Microelectronics Packaging Handbook (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 1997) Technology Drivers Part I

Electronics has become the largest industry, surpassing agriCUlture, auto. and heavy metal industries. It has become the industry of choice for a country to prosper, already having given rise to the phenomenal prosperity of Japan. Korea. Singapore. Hong Kong. and Ireland among others. At the current growth rate, total worldwide semiconductor sales will reach $300B by the year 2000. The key electronic technologies responsible for the growth of the industry include semiconductors. the packaging of semiconductors for systems use in auto, telecom, computer, consumer, aerospace, and medical industries. displays. magnetic, and optical storage as well as software and system technologies. There has been a paradigm shift, however, in these technologies. from mainframe and supercomputer applications at any cost. to consumer applications at approximately one-tenth the cost and size. Personal computers are a good example. going from $500IMIP when products were first introduced in 1981, to a projected $lIMIP within 10 years. Thin. light portable. user friendly and very low-cost are. therefore. the attributes of tomorrow's computing and communications systems. Electronic packaging is defined as interconnection. powering, cool­ ing, and protecting semiconductor chips for reliable systems. It is a key enabling technology achieving the requirements for reducing the size and cost at the system and product level.

Part I: Foreword. Preface. Conversion Factors. Summary Contents. 1. Microelectronics packaging: An overview. 2. Package wiring and terminals. 3. Package electrical design. 4. Heat transfer in electronic packages. 5. Package reliability. 6. Package manufacture. Glossary and Symbols. Authors' Biographies. Index. Part II: 7. Microelectronics packaging: An overview. 8. Chip-to-package interconnection. 9. Ceramic packaging. 10. Plastic packaging. 11. Polymers in packaging. 12. Thin-film packaging. 13. Package electrical testing. 14. Package sealing and encapsulation. Part III: 15. Microelectronics packaging: An overview. 16. Package-to-board interconnections. 17. Printed-wiring board packaging. 18. Coated-metal packaging. 19. Connector and cable packaging. 20. Packaging of optoelectronics with electronics.

Unlike reference books that focus only on a few aspects of microelectronics packaging, discussed here are state-of-the-art packages that meet the power, cooling, protection and interconnection requirements of increasingly dense and fast microcircuitry. Step by step examples, hundreds of illustrations and vital technical data help simplify each phase of package design and production. These volumes provide a good balance of theory and practical applications.