of the difference of EDA tools for 2.5D...
Magic Chip-powered SuperPoP offers Near-term Alternative to TSVsMar 03, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · 3D Event Coverage When I saw that Dev Gupta, Ph.D, of Advanced Packaging & Systems Technology Laboratories, LLC (APSTL) was presenting at the...
Dynaloy™ Researchers to Detail One-Step Cleaning Process for TSVsMar 03, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Press Releases INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., February 24, 2014 – A team of researchers from Dynaloy and Solid State Equipment Corporation (SSEC) have developed...
TCI for Wireless Chip Stacking; Progress for Monolithic 3DFeb 25, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · 3D In-Depth Every once in a while, it’s important to remember that through silicon vias (TSVs) might not be the only game...
Progress Reports for 3D IC Thermal Management and TestFeb 20, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · 3D In-Depth In Jan Vardaman’s recent readiness report card issued at 3D ASIP in December, 3D IC thermal management issues scored and...
Fraunhofer EMFT: 25 years of 3D Integration in MunichFeb 14, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Wouldn’t it be great to get a text notification that you are almost out of toilet paper at home rather...
Triple I Prevails at EV GroupFeb 11, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs Invent, Innovate, Implement continues to be the mantra at EV Group, supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS,...
The 411 on CEA Leti’s Interposer RoadmapFeb 04, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · 3D Event Coverage When is an active die not an active die? When it’s an active interposer, of course! Ever since Nicolas Sillon,...
2.5D and 3D IC Technologies: Application Ready but Cost Limited?Jan 31, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · 3D Event Coverage Two schools of thought clearly emerged at last week’s European 3D TSV Summit, which took place on January 20 and...
Lessons Learned From the Trenches of 3D IC Manufacturing for Sensor ApplicationsJan 30, 2014 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs The technologies are ready, the target high volume applications for 3D IC manufacturing have been identified, and now it’s about...