When a multi-die package worth $500 fails final test because of a defect that originated three process steps earlier, the economics of advanced packaging become painfully clear. Each excursion carries ...
Package equipment sensors, newer inspection techniques, and analytics enable quality and yield improvement, but all of those will require a bigger investment on the part of assembly houses. That’s ...
The role of packaging/assembly/test (P/A/T) in the overall successful commercialization of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) has historically taken a backseat to device development. In the ...