Wafer Level Packaging

WAFER LEVEL PACKAGING ARTICLES



How to verify incident implant angles on medium current implants

10/30/2013  Results can depend on the properties of the wafers used, the conditions of the implant, the conditions of the anneal process, and even the measurement technique.

MEMS devices for biomedical applications

10/28/2013  Dr. Ramesh Ramadoss, Senior Manager in the MicroProbe Product Group of FormFactor Inc., provides an overview of MEMS and highlights a variety of applications in the biomedical area, including pressure sensors, inertial sensors, transducers for hearing aids, microfluidics for diagnostics and drug delivery, micromachined needles and microsurgical tools.

EU project to industrialize world record high-density capacitors

10/23/2013  CEA-Leti, Fraunhofer IPMS-CNT and three European companies have launched a two-year project to industrialize 3D integrated capacitors with world-record density using atomic layer deposition.

Noel Technologies now providing 450mm wafer services

10/01/2013  Semiconductor wet processes, etches and cleans, resist spin coatings and films the first services available

GE acquires Imbera

09/26/2013  GE Healthcare Finland Oy, in partnership with GE Idea Works, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Imbera Electronics Oy.

3D-IC: Two for one

09/25/2013  Zvi Or-Bach, President & CEO of MonolithIC 3D Inc. blogs about upcoming events related to 3D ICs.

Pitching for IC packages

09/13/2013  Itty bitty computers, smart phones, ipods, and more – these “must have” small electronic devices that Apple Computer and other companies have popularized, are forcing the hand of IC package designers to shrink the package to fit within these little hand-held gadgets.

The advantages of a hybrid scan test solution

09/12/2013  Scan testing is the standard practice for test of integrated circuits. The vast majority of IC production test is based on automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) using the scan logic.

Fab equipment spending up 25% in 2014

09/09/2013  Semiconductor revenue has improved in 2013 compared to 2012 and early forecasts for 2014 project revenue growth averaging about eight percent.

Will 2014 be the next Golden Year?

09/05/2013  Some unexpected underdogs spur spending spree.

EV Group unveils new via-filling process to improve reliability of 3D-IC/TSV packaging

09/04/2013  EV Group, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today unveiled a new polymer via-filling process for 3D-IC/through-silicon-via semiconductor packaging applications.

Dow Corning and EV Group to collaborate on temporary bonding materials for 3D-IC

09/03/2013  EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, announced today that Dow Corning has joined its network of top technology providers to support EVG's LowTemp platform for room-temperature wafer bonding and debonding processes.

Cascade Microtech and imec successfully probe 25µm-diameter micro-bumps

08/01/2013 

Cascade Microtech, Inc. and imec today announced breakthroughs in probing stacked integrated circuits (3D-SICs), fueling an important growth engine for the semiconductor market.

Amkor completes acquisition of Toshiba’s Malaysian semiconductor packaging and test operations

07/31/2013 

Toshiba Corporation and Amkor Technology, Inc. today announced that the companies have completed Amkor’s acquisition of Toshiba Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Toshiba’s semiconductor packaging operation in Malaysia.

IDC forecasts worldwide semiconductor revenue will grow 6.9% in 2013

07/30/2013 

Semiconductor revenue worldwide will see improved growth this year of 6.9 percent and reaching $320 billion according to the mid-year 2013 update of the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation (IDC).

Rudolph announces new metrology suite for advanced packaging

07/24/2013 

Rudolph Technologies, Inc., a provider of process characterization, photolithography equipment and software for the semiconductor, FPD, LED and solar industries, today released three new application-specific configurations of its industry-leading NSX 320 Automated Macro Defect Inspection System.

Cree SiC MOSFETs to be incorporated into advanced power suppliers from Delta Elektronika

07/22/2013 

Cree, Inc. announces that its 1200 V SiC MOSFETs are being incorporated into the latest advanced power supplies from Delta Elektronika BV.

Alchimer signs collaboration with CEA-Leti

07/09/2013 

Alchimer, S.A. today announced a collaboration with the French research institute CEA-Leti to evaluate and implement Alchimer's wet deposition processes for 300mm high-volume manufacturing.

Options for adding memory and logic to printed or flexible electronics

07/02/2013 

Developers have made major progress in the technology to manufacture printed or flexible circuits, sensors, batteries and displays. But frankly it’s been hard to build applications with much market pull without logic or memory as well, and those have been much harder to make.

Deca Technologies appoints Chris Seams as CEO

06/24/2013 

Deca Technologies, an electronic interconnect solutions provider to the semiconductor industry, today announced it has named semiconductor industry veteran Chris Seams its new CEO.




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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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Wafer Processing

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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