Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 19 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

Dealmaking Amkor inked a 10-year agreement with TSMC to provide advanced packaging and test services in Arizona, tying TSMC’s U.S. fab expansion to domestic OSAT capacity. Trump said in a post that Apple will partner with Intel on chip design and production in the U.S., marking a second reported win for the chipmaker this month. Intel Foundry will also reportedly manufacture 3 million... » read more

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Advanced Packaging Limits Come Into Focus

Mechanical and process control limits are now shaping what can be manufactured at scale.

by Gregory Haley

Startup Funding: Q1 2026

Massive rounds for AI, EDA, and manufacturing; 80 startups raise $8.4B.

by Jesse Allen

All AI Data Center Interconnects Will Be Optical Within 5 Years

InP and SiPho join CMOS as critical technologies. Lasers, CPO and OCS will be everywhere (indium phosphide, silicon photonics, co-packaged optics, optical circuit switch).

by Geoff Tate

Making Hybrid Bonding Better

Why this technology is so essential for multi-die assemblies, and how it can be improved.

by Laura Peters

When Semiconductor Materials Misbehave

The gap between lab performance and fab reality is growing wider as packages grow more complex.

by Gregory Haley

The Sub-2nm Paradox

Reducing variation in manufacturing, monitoring behavior over time, and targeting specific workloads can have a big impact on power, performance, and area/cost.

by Ed Sperling

Backside Power Delivery Creates Fab Tool, Thermal Dissipation Barriers

Moving the power delivery network to the backside of a chip reduces congestion, but it introduces new challenges for fabs.

by Laura Peters

CPO Is Extending The Limits Of What’s Possible In AI Data Centers

Co-packaged optics technology will have a big impact on system power and the cost of data movement.

by Ann Mutschler

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