What is 3D IC and what are the design challenges for 3D ICs?

  • Authors:
  • Yuan Xie

  • Affiliations:
  • Pennsylvania State University

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGDA Newsletter
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D ICs) are the IC chips with multiple device layers stacked together with various vertical interconnect technologies. The layers could be connected with wire-bonding, through-silicon-vias (TSV), microbump, or even inductive/capacitive contact.