Send us a text At SEMICON West Hybrid 2021, everyone was talking about the impact of the chip shortage, global fab expansion, the talent shortage, and the over-arching topic of the importance of sustainable semiconductor manufacturing. We spoke with Ajit Manocha, CEO of SEMI, to get his perspective on all these issues, and the role SEMI plays in providing a collaborative environment to find solutions. On the topic of global fab expansion, he noted that between now and 2024, there are plans to op...
Dec 08, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text Do you suffer from FOMO – Fear of Missing Out? Our host, Françoise von Trapp, does. She had it bad when she couldn’t attend SEMICON Europa in November, and instead had to watch it play out on social media. So, she decided to invite some 3D InCites Community Members who were able to attend to join her in a round table discussion on the 3D InCites Podcast to fill her in on everything that she missed. The result is an eclectic discussion about how the venue handled COVID 19, some of ...
Dec 01, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text In this second SEMICON West preview episode, Françoise von Trapp talks with James Gellert, Chairman, and CEO of RapidRatings, a financial health, data, and analytics company based in New York City. James is delivering a keynote talk at SEMICON West titled - T he Second Wave: Risk in Part Two of the Supply Chain Crisis. For years, we’ve seen advanced technology like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and 5G - all underpinned by semiconductor chips and sensor technologies, c...
Nov 23, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text We are really excited to announce that the 3D InCites Podcast will be the official podcast of SEMICON West Hybrid 2021, which kicks off in just four short weeks on December 7. SEMICON West in December? That’s right! Rather than holding it virtually for the second time in two years, the SEMI Americas team made a bold move - holding off until they could host a hybrid event. For many of us, it’s been a while since we’ve prepared for and attended an in-person event. Luckily, SEMI hasn...
Nov 15, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Hybrid bonding has been a big story in heterogeneous integration and particularly 3D integration for quite some time. At the recent IMAPS International Symposium, it seemed like every keynote speaker mentioned some sort of hybrid bonding as an enabler for next-generation technology. Everybody is talking about it, everyone wants it – in fact, Xperi recently announced a licensing agreement with YMTC for its DBI hybrid bonding process that the company will use for 3D NAND products. T...
Nov 11, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text This week, we’re wrapping up our conversations from the IMAPS International Symposium, with an extended episode. The questions I’m asking? How have the events of the last 18 months impacted the future of the semiconductor industry, and what are the three things we should be focusing on in advanced packaging right now? You’ll hear from Jan Vardaman of TechSearch International; Ram Trichur of Henkel Corporation; Curtis Zwenger of Amkor Technology; Robert Avila, Finetech; Jon Mederna...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text If you liked Part 1 of Conversations from the IMAPS Symposium, you’re going to love part 2. While my questions are the same, the responses are quite varied. In this episode, you’ll hear from Andy Mackie of Indium Corporation, and Dirk Friebel, of Fraunhofer Institute, as we wrap up Day one of coverage. We’ll also give you a sneak peek of Day 2 with a conversation with Tom Gregorich of Zeiss Process Control Solutions. So what are these questions? First, I asked how the events of th...
Oct 28, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text We’re changing things up a bit for the next few weeks with a series of podcast episodes recorded live at the IMAPS International Symposium in San Diego. How we've missed those live events and the hallway conversations! We figured you did too, so we convinced some of our colleagues to sit down with Françoise and record them. In this first episode, we talk with two of the panelists from Monday night’s Diversity and Inclusion Town Hall. Nicole Wongk of Honeywell is putting her chemic...
Oct 21, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Globally, sustainability has become a much larger conversation than just taking steps to achieve zero carbon emissions. The UN has established 17 sustainable development goals that cover everything from climate change to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As the world becomes more socially conscious, it is no longer enough for a company to be profitable - they must also be purpose-driven - to make the world a better place. As a result, many semiconductor companies are elevating the...
Oct 07, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Chiplets are the new “It” heterogeneous integration technology. Many believe they provide the solution to power, performance, area and cost (PPAC) for everything from mobile computing and automotive applications, to 5G, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence. In this podcast episode, Françoise speaks with 3D InCites’ Community Members, Kevin Rinebold of Siemens EDA, and Robin Davis of Deca to explore how successful chiplet integration begins with a collaborative d...
