Send us a text In this episode, Françoise von Trapp speaks with Bruce Kim, of SurplusGLOBAL, for an update on the semiconductor secondary equipment market, and how the US. and European Chips Acts are impacting it. They also discuss the trend of top-tier OEMS prioritizing the development of innovative technology rather than investing in legacy tools that are still very much in need, and the impact this is having on device manufacturers that rely on legacy tools, but have trouble finding repair pa...
Aug 29, 2024•25 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Send us a text In this episode, Françoise von Trapp and underfill materials expert, Dick Jensen, NAMICS corporation explore the societal and technological challenges that impact microelectronic materials development. The conversation focuses on the evolution of underfill materials development over the past 30 years. They discuss the importance of underfill materials in semiconductor manufacturing, focusing on their compatibility, environmental impact, and properties. You’ll learn about: The deve...
Aug 22, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Send us a text This episode was recorded live at SEMICON West 2024 – SEMI’s flagship tradeshow where the global industry gathers to showcase its latest products and technologies; and discuss topics critical to the industry’s growth. Two of these continue to be Sustainability and Workforce Development. Today’s guests will address both these topics. Paul Kelly, Vice President of Strategies, Partnerships, & New Ventures and Chief Operating Officer of NY CREATES, and Dr. Mousumi Bhat, SEMI Vice ...
Aug 15, 2024•33 min
Send us a text The semiconductor industry supply chain continues to capture attention as general awareness about the importance of semiconductors in our everyday lives grows. The news of global expansion and ongoing delays of new fabs coming online is constant. But have you ever stopped to think how complicated it is to outfit a fab with its highly calibrated, sensitive equipment? There are many moving parts to consider – both figuratively and literally. In this episode, Françoise von Trapp lead...
Aug 08, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Send us a text This week’s episode was recorded live at SEMICON West where 10 of our community members have news to share. The conversation focused on the latest advancements in semiconductor technology, including lithography, packaging, and materials. Speakers discussed the need to reduce power consumption in AI chips, the potential of using interposers to connect dies without pads, and the ongoing talent crisis in the industry. They also highlighted the importance of sustainability and the pot...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Send us a text Recorded live at SEMICON West 2024, SEMI’s flagship tradeshow where the global semiconductor industry gathers to discuss important matters and showcase new products and technology. This episode features Françoise von Trapp’s conversation with Jose Fernandez, Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and The Environment for the Department of State, to talk about securing critical supply chains for the 21st century. Fernandez discussed the importance of addressing geopolitical iss...
Jul 25, 2024•20 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Send us a text Recorded live at SEMICON West 2024, the flagship tradeshow for SEMI, where the entire industry gathers to showcase their latest products and technologies. Françoise von Trapp interviews Laurie Locascio, Director of NIST and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology to learn more about the US CHIPS and Science Act, implementation updates, and government investments in semiconductor manufacturing and supply chain. Key takeaways included the importance of public-pr...
Jul 18, 2024•18 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Send us a text Françoise von Trapp and AJ Incorvaia discuss the evolution of EDA tools for 3D integration and design tools for 3D ICs and packaging. They talk about the need for real-time 3D visualization and automation capabilities to enable the design and manufacturing of complex 3D ICs. They also highlighted the growing importance of digital twin technology in the semiconductor industry and the challenges of designing and optimizing 3D ICs, including the need for concurrent design across mult...
Jul 11, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Send us a text In this episode, Françoise von Trapp speaks with Christine King, the world’s first woman CEO of a semiconductor company, about her journey from near destitution to success in a male-dominated industry. Christine recently published a memoir about her journey, called Breaking Through the Silicon Ceiling , which details her journey and provides insights on work-life balance at IBM and beyond. Christine talks about how she overcame adversity and stumbled into engineering and entrepren...
Jul 04, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Send us a text Saxony, Germany, has a strong potential to become a global semiconductor location due to its long history in traditional industries, technological base, vast talent pool, strategic location, and investment in education and new talent. In this episode, Françoise von Trapp speaks with Andreas Lippert, of Saxony Trade and Invest, and Jan Klinger, of Fabmatics, about the region's unique ecosystem for microelectronics, government co-funding, and innovation. You'll learn about: Saxony's...
