Unraveling DNA packaging
Researchers report how high-speed atomic force microscopy can be used for studying DNA wrapping processes. The technique enables visualizing the dynamics of DNA-protein interactions, which in certain cases resembles the motion of inchworms......»»
IC analysis and inspection demand robust for advanced-node chips, advanced packaging
Demand for materials analysis (MA) and reliability analysis (RA) services remains robust for chips built using advanced process manufacturing and advanced packaging, according to industry sources......»»
Silicon wafer, leadframe demand remains strong
Market demand for silicon wafers, IC packaging leadframes, and other related process materials remains strong, and chipmaking materials distributors including Topco Scientific, Wah Lee Industrial and Chang Wah Technology are all optimistic about thei.....»»
Open-source Acorn takes a new approach to deploy cloud-native apps on Kubernetes
Packaging and then deploying applications to run in cloud-native environments, with the Kubernetes container orchestration system, can be complex and Acorn aims to solve that. Packaging and then deploying applications to run in cloud-native envir.....»»
Niching to post record 2022 profit
Niching Industrial, which distributes IC packaging materials, is expected to see its profits hit a record high in 2022 despite falling demand for display driver ICs, according to market sources......»»
Competition heats up for advanced packaging among OSATs in Taiwan and China
In the advanced packaging field, the competition among OSATS on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, such as Taiwan-based ASE Technology Holding and China-based JCET Group, is heating up, according to industry sources......»»
Edison Opto expects revenue proportion for automotive lighting to rise to 30-35% at end of 2022
LED packaging service provider Edison Opto expects the proportion of consolidated revenues for LED automotive lighting modules and lamps to rise from 25-30% in the first half of 2022 to 30-35% at the end of 2022, according to the company......»»
OSATs slowing down mature packaging capacity expansion
OSATs have started slowing down wirebonding and other mature packaging capacity expansions in response to waning chip demand for consumer applications, but leading players such as ASE Technology remain committed to building more capacity for processi.....»»
Apple semiconductor expert hired by Samsung in rare poaching
One of Apple’s semiconductor experts, Kim Woo-Pyeong, is going to work for a major competitor – Samsung Electronics. Woo-Pyeong is serving as director of the company’s newly established Packaging Solution Center in Device Solution America (DSA.....»»
Samsung poaches semiconductor expert from Apple
Semiconductor expert Kim Woo-pyeong has been hired away from Apple to run Samsung's new processor packaging solution center.Samsung's Packaging Solution Center is part of the company's wider Device Solution America (DSA) operations in Silicon Valley......»»
India"s first memory chip ATMP plant reportedly to mass produce by December
Instead of selling memory chips for Japan- and US-based brands, Sahasra Semiconductors has decided to set up a memory chip assembly, test, and packaging (ATMP) unit in India and sell its own chips by December, which may be India's first memory chip A.....»»
Auto supplier Yanfeng saves millions with resusable cardboard
A packaging supplier is saving Yanfeng Automotive millions on its shipments from Mexico......»»
Commerce Secretary Issues Stark Warning About Losing Access to Taiwan Fabs
A test wafer of "Meteor Lake" compute tiles for client on Intel 4 is displayed as part of the "Intel Accelerated" event on July 26, 2021. At the event, Intel presented the company's future process and packaging technolo.....»»
Unraveling the mystery of the quasar"s "anisotropic" effects on surrounding gas
A team led by Prof. Toru Misawa of the School of General Education, Shinshu University found for the first time that the internal donut-shaped structure of the central nuclei of bright galaxies in the distant universe can have an "anisotropic" effect.....»»
Taiwan backend firms gearing up for next-gen HPC processors
Taiwan-based backend houses including flip chip (FC) packaging, high-end testing, and IC test interface specialists are gearing up production for upcoming high-performance computing (HPC) processors slated for launch later this year, according to ind.....»»
Natural systems in Australia are unraveling. If they collapse, human society could too
In the long-delayed State of the Environment report released this week, there is one terrifying sentence: "Environmental degradation is now considered a threat to humanity, which could bring about societal collapses.".....»»
CWTC sees QFP leadframe order visibility extended
Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has seen the visibility of QFP (quad flat package) leadframe orders extended, buoyed by strong demand for automotive, industrial and network communication chips, according to the IC packaging leadframe supplier......»»
TSMC on track to develop InFO_3D tech for mobile device chips
TSMC is on track to develop InFO_3D technology for processing mobile device chips that are going slimmer and lighter, looking to further expand its 3D Fabric lineup and serve more clients with its 3D chip stacking and advanced packaging technologies,.....»»
Advanced packaging demand remains brisk
Taiwan-based OSATs including ASE Technology and Powertech Technology (PTI) continue to see their midrange and high-end IC packaging manufacturing capacity utilization rates stay at high levels, as demand for HPC device applications remains promising,.....»»
Many kilotons of "recycled" Dutch plastic waste end up in the sea
On paper it is recycled, but in reality enormous quantities of plastic waste from the Netherlands end up in Asian seas. Researchers from the Leiden Institute of Environmental Sciences charted the fate of plastic food packaging waste from the Netherla.....»»
Madison Review
With an elaborate set of puzzles to solve and no shortage of jolting jump scares to shock you with, unraveling the morbid central mystery of Madison is a bit like trying to evacuate an escape room while simultaneously struggling to prevent the vacuat.....»»