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Ultrathin, stackable QFN packages

Tom Adams from Sonoscan describes advances with "chip-in-polymer technology, developed at Germany's Fraunhofer IZM, which achieves 3D packaging advantages through better shock/vibration protection and shorter interconnect distances.

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Fluid dynamics analysis tunes up IC package design

Instead of time-consuming hardware tests for thermal analysis, package designers are increasingly turning to software-based device modeling and CFD analysis to preview the impact of design decisions and changes, explains Robin Bornoff from Mentor Graphics.

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Mentor Graphics unveils IC package thermal characterization and design tool

Ian Clark from Mentor Graphics explains how the company's new FloTherm Web-based software helps reduce the time spent on thermal characterization and design, illustrated by examples for both moving air and ambient thermal resistance.

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Lithography and wafer bonding solutions for 3D integration

Given the advantages and technical feasibility of through-silicon vias (TSV), the major focus now is on the manufacturability and integration of all the different building blocks for TSVs and 3D interconnects. EV Group's Thorsten Matthias et al. review advances in lithography, thin wafer processing, and wafer bonding, and the integration of all these process steps.

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