ASE breaks ground for new factory buildings in southern Taiwan

Apr 12, 11:55

Semiconductor assembly and testing company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) on April 12 held a groundbreaking ceremony for two new factory buildings, one designated for production...

Globalfoundries demos 3D TSV capabilities on 20nm

Apr 3, 10:07

Globalfoundries on April 2 announced the accomplishment of a key milestone in its strategy to enable 3D stacking of chips for next-generation mobile and consumer applications. At...

SPTS announces dry etch process technology for via reveal applications

Sep 6, 13:50

SPTS Technologies has announced its dry etch process technology for via reveal applications. Already established as the tool of record at major customer sites, the Pegasus Rapier...

Industry migration to 3D ICs to take place in 2015-16

Sep 5, 01:05

The industry's gradual migration toward 3D ICs with through-silicon vias (TSV) is unlikely to happen until 2015 or 2016, according to sources at semiconductor companies. Volume production...

STATS ChipPAC advances TSV capabilities with qualification of mid-end manufacturing

Aug 29, 16:49

STATS ChipPAC has announced that its through-silicon-via (TSV) capabilities have achieved a new milestone with the qualification of its 300mm mid-end manufacturing operation and transition...

Nanya Technology unveils 8Gb QDP DDR3 based on TSV 3D IC technology

Jul 19, 01:20

Nanya Technology debuted prototype 8Gb QDP (quad-die package) DDR3 based on in-house-developed via-middle TSV (through silicon via) 3D IC technology at a July 18 investors conferen...

Singapore IME, UMC team up to develop TSV for BSI sensors

Jun 6, 01:20

Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and United Microelectronics (UMC), the world's second largest foundry company, have announced plans to jointly develop through-silicon...

STATS ChipPAC breaks ground for new factory

Jan 6, 01:20

STATS ChipPAC on January 5 hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in Singapore, according to the chip test and packaging service provider. The new 197,000-square foot...

TSMC gearing up for via-first TSV

Dec 5, 15:38

While major IC packagers have already devoted resources on TSV (via-last) development, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is also eyeing the market with its front-end...

STATS ChipPAC to open new wafer-level packaging plant in Taiwan, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 14, 16:40

STATS ChipPAC is scheduled to hold an inauguration ceremony for a 12-inch wafer bumping and wafer-level packaging plant in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, Thursday (November 17),...

Elpida to launch rights issue, CB for JPY79.7 billion

Jul 12, 13:44

Japan-based DRAM maker Elpida Memory has approved plans to raise up to JPY79.67 billion (US$994 million), including a rights issue and convertible bonds (CBs). The funds raised will...

Elpida begins sample shipments of 3D-TSV stacked DDR3 DRAM

Jun 27, 10:17

Elpida Memory on June 27 announced that it has begun sample shipments of its DDR3 SDRAM (x32-bit I/O configuration) made using TSV stacking technology. The sample is a low-power 8Gb...

STATS ChipPAC expands TSV offering

Apr 19, 10:38

STATS ChipPAC has expanded its 300mm through silicon via (TSV) offering with the addition of mid-end manufacturing capabilities, according to the company.

UMC buys equipment for 3D IC manufacturing

Apr 7, 01:25

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has acquired NT$561 million (US$19 million) worth of production equipment from subsidiary Hong Bao Technology (transliterated from Chinese),...

Nanya, ITRI team up for 3D stacked DRAM

Jan 25, 14:57

Taiwan-based Nanya Technology has teamed up with government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop a through silicon via (TSV) technology for high-capacity...

New Samsung 8GB DDR3 module utilizes 3D TSV technology

Dec 7, 16:20

Samsung Electronics has announced a lineup of 8GB DDR3 modules developed using 3D chip stacking technology, which is also referred to as through silicon via (TSV). The company claimed...

TSMC unveils new reference flows

Jun 10, 09:39

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on June 9 introduced two reference flows - Reference Flow 11.0 and Analog/Mixed Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 1.0 - a day after announcing...

PTI to offer NAND flash backend services for SSD

May 28, 13:54

The Suzhou, China plant of Powertech Technology (PTI) has reportedly landed NAND flash backend orders for solid-state drives (SSD) from a Japan-based customer, most likely Toshiba,...

Major growth in TSV metrology/inspection equipment expected, says The Information Network

Apr 30, 10:42

The market for metrology/inspection equipment for 3D through silicon via (TSV) semiconductor packaging looms large, according to The Information Network. The desire for smaller, lighter...

UMC focusing R&D on 28nm, 22nm processes

Sep 30, 14:23

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) currently focuses its R&D on 28nm and 22nm processes and related key technologies as well as 18-inch wafers, according to company central...

TSMC beefs up R&D, moving to 22nm by 2011

Apr 23, 11:06

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has said it is on track to increase manpower within its R&D and design service units by 30% and 15%, respectively, while proceeding...

TSV development picking up momentum

Apr 7, 10:34

Unlike conventional SoC or SiP solutions that integrate ICs on a two-dimensional (2D) surface, using through silicon via (TSV) technology in a package that stacks ICs in a three-dimensional...

Applied Materials and Disco to jointly develop wafer thinning process for TSV solutions

Mar 31, 14:41

Applied Materials and Japan-based Disco have announced a joint effort to develop wafer thinning processes for fabricating through-silicon vias (TSVs) in 3-dimensional (3D) semicond...

Applied Materials looks to drive TSV adoption

Dec 2, 16:50

Applied Materials has announced that it is undertaking a major effort to enable the widespread adoption of through-silicon vias (TSVs), a rapidly-emerging approach for vertically...

SEMICON Taiwan 2008: Electronic materials from BASF to allow smaller IC feature sizes

Sep 10, 01:20

BASF is showcasing a range of advanced chemical solutions for the semiconductor industry at the ongoing SEMICON Taiwan 2008 (September 9-11), with solutions for 3D through-silicon...