Francoise von Trapp (aka the Queen of 3D) has been following and reporting on the progress of 3D integration technologies since 2009. Francoise in 3D provides a high-level perspective of 3D industry events, offers executive viewpoints, and focuses on process and manufacturing aspects of 3D integration.
SEMICON West 2024: Riding the Generative AI Winds of Change
Deepak Chopra said, “All great changes are preceded by chaos.” Here’s my Aha! moment from SEMICON West 2024: After great chaos precipitated by the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, and the talent shortage, one singular driver is driving unprecedented change: Generative AI. Generative AI was referenced in almost every...
ECTC 2024: Advanced Packaging Engineers to the Rescue!
If you were one of the almost 2000 attendees at ECTC 2024, held May 28-31 2024, in Denver, Co, then you must be feeling very important right now; especially if you’re an advanced packaging engineer. Whether you’re improving energy efficiency, increasing yield, delivering innovative process control solutions, designing next-generation advanced...
The Nexus of Innovation for U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing
Will Arizona be the nexus of innovation for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing? It certainly looks that way. The speakers and panelists who presented at SEMI’s Arizona Breakfast Forum on May 1, confirmed what those of us who live and work here already know: The sun isn’t the only thing heating up...
IMAPS DPC 2024 Makes Advanced Packaging Fun Again!
At last week’s International Microelectronics and Packaging Society’s Device Packaging Conference, (IMAPS DPC 2024) we didn’t need TrendForce to tell us that advanced packaging is the hottest technology in the semiconductor industry. We just needed to look at the record attendance of more than 700 advanced packaging enthusiasts who turned...
ISS Europe 2024: Succeeding in an Evolving Global Semiconductor Landscape
When I interview members for the 3D InCites Podcast at industry events, I often ask them, “What did you come here to learn?” As this is my first time at ISS Europe, I asked myself that question. Here’s what I came up with. I attended ISS Europe 2024 to learn...
Announcing the Winners of the 2024 3D InCites Awards
It was an interesting year for the 2024 3D InCites Awards as we changed our processes, criteria, and categories to improve the program. We intended to provide more opportunities for participation across the heterogeneous integration supply chain, and we are happy with the outcome. A special thank you to the...
Leading The Charge to One Trillion Dollars
A Conversation About Leadership with SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha For the past few years, we’ve heard semiconductor market analysts prognosticate that based on estimated demand, semiconductors have the potential to become a $1Trillion industry in the next 7-10 years. This number is based on analysts’ projections of driving markets including...
SEMI ISS 2024: Heavy Winds Make It Tough to Chart A Course
As they do every year, semiconductor industry leaders gathered in Half Moon Bay, CA in early January for SEMI ISS 2024 to take stock of the economic trends and market drivers to set their corporate strategies for 2024. Appropriately, the weather outside the Ritz-Carlton, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, matched the...
This. Is. Community.
2023 was a year of growth and change for 3D InCites, as well as me personally. In April, I left my role at Kiterocket and the security of a salary and benefits to follow my passion and focus full-time on supporting the 3D InCites Community. It was time, and I...
Netherlands-Flanders Economic Mission Comes to Phoenix
One of the best things about being headquartered in Phoenix, AZ is having a front-row seat of all the semiconductor industry growth that’s happening. Case in point: Last week (December 3-5) the city hosted one leg of a Netherlands-Flanders Economic Mission to the US that was sponsored by the Consulate...
