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WNF Grabs Attention at 2016 Semicon West

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WNF 2016 Semicon Booth

Associate director Dr. Michael Khbeis, staff and undergraduate research assistants attended Semicon West (July 12 – 14) and grabbed the attention of international electronics and sensor startups and manufacturers.

Semicon presented a unique opportunity for the WNF to display its work and connect with key players in the microelectronic industry, including engineers, designers, researchers, executives, and more. They attended several workshops throughout the day as well as company sponsored events, such as the Unity reveal, which divulged the merger of Fogale and our development partners at Altatech.

The WNF team noted the industry is shifting towards consumers buying legacy 200mm equipment, and topics like Wafer-Level Packaging (WLP) are hitting the mainstream. Even as a university-based prototyping lab, the WNF has been a forerunner in ensuring forward compatibility of new systems to 200mm wafer production. Additionally, WNF internal R&D efforts have been focused on advanced packaging, multi-chip modules, and WLP. Finally, the WNF has entered discussions with several equipment OEMs for co-development and demo site opportunities.

Dr. Khbeis highlighted that the WNF group forged over 45 new working relationships with companies that will likely bring new users and capabilities to the WNF.

 

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Photo by Induztria Photography

WNF Team Attendees:

Dr. Michael Khbeis – Associate Director

Duane Irish – Lithography Process Engineer

Al Bailey – Lead Equipment Engineer

Zheyi Li – Graduate Research Assistant

Samantha Kang – Former Undergraduate Research Assistant / Recruit for HP

Alex Stuetz – Undergraduate Research Assistant (Graduated)

Nakul Srindahar – Undergraduate Research Assistant (Graduated)

Taylor Rau – Undergraduate Research Assistant

Lucas Moyer – Undergraduate Research Assistant