> You've done your homelesson well, and are of course curious on what grade
> you got. Some of you were very close, especially after I gave the thread
> 'clay'.  Certain aluminium bearing clays (bauxit) can be refined and
> processed to ceramic tapes (HTCC) and  a few of you guessed right: it's a
> aluminum oxide substrate, but not a simple one. No, the tapes are
> processed in BIG BLUE's plant in Boeblingen. At that time probably the
> most advanced Multi Chip Module factory in the world. I visited that
> wonderland many years ago, in order to buy very advanced LTCCs, but they
> had concentrated on HTCC.
>
> What you see on the photo is a little multichip module for a
> supercomputer, that I think was never finished. The module has over 50
> layers, front side has about 15,000 pads and the backside about 1,000
> I/Os! I thought the module was a sample for me, but realized that this was
> a mistake. Nobody reflected when I put it in my pocket and went home.
> However, I did not show it other than internally at my company. I don't
> know what IBM makes in Boeblingen today, but I think the superadvanced
> module manufacturing was closed, of some reason I don't know about. The
> plant was fully automated and was a dreamland for a guy interested in
> multichip module production.
>
> Next week, I'll increase the degree of difficulty. The one who guess right
> then will be get the title "TNY" (TechNet's Yoda).
>
> Inge
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ingemar Hernefjord (KC/EMW)" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:22 AM
> Subject: [TN] NTC: prepare Friday question
>
>
>
>
> Hi all, am sending a picture to Steve McGregory for his exhibition
> wall. You are asked to guess what the picture is showing, a modern
> kitchen equipment or what? On Friday you will see how good you were.
> Inge
>
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