3D InCites Podcast
As a semiconductor industry community, 3D InCites brings to life the people, the personalities, and the minds behind heterogeneous integration and related technologies in a uniquely personal way. The goal is to inform key decision-makers about progress in technology development, design, standards, infrastructure, and implementation.The 3D InCites Podcast provides a forum for our community members to discuss all kinds of topics that are important to running a business in the semiconductor industry, from marketing to market trends, important issues that impact our industry, and our success stories.
Episodes
164 episodes
Acoustic Inspection: The Key to Semiconductor Reliability
Acoustic inspection stands as a silent sentinel in semiconductor manufacturing, detecting microscopic defects that could lead to catastrophic failures in high-value applications. Bryan Schackmuth, Senior Product Line Manager at Nordson Test and...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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31:11
Chip Champions: How The 3D InCites Award Winners Are Revolutionizing Heterogeneous Integration
The 3D InCites Podcast celebrates microelectronics industry innovation with a special episode featuring this year's award winners in heterogeneous integration and chiplet technology.•
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:00:02
Why Supply Chain Resilience Matters and How to Get It
Navigating today's complex manufacturing landscape demands unprecedented supply chain resilience. This eye-opening conversation with Barry O'Dowd (
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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37:32
3D InCites Member Spotlight: How Advanced Packaging is Transforming the Semiconductor Landscape
The 3D InCites Member Spotlight episode features exclusive conversations with industry leaders at IMAPS Device Packaging Conference 2025, exploring the cutting-edge of semiconductor packaging innovation and domestic manufacturing expansion....
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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41:45
From IMAPS DPC 2025: How Arizona's Universities and Schools Are Revolutionizing Semiconductor Education
Arizona is transforming into the "Silicon Oasis" of America through an unprecedented collaboration that's reshaping semiconductor education from high school through graduate studies. At the heart of this revolution is a groundbreaking partnersh...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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42:59
From IMAPS DPC 2025: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Industries and Society
What happens when AI diagnoses patients better than doctors? Where does artificial intelligence truly stand on the hype cycle? Is all this computational power actually benefiting society? These critical questions frame our fascinating discussio...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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23:51
What's In Store for IMAPS DPC 2025: Featuring Amy Lujan, Tim Olson, and Jan Vardaman
Explore the transformative world of microelectronics packaging with industry visionaries Amy Lujan, Tim Olson, and Jan Vardaman as they share their journey at the IMAPS Annual Device Packaging Conference (DPC). With the conference relocating to...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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26:43
SEMI ISS 2025 Recap and Semiconductor Market Update
The episode explores the key insights from the recent SEMI ISS event, focusing on the semiconductor industry's journey toward a trillion-dollar market by 2030. It discusses the significant themes of uncertainty and the transformative impact of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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37:32
The Role of Material Modeling in Semiconductor Packaging Innovation
Unlock the secrets of semiconductor packaging materials with insights from industry experts Dariush Tari and Rose Guino of Henkel's Semiconductor Packaging Materials Division. This episode promises a deep dive into the processes behind developi...
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32:56
Koh Young's Michael Zahn Talks About Putting 3D Measurement Technology to Work for Semiconductor Manufacturing
This episode was recorded live at SEMICON Europa. Michael Zahn from Koh Young talks to Françoise von Trapp about the growing significance of metrology in semiconductor manufacturing and the need for advanced measurement technologies.&nb...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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18:55
SEMICON Europa 3D InCites Member Spotlight: 20 Under 30 Recipients and More
This episode was recorded live at SEMICON Europa. It features interviews with four of the 20 under 30 Recognition Award recipients from Cadence,
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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46:10
SEMICON Europa 2024: Can Digital Twins Help Solve Europe's Talent Gap and Build Technical Sovereignty?
In this episode, recorded live at SEMICON Europa in Munich, Françoise von Trapp continues her conversations with the keynote speakers on helping to build Europe’s technical sovereignty, and how implementing digital twins can help achieve this g...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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44:45
SEMICON Europa 2024: How Do We Power Sustainable Exponential Growth?
