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  1. News Intel SI 11/20: if sales boom, "The industry is not ready for this". Already, Intel can't ship enough desktop chipsets. -Otellini
  2. NEWS TSMC 10/13: Demand for TSV is 300mm. We decided to construct a 300mm line for TSV work. The new line will be in Fab12. -Dr. Sun
  3. News 11/17/09: Applied Materials will acquire Semitool for ~$364M, advancing in two fast-growing markets: WLP-TSV and Cu Memory
  4. News: “Global semiconductor sales in the third quarter were above expectations,” -Scalise " Q3 sales of $61.9B, a 19.7% increase Q2
  5. News Oct 15: Taiwan's ITRI and Applied Materials to collaboration on development and commercialization of 3D* chip stacking technology.
  6. NEWS: IMEC and TSMC extended their relationship "Innovation Incubation Alliance", focus "more-than-Moore" technology INCLUDING 3D -Oct7
  7. Qualcomm News: The attraction of TSVs is apparent for mobile wireless- low-cost -improve power efficiency -enhancing performance -10/6/09
  8. Qualcomm "If this (TSV) technology adds more than 10% to final costs, it will not be widely used in high-volume wireless technology," -Oct6
  9. IMEC reported that it and its 3D integration partners have taped-out Etna, 3D chip integrating a commercial DRAM chip on top of a logic IC
  10. NEWS Sept30,09: Semitool Unveils Raider-S™ for High Volume Through-Silicon-Via (TSV) and Wafer-Level Packaging (WLP) Production.
  11. News Sept09: NEC Electronics and Hitachi and Mitsubishi (Renesas Technologies) have agreed to merge.
  12. Tower Semiconductor & Jazz announced Deep-Silicon-Via(TM)(DSV) technology available in its 0.18-micron SiGe BiCMOS
  13. "PC demand appears be running much stronger than we expected back in June, especially in the US and China," Gartner Sept 29, 09
  14. Congrats T.I. NEWS: TI Philippines projects an "unprecedented" increase in demand for several packaging types. Clark ahead of schedule.
  15. Elpida 8-Gbit Stacked DRAM using TSV uses only 1/4 the standby power compared with MCP and PoP.
  16. Yole News: TSMC has already started using TSV technology in mass production for Si LED modules
  17. VLSI News: DDR3 DRAM is growing rapidly, it provides power savings as well as speed improvements. by year end should be 20% of DRAM sales
  18. Elpida 8GB-DRAM TSV products-reduce power consumption; applications: Ultra high-density DRAM, DRAM/logic stacks, High-end graphics chips -pg
  19. NEWS: Elpida Memory uses Cu through-silicon via in 8-Gbit DRAM. The company is within sight of mass production of TSV products."
  20. As predicted: Advanced Technology Investment Co (Abu Dhabi) acquires Chartered Semiconductor(Singapore). for ~$3.9B -6mo after AMD deal