Linking Chiplets Just Got a Lot Easier

The most advanced processors today are no longer a single piece of silicon. Instead they are multiple “chiplets” bound together by advanced packaging techniques that do their best to make it seem as if everything really is one big chip. But many of these tricks are expensive and yield too many failed systems. Eliyan, a startup in Santa Clara, Calif., says it has technology that can make chiplets more affordable and reliable, by using less-advanced packaging.