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Executive Viewpoint: Update on Cleans

Last time I checked in with Kim Pollard, Technology Manager, Dynaloy, was a few years ago, when we talked about the importance of cleans for 3D ICs. Dynaloy, a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company, develops and creates chemistries specifically for the removal of photoresist, etch residues and other polymers. At...

ECTC 2015: Advanced Packaging Sets Sail in San Diego

The 65th annual Electronics Technology Components Conference (ECTC 2015) logged record numbers (over 1500 attendees, 20% increase over last year) as the entire semiconductor industry recognizes (finally) that there is indeed money to be made in the advanced packaging sector. The flip chip and wafer level packaging sessions were full to...

What’s In Store for Attendees at ECTC 2015

ECTC 2015 returns to my favorite of its three rotating locations at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina almost exactly one month from now, May 26-29, 2015. This year, the ECTC technical committee has selected 350 papers on topics related to 3D and TSV technologies, wafer level packaging, electrical and...

Leaders To Examine EC’s Ambitious Goal At ISS Europe

BERLIN, Germany — January 28, 2014 — At the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe 2014) on February 23-25 in Salzburg, semiconductor industry executives will examine the conditions required to achieve the EU’s 10/100/20 strategy — 20% market share of global semiconductor manufacturing by 2020. Presenters from ASML, ASMI,...

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The Internet of Things, or “IoT” certainly seems to be the social media buzz phrase of the week. It seems every link I clicked on today took me to a post discussing the IoT. You can blame the flurry of technical blog coverage on recent events like the Trillion Sensors...

Multitest: Handling the Mobility Market

What better way to wrap up a busy week at SEMICON West 2013 than a site visit? After three days of interviews and PowerPoints, I was ready for some some hands-on demonstration. Barbara Loferer, marketing manager of Multitest, was concluding an open-house week at the company’s San Jose facility to promote...

Eindhoven’s Hotspot for Human Innovation

On the wall in “The Strip” at Eindhoven’s High Tech Campus is a quote from Albert Einstein “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” This pretty much defines the mindset of those who are fortunate enough to work in this mecca of R&D. I...

The Buzz on the Fab/Foundry/OSATS Paradigm Shift

I’ve been reading a lot about the future of the fabless/foundry model. Most articles I’ve seen only count the fab/foundry parts, but I add OSATS to the list, because due to the emergence of 3DICs, it’s a topic of interest to all three segments of semiconductor manufacturing: namely the front-...