Advanced packaging and 3D heterogeneous integration are rapidly redefining the next phase of the semiconductor industry, delivering unprecedented performance gains while posing significant thermal management challenges. In this interview, Dr. Mohammad (Mo) Shakouri, founder and CEO of Microsanj, discusses how thermoreflectance-based metrology is enabling engineers to visualize and measure heat behavior at the nanoscale within complex packages, interposers, and TSV structures.

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Hermetic packages protect chips, lasers, and sensors from the outside world, but the cavity inside can still change after seal. Small amounts of water, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and organic vapor may remain after build or may form later from adhesives, films, and other internal materials. Getters reduce that risk by creating a planned sink for those gases inside the package. When teams choose the right getter early, they hold the headspace steady, cut reliability escapes, and lower the life-cycle cost of a high-value device.

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Presenters in the Aerospace & Defense Special Session at APEX EXPO 2026 made one message abundantly clear: Advanced packaging has moved from a supporting role to a primary system enabler, particularly in high-reliability markets where performance, longevity, and environmental resilience are non-negotiable. The March Technical Conference at APEX EXPO focused on advanced electronics for the first time this year, with two Special Sessions featuring a carefully curated selection of presentations examining how design priorities, material choices, and manufacturing strategies are evolving in response to these demands.

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Modern life runs on wires: your cell phone, your car, the satellites orbiting above us, and even the dryer in your laundry room all depend on the simple idea of moving electricity from one place to another. From nanometer-scale traces etched onto a semiconductor chip to a thick 10-gauge copper wire carrying current to heat your clothes, it’s tempting to say, “It’s just a wire.” But that hides the real story. The magic isn’t the wire itself, but in the materials that insulate, protect, support, and connect it, often under extreme conditions of heat, voltage, vibration, and time.

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