Asahi Glass is promoting a family of new photosensitive spin-on-dielectric (SOD) films for fan-out WLP and 3D packages, as well as for FPD and MEMS applications. The Chemicals Fluoroproducts Division of Asahi Glass has successfully developed the AL-X polymer series, primarily targeting the redistribution/rewiring layers in fan-out WLP packages. The company will begin production of […]

The BetaBlog of March 5th was originally titled “Amkor chooses TMV not TSV for PoP” and Amkor’s stalwart vice president of business development Lee Smith contacted BetaSights to correct the impression that Amkor may have chosen to not work on TSV. I’d intended the original title to be somewhat playful; since TSV is chip-level while […]

Amkor Technology announced today that it will introduce its next generation package on package (PoP) platform at the IMAPS Device Packaging Conference next week in Scottsdale, AZ. Again begging the question, “Who needs TSV?” this this new PoP platform uses Amkor’s proprietary through mold via (TMV)(TM) interconnect technology to get to 3D IC stacking. {Blog […]