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Farms in Berkeley or Fabs in India

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

If you spent any time listening to the radio in Silicon Valley, prior to 1998, you probably heard a commercial about farms in Berkeley. There were multiple dairies in the San Francisco Bay Area until the land became so valuable that the farms were sold to make way for the...

SEMI’s 2023 S3 Forum Shows Industry Collaboration

Aug 21, 2023 · By Dean Freeman · 3D In Context

Sustainability and collaboration are two keywords that are being used in the semiconductor industry. On the chip and equipment development side, collaboration means perhaps more open and active co-opetition. But on the sustainability side of the semiconductor world, active collaboration started at a grassroots level. As the semiconductor and semiconductor...

The World Goes Round, and So Does the Semiconductor Industry

Aug 08, 2023 · By Dean Freeman · 3D In Context

The world’s understanding of the semiconductor industry has gone from — What is a semiconductor? — to front-page news, as the chip shortages that happened because of the pandemic made the semiconductor industry finally newsworthy in the eyes of the non-technical press. At the height of the shortage, The Wall...

Collaboration in Sustainability is the Word

Jul 26, 2023 · By Dean Freeman · 3D In Context

SEMI has fully embraced sustainability. Starting slow pre-COVID, they have ramped up and become a significant force in the industry. The organization spearheaded the Semiconductor Climate Consortia, of which 84 members are working cooperatively to encourage collaboration in sustainability and move the industry towards net zero somewhere between 2030 and...

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Changes at 3D InCites: The Advisory Board Gets a Reboot and More

Sep 07, 2023 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

Fourteen years in existence, 3D InCites has been through some changes, from being a basic blogging platform focused only on emerging 3D integration technologies, to the full-blown heterogeneous integration community it is today. We don’t only talk about technology – we play a role in making it happen. Our podcast...

Tim Olson (left), founder and CEO of DECA in Tempe, chats with Vish Viswanathan of NXP Semiconductors during a break at the Southwest Advanced Prototyping Hub workshop for microelectronics. (Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU News)

ASU Sets Out to Create Microelectronics Hub in the Southwest

Aug 10, 2023 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

Is the Wild West becoming America’s center of microelectronics innovation? Based on the current wave of activity across the semiconductor supply chain, it’s starting to look that way. I’m not just talking about TSMC’s gigafab, or Intel’s expansion, although these industry giants have a lot to do with what’s happening...

CHIPCon 2023: Demystifying the Chiplet Ecosystem

Aug 02, 2023 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

IMAPS‘ inaugural CHIPCon 2023 – the reinvention of its Advanced SiP Conference – took place July 24-27 in San Jose. Right out of the gate, it reminded me of the early days of RTI’s 3D ASIP Conference that I attended for nine straight Decembers in Burlingame, CA. The single-track format...

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Can We Create a Collaborative Semiconductor Ecosystem and Save the Planet?

Jul 20, 2023 · By Francoise von Trapp · Blogs

I’ve had about a week to process, ponder, and reflect on all the information I absorbed last week at SEMICON West 2023. From the speakers at imec’s ITF USA and SEMICON West’s CEO Keynote Summit to the numerous podcast interviews with industry experts, it all boils down to one key...

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Talking With Trymax About Innovative Plasma-Based Equipment

Sep 05, 2023 · By Trymax · Blogs

This interview with Trymax Semiconductor’s Peter Dijkstra, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), and Karsten Arts, Process Engineer first appeared in Atomic Limits as part of a series of posts about companies within the atomic scale processing industry. The goal of the series was to provide information about the kind of products...

Community Member Monthly News – August 2023

Aug 30, 2023 · By Trine Pierik · From Different Dimensions

News you may not have seen this month from our community members. Along with some upcoming participation to keep an eye on. Onto Innovation announced over $100 Million in orders for systems supporting advanced packaging for AI. Its Dragonfly® G3 sub-micron inspection and metrology system supports production of AI chiplet packages....

Keeping Semiconductor Supply Chains Flowing in a World of Change

Aug 28, 2023 · By DSV IMS · Blogs

Navigating Disruptions and Enhancing Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the complexity and fragility of our global supply network, highlighting the importance of resilient semiconductor supply chains and the need for strategic inventory management systems. Effective inventory management is critical to maintain a competitive edge in today’s fast-paced...

SEMICON Taiwan – Community Member Preview

Aug 24, 2023 · By Trine Pierik · 3D Event Coverage

SEMICON Taiwan is arguably the most influential semiconductor event in Taiwan, reaching records high in terms of scale in its 27 years of history, attracting 700 exhibitors, using a total of 2,450 booths, and organizing more than 20 international forums. This year it will spotlight eight key industry themes: advanced...

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IFTLE 569: IMAPS CHIPcon – Samsung’s Advanced Packaging

Sep 14, 2023 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs

IMAPS CHIPCon conference was held at the end of July 2023. CHIPcon was created to focus on chiplets and Heterogeneous Integration. The 2023 CHIPcon was held in San Jose and was led by General Chair Steven Kummerl from Texas Instruments. Samsung AVP Let’s first take a look at the Samsung...

IFTLE 568: Government Agency Roles in Onshoring Microelectronics

Sep 06, 2023 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs

In Part 4 of my coverage of the IMAPS Onshoring Workshop, we look at how government agency roles impact onshoring microelectronics. Office of Industrial-Based Policy Adele Ratcliff, Director of the Innovation Capability and Modernization Office discussed Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP). The mission of the Office of Industrial-Based...

Poised to become the first U.S. Advanced Packaging foundry.

IFTLE 567: IMAPS Onshoring Conference Reports U.S. OSAT Activities

Aug 29, 2023 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs

Continuing our look at the IMAPS Onshoring conference with a look at U.S. OSAT activities. (We should note that while this conference was listed for US & Canadian Citizens only, we are showing materials that were explicitly listed as “Unclassified; approved for public release; distribution unlimited” only.) IBM Bromont Rox...

IFTLE 566: NGMM Teams Chosen; TSMC Delays US Fab Opening; Japan’s Rapidus; Lewis to Lead NSTC

Aug 14, 2023 · By Phil Garrou · Blogs

DARPA Chooses 11 teams to kick off NGMM DARPA has selected 11 organizations to begin work on the Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (NGMM) program. The Phase 0 effort will establish foundational research to inform the next steps toward creating a domestic center for fabricating 3D heterogeneously integrated (3DHI) microsystems. Selected teams...

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Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Workforce

May 31, 2023 · By DECA · Blogs

The CHIPS and Science Act aims to bring semiconductor research & development and manufacturing back to U.S. soil. Not only will this make the U.S. less reliant on the international supply chain, but it is estimated that this investment in onshore semiconductor and research facilities will create over half a...

SEMI Foundation WIS Event Focuses on Bridging the Gender Gap Through Allyship

May 03, 2023 · By Emerald Greig · Blogs

I attended my first SEMI Foundation-organized Women in Semiconductors (WIS) event on May 1st. It was held in conjunction with the Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC) in Saratoga Springs, NY. I really didn’t know what to expect but I know I wasn’t expecting standing-room-only with 200 people attending. The other...

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...

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