Category Archives: Packaging

The Ultimate Guide to Semiconductor Packaging

Semiconductor packaging is a crucial aspect of electronics manufacturing that involves enclosing semiconductor chips in protective and functional packages to ensure their reliability, performance and integration into electronic devices. These packages serve as a bridge between the tiny, sensitive semiconductor chips and the broader electronic systems, providing electrical connections, thermal

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Q&A with Prasad Dhond, Vice President WBBGA and QFN Products, Amkor Technology Inc.

Tell us a bit about yourself and your background
 
I have worked in the semiconductor industry for 20+ years. I started at Texas Instruments where I held roles in engineering and marketing analog Integrated Circuits (ICs). After 12 years at TI, I joined Amkor where I currently hold P&L

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Steady growth in next-gen Fan-Out packaging

FO packaging revenue was US$1.86 billion in 2022. Yole Intelligence, part of Yole Group, expects it to have a CAGR of 12.5% through 2028, reaching US$3.8 billion. UHD FO will experience the fastest growth across all market classes, with a CAGR of 30%, growing from US$338 million in 2022 to

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Amkor Technology and GlobalFoundries to Provide At-scale Semiconductor Test and Assembly Services in Europe

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TEMPE, Ariz. and DRESDEN, Germany, February 16, 2023 — Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, and GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, announced today that the two companies have formed a strategic partnership. This new partnership will enable

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Amkor Leverages Its Global Automotive Leadership to Support European Semiconductor Ecosystem

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TEMPE, Ariz. — October 24, 2022 — Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced its commitment to supporting European initiatives to achieve strategic regionalization for automotive semiconductors.
 
The proliferation of applications for automotive semiconductors continues to accelerate — from electrification,

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Automotive Chip Shortages – An Assembly Perspective

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Since March 2020, the pandemic has brought on scarcity in odd goods like toilet paper, baking flour and exercise equipment. The latest casualty is the auto industry as car production across the world has been hobbled by chip shortages. While much has been written about the role of semiconductor suppliers,

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