Advanced packaging includes both wafer level packaging (WLP) and panel level packaging (PLP) application segments. Onto Innovation offers a comprehensive range of product solutions for advanced packaging, including lithography, metrology and inspection-based products. Onto Innovation’s unique portfolio of products support the advanced packaging market in both WLP and PLP segments, by providing lithography, inspection and metrology products to address the most difficult and high value problems facing the industry today. Wafer Level Packaging (WLP): Wafer level packaging (WLP) is an advanced semiconductor packaging technology where integrated circuits are packaged directly at the wafer level, rather than after individual dies are separated. This method streamlines the manufacturing process, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. WLP involves adding protective layers and electrical connections to the entire wafer before dicing it into individual chips. This approach results in smaller, thinner and more efficient devices, making it ideal for applications requiring compact and high-performance components, such as mobile devices and wearables. Onto Innovation’s product portfolio of metrology and inspection tools provides customers with unique technologies designed to improve yield and productivity at both the wafer level or die level integration steps for WLP. Panel Level Packaging (PLP): Panel level packaging (PLP) is an advanced semiconductor packaging technique that shifts from the traditional wafer format to larger rectangular panels. This approach enhances manufacturing efficiency and reduces costs by enabling high volume production. PLP allows for the integration of multiple components onto a single panel, improving performance and functionality. It also supports heterogeneous integration, combining different types of chips and technologies within one package. As demand for miniaturized and high-performance electronic devices grows, PLP is becoming increasingly important in the semiconductor industry. Onto Innovation supports PLP with its portfolio of panel level lithography, inspection and metrology tools and software capabilities, assisting customers working with coper clad laminates (CCL) or glass substrates at a variety of line/space dimensions and field sizes.