Jun 27, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Send us a text Françoise von Trapp talks with ECTC 2024 General Chair, Karlheinz Bock and Program Chair, Michael Mayer about highlights and key takeaways from the 2024 IEEE Electronic Component Technology Conference. (ECTC 2024). Bock and Mayer discussed the growth of ECTC 2024, and how focusing on strategic decisions such as changing the format and increasing the exhibition space helped organizers achieve record attendance. They also describe the volunteering opportunities and the pathway to le...
Jun 20, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Send us a text This episode features conversations at ECTC 2024 with 11 of 3D InCites community members. You’ll learn about their perspectives on the hottest topics of the times such as thermal management and power issues for AI devices, and glass core substrates versus organic substrates. You’ll also learn about their latest technology advancements key takeaways from ECTC 2024. Guests include Vikas Gupta and Mark Gerber of ASE Group Rao Bonda and Nathan Whitchurch of Amkor Technologies Eelco Be...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Send us a text Recorded live at the 2024 Electronic Component Technology Conference, this episode features conversations Francoise von Trapp has with Keynote Speaker Keren Bergman, Columbia University and co-founder of Xscape Photonics, and Chet Lennox, of KLA. Bergman explains the potential of photonics in AI applications to improve energy efficiency and bandwidth. You’ll learn about the limitations of current photonics technology in data centers and proposes a new generation of integrated phot...
Jun 06, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us a text In this preview episode for SEMICON West 2024, Françoise von Trapp and SEMI America’s President Joe Stockunas talk about SEMICON West's Past, Present, and Future. The discussion emphasizes the need for collaboration in the semiconductor industry and the important role SEMI plays in supporting the interests of its global members. Joe updates listeners on semiconductor industry growth and challenges, including sustainability, workforce development, and supply chain risks. He also sh...
May 30, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us a text Glass has long been explored as an alternative substrate material to organic laminates and silicon. As high-performance computing and chiplets HPC push the boundaries of existing technology, they are demanding innovative packaging solutions, beginning with innovative substrate materials. This is paving the way for glass. In this episode, Françoise von Trapp and Richard Noack discuss the highlights and takeaways from the recent webinar, Evolving HPC and Chiplet Packaging with Glass...
May 23, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Send us a text This episode features the winners of this year’s 3D InCites Awards. These included five technology enablement awards, one sustainability award, the Adele Hars Award for DEI, and an award for Best Place to Work. Nils Anspach, of LPKF & Laser Electronics , explains the company’s laser-based deep etching technology for glass substrates in heterogeneous integration, and how it solves the challenges of forming interconnects through glass substrates. Dave Taraci, of Carl Zeiss Micro...
Apr 18, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Send us a text This episode was recorded live at the IMAPS Device Packaging Conference – helping celebrate the event’s 20th year. The record turnout included many of our 3D InCites Community members. Françoise von Trapp spoke with several of them who were exhibiting and presenting, and in some cases, simply attending. Alex Ospina of ACM Research discussed the latest technologies in wafer-level packaging, and the company’s focus on developing novel IP technologies to address industry challenges. ...
Apr 11, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us a text This episode was recorded live at IMAPS DPC, where the Spring version of the Global Business Council focused on Geopolitics Fueling the Repatriation of the Semiconductor Ecosystem. To get the complete picture of the collaboration happening, Françoise von Trapp speaks with representatives of the government, industry, and academia. Dan Berger, National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP), explains how CHIPS Acts monies are being used to address gaps like advanced packag...
Apr 04, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Send us a text This episode was recorded live at the IMAPS Device Packaging Conference in Fountain Hill AZ, where several of the keynote talks focused on chiplet architectures and heterogeneous integration for semiconductor device manufacturing, assembly, test, and packaging. Françoise von Trapp talks with Arvind Kumar, of 3D InCites member company, IBM and Hemanth Dhavaleswarapu of AMD, about chiplet application drivers, such as artificial intelligence. She then talks to Pooya Tadeyon, of Intel...
Mar 28, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Send us a text In this episode, recorded live at SEMI ISS Europe, Françoise von Trapp hands over the mic to SEMI Europe President, Laith Altimime, who leads a discussion on the European chip industry’s growth and challenges, and whether the European Chips Act will strengthen Europe towards its 20% vision goal. Panelists include: Manfred Horstmann, GM and SVP GlobalFoundries Dresden Thomas Richter , Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Infineon Technologies Dresden Juergen Schmidt , VP ...
