IFTLE 481: A BRIDG to Somewhere
Mar 30, 2021 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs, Packaging IFTLE
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IFTLE 434: Process Optimization for a Reliable NXP FOWLP Microcontroller
There are several different fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) technologies that are currently in high-volume production. The traditional fan-out (FO) technology...
IFTLE 433: AMD Chiplets go Commercial Amidst a Need for Chiplet Standardization
In 2017, AMD used chiplets in their “Zen 2” architecture to develop the Epyc server processor “Naples” (Figure 1). AMD...IFTLE 432: Ferric and TSMC Partner on Voltage Regulators; High TC Die Attach for TIM?
The IMAPS International Symposium took place this year in Boston. Let’s take a look at a few of the more...
IFTLE 431: Samsung Qualifies EDA Tools for Multi-die Integration
Samsung reports that they have seen increasing interest in multi-die integration (what they call MDI) for markets such as artificial...
IFTLE 430: Exascale Computing in Europe: Leading Edge Packaging is the Key!
Beyond HPC High-performance computing (HPC) has become an important tool for areas that generate high volumes of data. While today’s...
IFTLE 429: Samsung 12-layer memory with 3D-TSV; SHIP Winners
Samsung Electronics has announced the development of 12-layer memory using 3D through silicon via (3D-TSV) chip packaging technology. TSVs vertically...
IFTLE 428: Panel Level Processing: We’ve Come A Long Way Baby!
It was in 1992 when Ted Tessier and I, in our paper, “Overview of MCM Technologies: MCM-D”, at the IMAPS...
IFTLE 427: TSMC’s Next-Gen 3D Technology – N3XT
Continuing our look out into the future, at the recent Hot Chips Conference, Dr. Phil Wong, VP of R&D at TSMC...
IFTLE 426: Exascale Computing is Near; Incandescent Lightbulbs get a Reprieve
Earlier this year, John Shalf, department head of Computer Science at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (LBNL) presented a plenary presentation...
IFTLE 425: Deca FOWLP is Going Mainstream; Highlights from Hot Chips
Deca Technologies has confirmed that its M-Series™ fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) technology has been adopted by Qualcomm for power management...
IFTLE 424: Fingerprint Sensors Are Going Ultrasonic
IIFTLE is always on the lookout for technologies that will require advanced packaging solutions. Fingerprint sensors for today’s latest smartphones...
IFTLE 423: GLOBALFOUNDRIES and ARM Turn to 3D Chip Stacks for High Performance Computing
It was exactly a year ago that GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ announced that they would no longer be competing in the node scaling...
IFTLE 422: Is Advanced Packaging Production Returning to the US by SHIP?
Is advanced packaging production coming back to the USA? The Navy (i.e. NSWC Crane) is currently seeking proposals from the...
IFTLE 421: Intel Showcases Co-EMIB Advanced Packaging Architecture
Building on their previous announcements of its embedded interconnect bridge, EMIB, ( see IFTLE 324 “Intel EMIB Implementation in the...IFTLE 420: Low-Loss NCF and Laser-Assisted TCB
Since it first appeared several years ago, IFTLE has been a big-time proponent of pre-applied non-conductive film (NCF) combined with...
IFTLE 419: Update on GlobalFoundries Foundry Status and Cree’s SiC Plans
Is GlobalFoundries looking for an exit or simply shedding parts of the company that do not fit its new focus?...
IFTLE 418: Xperi DBI Ultra for D2W Hybrid Bonding
Requirements for interconnect pitches of 20µm and below is expected to be the norm in the future. Since typical solder...
IFTLE 417: Passing the Advanced Packaging Baton to TSMC and its 3D-MiM
As IFTLE has been predicting for many years, the baton is once again being passed. In the early days of...
IFTLE 416: What’s Coming Next on the IC Front End? Samsung Gates All Around
IFTLE has been saying for a few years that the decades-long scenario of moving from one node to the next...