Semiconductor Packaging News

Industry Press

What Year Was It?

"The Mousetrap," a murder-mystery written by the novelist and playwright Agatha Christie, opens at the Ambassadors Theater in London.
The day was Nov 25. What year was it?

November 25, 2020

Chip Equipment Billings Continue to Soar Amid Pandemic

The global economy has started down a gradual path to recovery from COVID-19 in recent months as the world continues to combat the virus. Yet one sector, semiconductors, has shown impressive growth powered by a transformation hastened by the pandemic across industries ranging from education and work-from-home to healthcare. Semiconductor sales increased 12% in September ...
SEMI

DoD Expands Trusted Chip Deal with GlobalFoundries
The Pentagon continues to ramp up its investment in a secure semiconductor supply chain, most recently adding another $400 million line of credit to acquire advanced ...
EE Times

Complete Warpage Control for Wafers and Panels
Effective warpage mitigation is increasingly critical for semiconductor advanced packaging applications, such as fan-out. Heller Industries has developed a unique ...
Technical Paper

What Interested You In 2020
In business you are always told to follow the money, but for us it is more important to follow the readership. If we are not writing what you want to read, then we are ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Painless FPGA Programming
Once priced out of the reach of enthusiasts, field-programmable gate arrays have become affordable in recent years, and have started popping up in all kinds of neat ...
IEEE Spectrum

Technical Papers

Future Growth of the Semiconductors

Solder Paste for SiP Printing of the Future

Automated Epoxy Die Attach

TLPS Sintering Solder Pastes for High-Temperature Packaging

48V Ecosystem and Power Packaging Trends

Plasma Treatment during Fan-out Wafer-Level Packaging Optimizes Performance and Costs

Maskless Lithography Addresses Shift Toward 3D Integration

MORE TECHNICAL PAPERS

Quantum Memory Milestone Boosts Quantum Internet Future
An array of cesium atoms just 2.5 centimeters long has demonstrated a record level of storage-and-retrieval efficiency for quantum memory. It's a pivotal step on the ...
IEEE Spectrum

TSMC to remain No. 3 IC supplier, MediaTek 11th
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is expected to remain the third-largest IC supplier this year, unchanged from last year. IC designer ...
Taipei Times

Brute-Force Analysis Not Keeping Up With IC Complexity
Much of the current design and verification flow was built on brute force analysis, a simple and direct approach. But that approach rarely scales, and as designs become ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Top-15 semiconductor suppliers to see combined revenue increase 13% in 2020
The world's top-15 semiconductor companies are forecast to see their combined sales increase 13% in 2020, slightly more than twice the expected total worldwide ...
Digitimes

Taiwanese IC supply chain expands hiring for 2020, 2021
As global demand for 5G and AI-enabled consumer-electronics semiconductors is rising, Taiwan's leading integrated circuit (IC) manufacturer and designer, as well as ...
Taiwan News

Samsung to take 2nd spot in semiconductor supplier ranking in 2020
Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to maintain second place in the global semiconductor supplier ranking this year behind U.S. giant Intel Corp. despite a solid sales ...
Yonhap News Agency

Today's Sponsor

Test Your Knowledge

What is an 'atoll'?
See answer below.

Quote of the Day

"Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you."
William James

Industry Calendar

Nov 25, 2020
IMAPS UK Thermal Management Online Conference
IMAPS

Dec 1, 2020
VIRTUAL: Capacitor Reliability Seminar
TJ Green Associates, LLC

Dec 3, 2020
Free Webcast: 3D Packaging is breaking new ground
i-Micronews

Dec 3, 2020
Overview of Semiconductor Manufacturing Webinar for European Attendees
PT International

Dec 3, 2020
Overview of Semiconductor Manufacturing Webinar (for European Attendees)
PT International

FULL INDUSTRY CALENDAR

Test Your Knowledge Answer

What is an 'atoll'?
Answer: An atoll, sometimes called a coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim.