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Solid State Technology

Year 2004
Issue 11

DEPARTMENTS

Editorial Board


The Expanding Role of Wafer-level Processing

Five years ago the promise of wafer-level processing for advanced packaging meant improved performance, reduced form factor, and the potential of reduced packaging costs.


Editorial


Organizing Electronics Worldwide

I recently put together a panel of experts to discuss the concept of "jisso," and what the Jisso North American Council hopes to accomplish.


News


In the News


Industry Voices


Outsourced Assembly and Test

At Amkor, we are addressing opportunities to expand the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) industry.


Notable Developments


Advanced Packaging Techniques Impact High-energy Physics Research

Scientists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) are working on a new major high-energy physics project, the BTeV (B physics at the Tevatron) experiment.


New Products


New Products


FEATURES

The Back End Process


Test, Assembly, and Packaging: Benefits of Automation

Total factory automation in test, assembly, and packaging (TAP) facilities has changed very little over the last decade.


Impact Of Flip Chip On F


Impact of Flip Chip on Flex Processes

Best-In-Class Product Density at Minimum Cost and Maximum Production Rates


Packaging Optoelectronic


Packaging Optoelectronic Components

An Emerging Model


Embedded Passives Rf Des


Embedded Passives, RF Design

Overcoming Mixed-Technology Design Challenges


Flexible Hybrid Die Atta


Flexible Hybrid Die Attach

Flexibility is key when it comes to die attach capabilities critical for hybrid microelectronics, especially in North America's automotive, medical and military markets.


Cover Story


Fabrication of Wafer-level Nano-optics

"Embossing" is an ancient technical term in the English language, traceable to the period 1350 to 1400, and used by Chaucer in its present sense.