By Dr. Phil Garrou, Contributing Editor
Closing our look at presentations from the RTI ASIP Conference lets check out what Rozalia Beica had to say about the latest tech buzz word “the Internet of Things.”
Yole – Internet of Things
Rozalia Beica is defining IoT as “Objects becoming interactive information sources…..while the internet connects people…..IoT will primarily connect machines.”
Sensing applications include:
Yole predicts that the main applications of IoT sensor devices will be:
Yole lists the following as IoT challenges:
Invensas
During Sitaram Arkalgud’s presentation on assembly challenges in 2.5 and 3DIC, he addressed the issue of unbalanced interposer warpage. As we see in the table below, backside RDL dielectric thickness and balance can have significant impact on substrate warpage.
What’s going on with TSMC and Qualcomm
From our friends at Digitimes comes rumors that Qualcomm is having problems on multiple fronts
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will reportedly be facing tough questions at its upcoming investors conference to be held on January 15…. TSMC chairman Morris Chang is expected to host the January 15 conference
TSMC is expected to address speculation printed in the Chinese-language Liberty Times on January 14, that Qualcomm has put a halt on trial production of 16nm FinFET at TSMC. According to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report, citing sources in TSMC’s supply chain, TSMC has postponed the installation of its 16nm production lines to the 2nd half 2015 instead of the 1st half as originally planned,.
Further rumors indicate that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810, the first 20nm Snapdragon chip manufactured by TSMC, is suffering from overheating issues. The overheating issue is likely to cause delay of Snapdragon 810 shipments, the Liberty Times reported. The chips are scheduled to be shipped starting March.
TSMC also reportedly plans to temporarily reduce the production of its 20nm process by 20%.
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