{"id":1711,"date":"2018-11-13T11:45:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T18:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/calibre\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:19:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:19:27","slug":"the-best-things-come-in-small-packages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/calibre\/2018\/11\/13\/the-best-things-come-in-small-packages\/","title":{"rendered":"The best things come in small packages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By John Ferguson &#8211; Mentor, A Siemens Business<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you know what the three challenges of HDAP design are? Are you prepared to overcome them? If you\u2019re feeling nervous, here\u2019s some help from the folks in the know\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Cost, risk, and the limitations of monolithic scaling are driving growth in multi-die (heterogeneous) advanced IC packaging solutions (Whew! That\u2019s a mouthful!). You might also know it by its other name, high-density advanced packaging (HDAP). We\u2019ve spent a fair amount of time researching, working on, and talking about the challenges and opportunities in HDAP design. One thing we\u2019ve learned is that successful HDAP design requires design teams to work together to optimize the entire system, not just the individual elements. Taking the time to create a true dynamic heterogeneous prototyping and planning capability can accelerate the design process, prevent implementation mistakes, and enable system-level optimization and trade-offs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/11\/HDAP-interdependencies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1712\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/11\/HDAP-interdependencies-520x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for guidance on ways to organize and optimize your HDAP design processes, I recommend you download our white paper, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentor.com\/products\/ic_nanometer_design\/resources\/overview\/surviving-the-three-phases-of-high-density-advanced-packaging-design-62f6adaf-8777-4ccb-9539-465047993032\/?cmpid=11722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surviving the Three Phases of High Density Advanced Packaging Design<\/a>. It contains recommendations for implementing a process to help you manage multiple-substrate designs in a single environment, while streamlining communication and collaboration across organizational structures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/linkd.in\/1fZ4vYq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-637\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/LinkedIn-Button.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John Ferguson &#8211; Mentor, A Siemens Business Do you know what the three challenges of HDAP design are? 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