Wafer Level Packaging

WAFER LEVEL PACKAGING ARTICLES



HPC, chiplets and interposers

06/15/2017  The need for ever more computational power continues to grow and exaflop (1018 ) capabilities may soon become necessary.

Advanced packaging brings more value and cost reduction to future semiconductor products

06/15/2017  Yole Developpement (Yole) confirms the consolidation of the advanced packaging industry, that is showing a steady growth between 2016 and 2022: +7% in revenue.

Artificial intelligence: A new era of the advanced packaging industry

06/08/2017  AI is driving the development of 3D TSV and heterogeneous integration technologies.

SIA welcomes DARPA initiative to advance transformative semiconductor technologies

06/06/2017  New program aims to progress beyond traditional scaling, catalyze next-generation semiconductor technologies.

Mentor OSAT Alliance program streamlines IC high-density advanced packaging design and manufacturing

06/05/2017  Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced that it has launched the Mentor OSAT (outsourced assembly and test) Alliance program to help drive ecosystem capabilities in support of new high-density advanced packaging (HDAP) technologies like 2.5D IC, 3D IC and fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) for customer integrated circuit (IC) designs.

"Billion Dollar Capex Club" forecast to swell to 15 companies in 2017

06/01/2017  Top spenders expected to represent 83% of total semiconductor industry spending this year.

Amkor Technology completes acquisition of NANIUM

05/22/2017  Amkor Technology, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of NANIUM S.A., a provider of wafer-level fan-out (WLFO) semiconductor packaging solutions.

China's semiconductor industry and "win-win" growth

05/22/2017  As China embarks on the Made in China 2025 plan with electronics and semiconductor technology as one of the Top 10 focus areas, China's semiconductor industry has an unprecedented growth opportunity.

Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 2.6% in 2016, reports Gartner

05/15/2017  Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $343.5 billion in 2016, a 2.6 percent increase from 2015 revenue of $334.9 billion, according to final results by Gartner, Inc.

Multiple orders for Rudolph's Firefly Inspection System marks early success

05/01/2017  The Firefly System with Clearfind Technology helps manufacturers find defects earlier in the process – improving reliability of devices.

Global ESD packaging market driven by the miniaturization of semiconductors, says Technavio

04/17/2017  According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the electrostatic discharge (ESD) packaging market is projected to grow to USD 5.42 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of more than 8% over the forecast period.

SEMICON Southeast Asia 2017: Disruption and the value of digital transformation in manufacturing

04/17/2017  At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2017, Dr. Chen Fusen, CEO of Kulicke & Soffa Pte Ltd, Singapore, will give a keynote on digital transformation in the manufacturing sector.

Kulicke & Soffa opens latest process and applications laboratory

04/13/2017  Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. announced today the opening of its latest Process and Applications laboratory at the K&S Netherlands facility.

Shanhai Capital completes acquisition of Analogix Semiconductor

04/07/2017  Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. and Beijing Shanhai Capital Management Co, Ltd. today jointly announced the completion of the approximately $500 million acquisition of Analogix Semiconductor.

What is the impact of most dynamic advanced packaging platform on manufacturing markets?

04/06/2017  2016 was a turning point for fan-out packaging. With Apple’s entrance and its subsequent decision to package its A10 APE in TSMC’s fan-out solution, the market changed.

Cadence unveils expanded Virtuoso Advanced-Node Platform for 7nm processes

04/05/2017  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced the release of the new Virtuoso Advanced-Node Platform supporting advanced 7nm designs.

Advanced packaging industry: What we could expect in 2017

04/04/2017  2016 was the year of strong consolidations in the semiconductor industry. Yole Developpement (Yole) highlights many mergers and acquisitions with several billions of dollars transactions.

Global semiconductor sales up 16.5% year-to-year

04/04/2017  Year-to-year sales increased by double digits across most regional markets, with the China and Americas markets showing particularly strong growth.

IEEE unveils next lifecycle phase of the IRDS to drive computing industry beyond Moore’s Law

03/31/2017  Series of nine white papers mark milestone effort for strategic initiative that identifies challenges and solutions to help guide future roadmaps.

Semiconductor industry sets out research needed to advance emerging technologies

03/30/2017  New SIA-SRC report calls for robust research investments throughout the semiconductor industry and value chain.




WEBCASTS



Environment, Safety & Health

Date and time TBD

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.

Sponsored By:

Wafer Processing

Date and time TBD

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.

Sponsored By:

More Webcasts