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A computer model provides important clues for the production of tightly packed electronic components

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Singapore, 27 March - A*STAR’s IME and United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), announced a collaboration to develop a 2.5D Through-Silicon-Interposer (TSI) platform which will enable UTAC to join the scarce list of suppliers in offering fine-pitch 2.5D TSI packaging solutions.

Read more of the article entitled 'Singapore's UTAC to co-develop 2.5D Through-Silicon-Interposer with A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics for volume manufacturing'

Singapore and Tokyo, 26 March – Singapore’s A*STAR, and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) have signed a MoU to explore the creation of the first Centre of Excellence for Computational Social Science and Engineering in Singapore to identify technological solutions for sustainable urban development.

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The consortium aims to improve the reliability of semiconductor devices by tackling copper wire bonding issues related to corrosion and stress. Members of this consortium span across the semiconductor supply chain including Atotech S.E.A., GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Heraeus Materials and Infineon Technologies.

Read more of the article entitled 'Institute of Microelectronics kicks off copper wire bonding consortium II to tackle copper interconnects reliability issues'

Singapore, 18 March 2013 – Imagine a sensor about the size of a 50-cent coin that can remotely diagnose the ‘health’ of a motor without anyone having to physically inspect the motor. Hoestar has licensed IMRE’s piezoelectric sensor technology to automate the monitoring of vibration and physical stresses of machinery.

Read more of the article entitled 'Collaboration between A*STAR institute and a local company on a built-in wireless sensor to diagnose ‘stressed’ machines remotely'