Mar 21, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us a text This week’s episode was recorded at ISS Europe, in Vienna, where the European semiconductor industries key strategists gathered to plan the path forward and forge a sustainable path to securing 20% of the global semiconductor market. One of the main topics continues to be building a resilient semiconductor supply chain. In the first segment of the episode, Françoise speaks with Sandrine Bronner, VP of supply chain, in the semiconductor division of Edwards Vacuum . They discuss her...
Mar 14, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us a text In honor of International Women’s Day (IWD 2024), 3D InCites partnered with SEMI ISS to bring you this episode on how companies are fostering and implementing DEIB and allyship into their corporate culture. Françoise von Trapp speaks with Nigel Wenden, CEO of WGNSTAR, Laura Matz, CTO of Merck KGAA Darmstadt Germany; and Mike Rosa, CMO, Onto Innovation. They discuss their respective company’s success stories with DEIB and their efforts to foster allyship in the workplace. You’ll le...
Mar 07, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us a text The International Microelectronics and Packaging Society’s Device Packaging Conference (IMAPS DPC) celebrates its 20th year this year. The conference takes place March 19-21, in Fountain Hills, AZ. In this episode, Françoise von Trapp speaks with Scott Hayes, General Chair, IMAPS DPC, and Amy Lujan, General Chair-Elect of IMAPS DPC about the history of this event, and what sets it apart from IMAPS annual Symposium. This year’s event will focus on heterogeneous integration and grow...
Feb 15, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode, Françoise von Trapp and Jean Christophe Eloy of Yole Group, discuss the future of advanced packaging and chiplets in the semiconductor industry, and how these technologies will revolutionize the industry. Get ready for a deep dive into a technology discussion. From Jean-Christophe, you’ll learn how chiplets differ from multichip modules (MCM) and systems-in-package (SiP). He highlights the benefits of chiplets, including optimizing different nodes for specific fun...
Feb 08, 2024•22 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us a text Françoise von Trapp and SEMI Europe's Laithe Altimime discuss the status of the European Chips Act, which aims to double Europe's market share in global manufacturing by 2030 and increase chip production by 20%. The discussion focuses on European industry growth and resilience, and the importance of collaboration. They also discuss ISS Europe which takes place in Vienna, March 6-8, 2024, and how its content differs from SEMI ISS. This year's theme will focus on the microelectronic...
Feb 01, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Send us a text At SEMI ISS, Paul Triolo, Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG) delivered a presentation on the geopolitical headwinds impacting the semiconductor industry in 2024. He explains challenges of industrial policies, export controls, and supply chain perturbations. Triolo is Senior Vice President for China and Technology Policy Lead at ASG, where he is also an Associate Partner. He advises clients in technology, financial services, and other sectors as they navigate complex political and re...
Jan 25, 2024•23 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Send us a text For the first few episodes of Season 4 of the 3D InCites Podcast, Françoise von Trapp headed to the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium, (ISS) where semiconductor industry executives gather to gain and share insight on where the semiconductor industry is headed, and how they can work together to get there. Economic trends, industry markets, and growth drivers are a critical part of the discussion, so in this first episode, Francoise speaks with members of SEMI’s Market Intelligence t...
Jan 18, 2024•21 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Send us a text Once again, Cassandra Melvin, SEMI Europe, takes over the mike from Françoise von Trapp to lead a panel discussion on the Future of Work in the semiconductor industry. We join the panel discussion in progress, as it was part of a session on the Future of Work that took place in Munich during SEMICON Europa. You’ll hear from Flemming Kehr, the Global Practice Lead, Sustainability, for Mercuri Urval, Christine Pelissier, General Manager of Customer Center EMEA at Edwards, and Emma D...
Dec 21, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Send us a text In this episode, which was recorded live at SEMICON Europa 2023, Françoise hands over the mike to Cassandra Melvin, Senior Director of Business Development and Operations at SEMI. She led the session during the Fab Manager Forum on How To Cultivate the Workforce of Tomorrow and moderated a panel discussion on Achieving EU Ambitions Through Successful Recruitment and Retention . It highlights the instrumental role of universities and governments in supporting the industry's growth....
Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Send us a text In this episode, Françoise von Trapp hands over the mike to imec’s Katrien Marent , who hosted imec’s ITF Towards NetZero at SEMICON Europa. She introduces a panel discussion on Collaborative Strategies and Practical Solutions Toward a More Sustainable Semiconductors Future. The panel kicks off by polling the audience on what they think are the most pressing issues facing the semiconductor industry as it endeavors to reduce its carbon footprint while simultaneously growing to meet...
Dec 07, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 42
