Forum promotes 3d interconnect standards development

According to SEMATECH, the platform has been established to promote the development of standards and encourage widespread participation in standardisation efforts for heterogeneous 3d integration. Standards development organisations participating include IEEE Standards Association, JEDEC, SEMI and Si2. Larry Smith, enablement centre manager, said: "The development and adoption of 3d standards to ensure interoperability will require collaboration and participation across the supply chain, particularly more communication and information sharing between the design, test and manufacturing communities. The main objective of the 3D Standards Dashboard is to have a public and centralised forum for SDOs involved in standards development to identify risk areas and determine gaps related to all necessary standards for 3d interconnects." According to SEMATECH, companies involved in 3d production can use the dashboard to find existing standards as well as to identify and track standards development activities in areas such as design, testing and production. Additionally, it is said to provide a proactive forum for facilitating collaborative discussions on perceived gaps in standardisation activities and for identifying which SDO will best meet the need for a specific standardisation activity.