Sep 23, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text In a global industry that relies heavily on collaboration, COVID 19 created a big pause and pivot in one of the key business development tools of the microelectronics industry: technology conferences and trade shows. In this podcast, we’re talking to several industry event organizers to get their take on the past year of what worked, what didn’t, and thoughts about the future of industry events as we transition back to in-person meetings. Rich Rice, head of marketing for North Ame...
Sep 09, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Over the last 18 months, the European semiconductor industry has felt the repercussions of supply chain interruptions due COVID 19 and trade wars, combined with exploding global demand for chips driven by the digital transformation. There are also questions about regional sovereignty and the need to strengthen the local supply chain. To address these topics and more, SEMI Europe is holding its first in-person event since the start of COVID. Aiming at facilitating mutual engagement...
Aug 26, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text The acronyms involving funding for semiconductor manufacturing are flying around Washington. There is the Chips for America Act, focused on re-shoring, The Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act that promises tax credits for investments in, either equipment or fabs. and then there’s the $250 billion US Innovation and Competition Act, which earmarks $52bn for new chip manufacturing and research. This is now being debated in the House of Representatives. There’s a lot...
Aug 12, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Earlier this year, on February 18, 2021, the next-generation Mars Rover, Perseverance, successfully landed on Mars. According to Earth and Sky Magazine, Perseverance was the first artificial object to land on Mars since 2018, and the first Rover to land since 2012 when Curiosity touched down. Perseverance traveled 293 million miles (472 million km) – over 203 days, and hit the Martian atmosphere traveling at almost 12,000 miles per hour (19,000 kmh), About a mile above Mars surfac...
Jul 29, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text In the aftermath of Gay Pride Month, we bring you a very special episode of the 3D InCites Podcast. Even though it's July, we believe it is important to be allies to the LGBTQ community all year round. While many companies showed support for the LGBTQ+ community by adapting their logos with rainbow colors and sharing supportive messaging and banners on social media, SEMI Foundation went a step further and commissioned a blog post written by Maria Vetrano titled, "LGBTQIA+ Visibili...
Jul 15, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text In this first Member Spotlight episode, we have a conversation with Zia Karim, Yield Engineering Systems, and Mie Lillethorup, RadiSurf about their collaboration to bring unique nanotech-based surface enhancement materials from the lab to the fab. What's exciting about these materials and processes is the potential they hold for simplifying both temporary and permanent wafer bonding in 2.5D and 3D advanced packaging applications. The two companies fall under the umbrella of KCK Gr...
Jul 01, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode, Françoise interviews Bharat Kapoor, lead partner, Americas, at Kearney. a global strategy and management consulting firm, where he founded and leads PERLab, the firm’s design innovation service. Bharat has solid roots in semiconductor engineering and design. His interest in electrical engineering began in his hometown in the Himalayas when he was in the third grade. He learned you could make a transformer by wrapping wire around a piece of iron. He tried it at hom...
Jun 17, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text The chip shortage in the wake of COVID 19 is such a big story that it’s attracting mainstream media attention, and it feels like the general public now knows what semiconductors are. The upshot is that the shortage combined with the demand for chips is putting a strain on the entire semiconductor supply chain. With an expected 38 new fabs coming online between 2020 and 2024, demand is high for 300mm and 200mm tools, as well as the workforce to make them run. Not only that, but lea...
Jun 04, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Today we are talking about the importance of sustainability in semiconductor manufacturing, which you may have noticed is a really hot topic right now. And it's also one we feel really strongly about because of its impact on the future of society. Our guests today are Dean Freeman, who has been blogging about it for the past few months and Julia Goldstein, who just joined us as a regular blogger. We're also joined by Martijn Pierik, CEO of our sponsor, Kiterocket. In the beginning...
May 20, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text Welcome to our very first episode! Because podcasting is becoming an essential part of any business’s marketing toolbox, we thought it would be great to kick it off with a basic discussion about ways to market your company in this competitive industry. To do that, we tapped into Joe Cestari, Executive Director of our community member, Kiterocket . Joe has had a successful career as a corporate executive at a number of high-profile semiconductor companies up and down the supply cha...
May 05, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 1
