Defining whether a 2.5D device is a printed circuit board shrunk down to fit into a package, or is a chip that extends beyond the limits of a single die, may seem like hair-splitting semantics, but it can have significant consequences for the overall success of a design.
Planar chips always have been limited by size of the reticle, which is about 858mm2. Beyond that, yield issues make the si...
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