They might transform the industry – or they might become a niche. Chiplets will rise or fall on the strength of interconnect, known-good-die and architectural choices.
By Ron Wilson
What’s at stake:
What lies in the future for chiplets? They could change the structure of the semiconductor industry, freeing it from the geriatric grip of Moore’s Law and the hegemony of three giant manufacturers. Or they could, like thin-film hybrids and multidie packages before them, withdraw into a few application niches where their challenges are manageable and their costs acceptable.