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Progress in Sustainability: Will it be Enough?

Mar 23, 2023 · By Dean Freeman · 3D In Context

Progress in Sustainability has become one of SEMI’s key focus points in supporting its members. It was initiated with a series of keynotes at SEMICON West in 2019, followed by the formation of the SEMI Sustainability Initiative, to help bring focus to the Startups for Sustainability venture capital programs. And...

Will the Green Shoots Be Damaged by a Long Winter?

Mar 13, 2023 · By Dean Freeman · 3D In Context

“Green shoots” refers to signs of economic recovery As a former analyst, I always found forecasting for the next year in December to be the biggest challenge, and perhaps the biggest miss of the year. You essentially are working without a net. Historically calendar Q4 revenue estimates by the equipment...

Takeaways from the Inaugural Chiplet Summit

Jan 31, 2023 · By Dean Freeman · 3D In Context

I was first exposed to chiplet technology in 2017 when Lisa Su presented the concept at the IEEE IEDM meeting. At that time, I thought it made sense, as the industry had been doing systems-in-package (SiP) for several years and chiplets seemed very much the next step in advanced computing....

SEMI ISS 2023: Finding a Sustainable Path to a $1Trillion

Jan 16, 2023 · By Dean Freeman · 3D In Context

Two interesting pieces of climate news emerged in the second week of January 2023. The first was a report in the Wall Street Journal about the cost of damage due to climate incidences. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week that weather-related disasters caused $165 billion of...

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IMAPS DPC 2023: Advanced Packaging is Critical to the Future of Semiconductor Technology

Mar 20, 2023 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

What an energizing week I had at IMAPS DPC 2023! I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again, the IMAPS Device Packaging Conference (IMAPS DPC) is one of my favorite annual events, and this year’s edition did not disappoint. There was a record turnout, great keynote talks, panel discussions,...

The Big Reveal: Who are the Winners of the 2023 3D InCites Awards?

Mar 07, 2023 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

This is by far my favorite blog post to write each year; the one where I get to announce the winners of the 3D InCites Awards. This year we had 36 nominees for 10 2023 3D InCites Awards categories, representing companies from around the world, all working to advance the...

Ready for US Growth to Address Supply Chain Challenges

Feb 21, 2023 · By Rama Alapati · Blogs

At YES, we are positioning ourselves for the growth that is expected to flow from the on-shoring of semiconductor manufacturing. As a global company ourselves, we understand the need for local manufacturing to address supply chain challenges. The governmental incentives persuading large multinational companies to base their manufacturing in the...

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: 3D InCites Awards and IMAPS DPC 2023!

Feb 08, 2023 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

Forget Christmas. For us at 3D InCites, the IMAPS Device Packaging Conference (IMAPS DPC 2023) is the most wonderful time of the year. As Official Industry Partners, we work together to create a very memorable event. We’ve got professional development courses and technology sessions; awards presentations and the annual Global...

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IMAPS DPC Community Member Preview

Mar 09, 2023 · By Trine Pierik · From Different Dimensions

The 19th Annual Device Packaging Conference (DPC 2023) is scheduled for next week, March 13-16, 2023, at the WeKoPa Conference Center, with an anticipated record number in attendance. The microelectronics assembly & advanced packaging event will bring together industry engineers, researchers and top experts participating in a multi-faceted technical program...

Highlights of SEMI ISS Europe 2023

Mar 01, 2023 · By Steffen Kröhnert · Blogs

SEMI Europe’s Industry strategy Symposium (ISS 2023) took place as an in-person-only event on February 15-16, 2023, at Hilton Vienna Park Hotel, Vienna, Austria. For me, this was the best ISS Europe ever. That’s not only because it is the first ISS Europe that I attended, but also because this...

An Epic Chiplet Evolution

Feb 28, 2023 · By Bob Smith · Blogs

Jean-Marie Brunet, Vice President and General Manager of the Siemens Hardware-Assisted Verification business unit finds himself and his group in a unique situation when it comes to the topic of chiplets. The group designs a chiplet for their own products and sells those products to verification engineers who are verifying...

A European Perspective Beyond the EU Chips Act

Feb 23, 2023 · By Peter Dijkstra · Blogs

2022 was marked with multiple changes for Trymax Semiconductor Equipment B.V., we moved to a new manufacturing facility, managed supply chain issues, and travel constraints, and implemented a new quality system. Despite all these changes and challenges, we managed to book more orders and ship more systems. The impact of...

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IFTLE 551: SK Hynix Advanced Packaging; Integra Expansion in Kansas

Mar 15, 2023 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs

SK Hynix Advanced Packaging Ki-ill Moon, head of Packaging Technology Development at SK Hynix recently wrote an article for EE Times entitled “ The Value of Semiconductor Packaging Technology in the Era of Heterogeneous Integration” that is certainly worth taking a closer look at. The theme of the article is...

IFTLE 550: Government Agencies Supporting Advanced Packaging

Mar 08, 2023 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs

IPC Expo – Defense Electronics Supplier Roundtable The 16th Defense Electronics Supplier Roundtable at the recent IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego (Jan 2023) contained some interesting presentations that serve to add to our recent examination of the many government agencies currently looking to support Advanced Packaging. Craig Herndon, DoD...

IFTLE 549: Penn State CHIMES In

Mar 02, 2023 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs

As IFTLE has been reporting for the past few months, monies continue to be poured into the onshore advanced packaging arena. This week, let’s take a look at a new center that has been started by Semiconductor Research Corp (SRC) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) known as...

IFTLE 548: TSMC’s Off-Shore Production; STEAM PIPE

Feb 06, 2023 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs

TSMC Off-shore Production Digitimes reports that when it comes to the production capacity of 28nm and below, TSMC has stated that within five years, the ratio between Taiwan-based vs overseas production capacity will be 80/20. TSMC has already planned six manufacturing sites with the announcement of 5nm Fab 21 in...

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Is Diversity and Inclusion the Secret to Your Company’s Success?

Feb 10, 2022 · By Hemant Taneja · Blogs

Until recently, many companies considered diversity a “nice to have.” Companies supported diversity and inclusion because they wanted to be good citizens because it was the right thing to do, and – for some, cynically – because it was good PR. But now research is proving the business case for...

Smartphone Addiction is Not a Gender-Specific Problem

Jul 26, 2021 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

An open letter to David Benjamin, EE Times Dear David, You really don’t get it. Why? Why, when more women are joining the microelectronics industry in technical and non-technical roles, would you resort to female stereotypes from the 1950s as a vehicle to discuss such an important topic as global...

2021 3D InCites DEI Fundraiser a Success; Thank You Sponsors

Mar 25, 2021 · By Trine Pierik · SemiSisters

We took our annual mural project online this year! Illustrator Ronna Encarnacion created this original watercolor to reflect the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in creating sustainability. Proceeds from the project will be used to seed the 3D InCites DEI Fund to support technology businesses owned by women and...

How is COVID 19 Impacting the Semiconductor Industry’s Diversity and Inclusion Efforts?

Aug 20, 2020 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

A headline on CNN Business caught my eye last night: Working mothers are quitting to take care of their kids, and the US job market may never be the same. I started reading and went down a rabbit hole of related articles that revealed a few things: Unlike the recession...

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