By Q3D Notes On Aug. 22, 2011
At SEMICON West 2011, Prof. Rao Tummala of Georgia Tech presented the unique glass and silicon-based 3D Interposer technologies being developed at Georgia Tech, claimed to be simpler and cheaper than 3D ICs with TSV for many mobile and consumer applications at SemiconWest 2011.  in his presentation, Tummala discussed the primary differences and challenges between traditional industry's approach to Read More>>
By Francoise von Trapp On Nov. 01, 2010
Attending last week’s TSV Seminar in Tokyo, hosted by Electronic Journal, posed a bit of a challenge as all but one presentation was in Japanese. However, thanks to the detailed diagrams and smatterings of English in the proceedings along with careful note taking by Tegal Corp.'s interpreter Yukumi Hayafune, I was able to summarize the main points of the event. But first, a word about the different Read More>>
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By Francoise von Trapp On Jul. 30, 2009
IMEC’s credo, ‘aspire, invent, achieve’ concisely describes the mission of this research institute, which recently celebrated 25 years of innovation. While IMEC’s research focus is on nanotechnology and micro and nanoelectronics, it is the end applications (biomedical devices, smart electronics, energy, and transport) that drive the ideas. Read More>>
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By Q3D Notes On Aug. 07, 2009
Grenoble-based research institute CEA-Leti’s progress is fueled by a single mission: create innovation and transfer it to industry. The goal is to reach marketability within 5 years. As such, Leti’s focus is less on the feasibility of a technology, and more on the probability of that technology being viable in volume production. When it comes to 3D integration, achieving this goal has resulted in collaborative efforts to establish what Nicolas Sillon, director of Leti’s 3D integration program, calls the 3D toolbox. Read More>>
By Francoise von Trapp On Oct. 18, 2010
I caught up with Alchimer CEO, Steve Lerner last week at the IWLPC in Santa Clara, to find out how things have progressed since news of Panasonic Investment Partners’ equity investment in the company back in July. It turns out setting up shop in Asia has been a great strategic move for the start-up. Last week’s announcement of the Alchimer’s licensing agreement with Nagase ChemteX unit of Tokyo-based Read More>>