Semiconductor industry and market

Which is an appropriate reason the back end (packaging) has become more important in recent years?

  1. ABecause the back end is no longer needed
  2. BBecause package cost has fallen to almost zero
  3. CBecause chiplets and advanced packaging have become important means of raising system performance
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Answer: C. Because chiplets and advanced packaging have become important means of raising system performance

As improving performance through scaling alone has become difficult, advanced packaging that connects multiple chips at high density has become a way to raise performance and power efficiency. For AI semiconductors, capacity for advanced packaging that combines HBM and processors has come to determine supply.

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