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Preparing For Ferroelectric Devices

Managing crystal structure for ferroelectric performance.

Optimizing Wafer Edge Processes For Chip Stacking

Several critical processes address wafer flatness, wafer edge defects and what's needed to enable bonded wafer stacks.

How Die Dimensions Challenge Assembly Processes

Chiplet-based products must accommodate small differences in die size and bump pitch, placing new demands on manufacturing tools.

New Materials Are in High Demand

Development methodologies combine old and new techniques, but getting any new material into high-volume manufacturing is a complex process.

Managing EMI in High-Density Integration

Controlling interference in today’s SoCs and advanced packaging requires a combination of innovative techniques, but new challenges emerge.

3.5D: The Great Compromise

Pros and cons of a middle-ground chiplet assembly that combines 2.5D and 3D-IC.

Increasing Roles For Robotics In Fabs

AI and robotics are taking on bigger, more complex, and increasingly autonomous tasks, but integration with existing equipment and processes remain...

Building Smarter, Better Fabs

The designers, engineers, and builders of today’s megafabs are turning to augmented reality and shared data hubs to ramp smarter facilities with ...

Why Small Fab And Assembly Houses Are Thriving

Megafabs churning out the most advanced processors are not the only game in town.

Reasons To Know IGZO

Indium-based oxide semiconductors can boost performance and reduce resistance losses.

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Round Tables

Opportunities Grow For GPU Acceleration

The convergence of AI/ML and GPU advancements are creating new opportunities for faster processing.

Navigating The GPU Revolution

Potential cost and time benefits are driving GPU adoption, despite challenges.

Making Heterogeneous Integration More Predictable

Engineering teams, methods, and modeling need to be rethought. One size doesn't fit all, and defects are inevitable.

What Can Go Wrong In Heterogeneous Integration

Workflows and tools are disconnected, mechanical stress is ill-defined, and complete co-planarity is nearly impossible. But there are solutions on ...

Heterogeneous Integration Finding Its Footing

Definitions, applications, and tools are still evolving, but success stories are becoming more common.

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Multimedia

Emerging Technologies Driving Heterogeneous Integration

New architectures, opportunities, and challenges as chipmakers move from monolithic architectures to chiplets.

Secure Movement Of Data In Test

Why heterogeneous integration changes how data is used in manufacturing.

Challenges Of Testing Advanced Packages

Bundling more chips or chiplets increases the difficulty of thoroughly testing a device.

High-NA EUV Progress And Problems

Why it's necessary, when it's coming, and what still needs to be done.

Challenges Of Heterogeneous Integration

Cramming more features into a small space adds challenges and benefits.

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