3.5D: The Great Compromise
Pros and cons of a middle-ground chiplet assembly that combines 2.5D and 3D-IC.
By Ed Sperling, SemiEngineering (August 21, 2024)
The semiconductor industry is converging on 3.5D as the next best option in advanced packaging, a hybrid approach that includes stacking logic chiplets and bonding them separately to a substrate shared by other components.
This assembly model satisfies the need for big increases in performance while sidestepping some of the thorniest issues in heterogeneous integration. It establishes a middle ground between 2.5D, which already is in widespread use inside of data centers, and full 3D-ICs, which the chip industry has been struggling to commercialize for the better part of a decade.
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