This episode was recorded live at SEMICON Europa in Munich. This year's theme of this year’s conference is "Innovation and Collaboration: Powering Sustainable Exponential Growth". In other words, how the semiconductor industry can work together...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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42:30
The U.S. CHIPS for America Mash-Up
It's been quite an exciting year for the U.S. Chips for America as the funding starts rolling out. All year long, Françoise von Trapp has interviewed various government dignitaries about various elements of the CHIPS Act. This episode brings th...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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42:52
Onto Innovation's PACE Partners Talk About Collaborating on Panel-Level Packaging
On September 30, 2024, Onto Innovation held the grand opening of its Packaging Applications Center of Excellence - or as it's being called, PACE. Françoise von Trapp attended the grand ...
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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1:04:58
Witnessing Foundry 2.0 In Action with NHanced Semiconductor's Bob Patti and Carl Petteway
For this 3D InCites Podcast Extra, Françoise von Trapp traveled to Morrisville, North Carolina, to witness Foundry 2.0 in action at NHanced Semiconductors. She speaks with founder and CEO Bob Patti about his vision for the company, whi...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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53:29
LIVE from Boston MA: Member Highlights from IMAPS Symposium 2024
Recorded live at the IMAPS Symposium 2024 in Boston MA, where 3D InCites member companies presented their latest technologies and showcased their products. This episode features conversations with nine of our member companies.
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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1:24:06
IMAPS Society Award Winners Talk About How Belonging to IMAPS Enriched Their Microelectronics Careers
At IMAPS Symposium 2024, the annual IMAPS Society Awards were presented. These awards recognize IMAPS members who stand out for their efforts. They are peer-nominated awards and selected by a panel of previous winners, so it’s very special to r...
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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20:30
Live from IMAPS Symposium 2024: Updates on the NAPMP, Silicon Photonics and RDL Packaging
This episode was recorded live at the IMAPS International Symposium in Boston MA. Françoise von Trapp speaks with Dev Palmer, director of the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program; Sandeep Sane of Lightmatter; Craig Bishop, De...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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47:46
Lam Research’s Chee Ping Lee Explains the Role of HBM in Generative AI
In this episode, Françoise von Trapp speaks with Chee Ping Lee, of Lam Research, about the critical role of high bandwidth memory (HBM) in generative AI, emphasizing its high bandwidth and compact design. HBM memory has recei...
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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39:11
Comet's Isabella Drolz Explains How 3D X-Ray Uses AI to Help Build AI Chips
In this episode, Francoise von Trapp speaks with Isabella Drolz from Comet about how AI is revolutionizing semiconductor inspection strategies, particularly in 3D X-ray systems. They discuss how AI is being used to find structural defects in ad...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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20:52
So You Want To Be an Interconnectologist? A Conversation with Simon McElrea of LQDX
In this episode, Francoise speaks with Simon McElrea, an interconnectologist, about his career in and the evolution of interconnectology, emphasizing its importance in semiconductor packaging.McElrea discusses his roles at semiconductor ...
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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34:43
Monita Pau and Jiangtao Hu Talk About Addressing The Challenges of Metrology for Advanced Packaging
In this episode, Françoise von Trapp talks with Onto Innovation’s Monita Pau and Jiangtao Hu about metrology for advanced packaging – why do we need it? What are the challenges, and how do we solve them? In semiconducto...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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29:58
Tarak Railkar and Benson Chan Preview IMAPS Symposium 2024
In this episode, Tarak Railkar and Benson Chan join Françoise von Trapp for a preview of The IMAPS International Symposium 2024, which takes place in Boston from September 30 to October 3, 2024. This year's symposium focuses ...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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23:40
Bruce Kim of SurplusGLOBAL: The Impact of the CHIPS Act on the Secondary Equipment Market
In this episode, Françoise von Trapp speaks with Bruce Kim, of SurplusGLOBAL, for an update on the semiconductor secondary equipment market, and how the US. and European Chips Acts are impacting it. They also discuss the trend of to...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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24:31