Entries for October 2013
The Status of Moore's Law: It's Complicated
posted on October 29, 2013 20:05
One chilly Tuesday evening last December, dozens of physicists and engineers who dream up tomorrow’s transistors met in San Francisco to ponder the far future.
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The Tunneling Transistor
posted on October 29, 2013 20:04
Our always-on world of PCs, tablets, and smartphones has come about because of one remarkable trend: the relentless miniaturization of the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, or MOSFET.
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First Computer Made From Carbon Nanotubes Debuts
posted on October 29, 2013 20:03
The days of silicon’s reign may be numbered. A team has built a computer using carbon nanotubes.
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Transistor Life Extension Tech Goes Into Full Production
posted on October 29, 2013 20:02
Things seem to be picking up for SuVolta. Two years after the Los Gatos, Calif.-based start-up emerged from stealth mode, the first chips made using the company’s approach to energy savings may soon be set to ship.
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Combined Smartphone and Tablet Factory Revenue to Exceed Entire Consumer Electronics Market This Year
posted on October 29, 2013 20:01
In a dramatic sign of how consumer tastes have shifted to new, more exciting wireless products, global factory revenue for smartphones and tablets this year will rise to become larger than revenue for the entire consumer electronics (CE) market—the first time this has ever occurred.
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Extreme ultraviolet litho: Extremely late and can't even save Moore's Law
posted on October 22, 2013 12:05
To save Moore's Law, not only will the semiconductor industry need to move to not-yet-ready-for-prime-time extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV), it will also have to make a costly switch from the current 300mm wafer manufacturing standard to 450mm.
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Chip-Level Optical Interconnect Market Primed for Growth
posted on October 22, 2013 12:04
Analyst firm Communications Industry Researchers (CIR) has released a new report covering the latest developments in optical interconnection at the chip level and the progress in this area that is being made by research teams throughout the world.
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Global Silicon Demand to Slow Down as Year Finishes
posted on October 22, 2013 12:03
Semiconductor manufacturers confronting slowing orders will see demand for silicon taper off as the year comes to a close, according to a new Global Silicon report from IHS Inc.
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EUV is late but on the way for 10nm; DSA is promising
posted on October 22, 2013 12:02
EUV lithography is late, but it is on the way and will be ready for insertion into the 10nm node, which is slated to go into production in late 2015/early 2016. Meanwhile, results from early work into directed self-assembly (DSA) is quite promising.
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Intel stands firm on 450mm; challenged by defects at 14nm
posted on October 22, 2013 12:01
Brian Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel, said Intel is standing firm on 450mm development (despite rumors to the contrary), during a quarterly conference call with financial analysts. He also blamed defects on a slight push-out of next-generation 14nm technology.
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