Closing Out 2020 at the MEPTEC Holiday Hangout
After nine months of Zooming into all the virtual events, I can’t wait for things to go live again. In the meantime, I took the opportunity last week to pop into the MEPTEC Holiday Hangout. As my last...
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IFTLE 472: Qorvo wins SHIP RF Packaging Program; SEMI Working on PLP Standards
Qorvo Begins SHIP RF Packaging Program IFTLE has previously discussed the US State-of-the-art Heterogeneous Packaging and Prototyping (SHIPS) program (see IFTLE 422 “Is Advanced Packaging and...
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Snippets from Global SiP Summit at SEMICON Taiwan
I was halfway through my post about my day at Virtual SEMICON Taiwan, when I realized that to do the Global SiP Summit justice, meant it would need its very own post. The live version of the event...
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Revamping U.S. Export Controls to Benefit the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain
At Virtual ISS 2021, during the session on geopolitics, Martijn Rasser of The Center for a New American Security (CNAS); and Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas’ 10th District, addressed the current...
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Looking Back on 2020 and Moving Forward into 2021
COVID-19 hit the world in early 2020 with very little warning. The semiconductor industry was poised for recovery, and all market indicators pointed to solid growth. For many of us, reality hit with...
View ArticleTechnology Unites Global Summit: My Networking Experience
I spent the better part of each morning this week (February 15-19) in our virtual booth at SEMI’s Technology Unites Global Summit, and I have to say it’s been one of the better virtual event...
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The Digital Transformation is Here, and Semiconductors are Its Lifeblood
After a year living in the shadow of COVID 19, the speakers at the Technology Unites Global Summit Executive Forum have some positive news to share about its impact on the semiconductor industry and...
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Announcing the Finalists of the 2021 3D InCItes Sustainability Award and...
As part of our annual 3D InCites Awards program, we decided this year to turn the spotlight on two areas that we think are critical for the future of society: sustainable semiconductor manufacturing...
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3D InCites Mural Project To Seed New DEI Fund
For the last several years, we held the 3D InCites Mural Project, in conjunction with the 3D InCites Awards, in support of STEM Education. This year, we have initiated a new fund in support of...
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Drum Roll Please! The Winners of the 2021 3D InCites Awards are…
Like every other awards event in the past year, the 2021 3D InCites Awards Program had to make some adjustments for celebrating its winners. We can’t gather in person at the IMAPS Device Packaging...
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The People Who Make DBI Possible
A Conversation with the Xperi Hybrid Bonding Team In the world of heterogeneous integration, hybrid bonding — and in particular, Direct Bond Interconnect (DBI®) is quickly becoming the preferred...
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Everything’s Coming up Chiplets at the 2021 Global Business Council
Leave it to Bill Chen, ASE, to set an optimistic tone for the 2021 Global Business Council Spring Meeting. It was exactly what the packaging community needed to hear. The last time many of us met in...
View ArticleThe Role DEI Plays in Achieving a Sustainable Future
I was recently invited by IMAPS UK to give a keynote at their annual conference, MicroTech 2021. The topic was Heterogeneous Integration (HI). I agreed, provided I was allowed to give the topic a new...
View ArticleIntroducing the 3D InCites Podcast
Over the past month, you may have noticed a new addition to the 3D InCites platform. The 3D InCites Podcast made its debut on May 5, 2020, with a conversation with Kiterocket’s Joe Cestari, about how...
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ECTC 2021: Economic Outlook Focuses on the Impact of the Pandemic
For the first time in its 71-year history, the ECTC committee veered away from strictly technical topics to include a panel discussion on market trends and the economic outlook. Moderated by...
View ArticleAnyone Else Excited about a Hiatus from SEMICON West in July?
People often tell me that I say out loud what everyone else is thinking. So there it is. It’s July 1, 2021, and I have to admit I’m feeling a little off. Probably because this time of year we are...
View ArticleChip Shortage: A Summary on Consumer Impact
The global chip shortage rages on, and we’ve heard a lot about its impact on the automotive industry. So, I thought I’d take a look at the impact on consumers through the eyes of the mainstream media,...
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How Can We Tap into $52 Billion to Reshore Advanced Packaging?
One of the things that are missing from virtual events is the candid conversations we engage in when we meet up with industry colleagues in the halls and cocktail receptions at in-person events. In a...
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How Europe Should Navigate Its Semiconductor Supply Chain Challenges
Over the last 18 months, the European semiconductor industry has felt the repercussions of supply chain interruptions due COVID 19 and trade wars, combined with exploding global demand for chips driven...
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Understanding the Nuances of Chiplet Design
Chiplets are the new “It” heterogeneous integration technology. In fact, the big news in Taiwan this week is that Apple is entertaining the idea of using TSMC’s 3D interconnect fabric – which is based...
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