Global heavyweight clients touting adoption of TSMC 7nm node
posted on November 12, 2018 10:05
Global heavyweight customers of TSMC are rushing to highlight the foundry giant's 7nm process support as a major booster for their new products, the latest case being AMD announcing the adoption of foundry house's 7nm node for fabricating its new-generation EPYC server processors, at its Next Horizon event held on November 7.
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Qualcomm to better partner with TSMC for HPC chips fabrication
posted on November 12, 2018 10:04
Qualcomm is expected to significantly enhance its partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the production of high-performance computing (HPC) chips for 5G, IoT and AI applications, as it is expected to release the new-generation Snapdragon 8-series SoCs fabricated on 7nm process at TSMC, in addition to the chipmaker's decision to deepen its R&D and testing deployments in Taiwan, according to industry sources.
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U.S. court rules Qualcomm must license technology to rivals
posted on November 12, 2018 10:03
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday that chip seller Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) must license some of its technology to competitors such as Intel Corp (INTC.O).
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The Next Materials Race
posted on November 12, 2018 10:02
Trade wars are costly on many fronts, and a trade war between the United States and China is bound to cause a variety of problems that no one anticipated. But in some areas, there may be a silver lining. And where there is no silver lining available, other materials may suffice.
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Micron provides statement on U.S. Department of Justice indictments relating to theft of Micron trade secrets
posted on November 12, 2018 10:01
Micron Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ:MU) today received the announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice that on Nov. 1, 2018, it had issued indictments against United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit (Jinhua) and three former employees of Micron’s Taiwan unit for conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, economic espionage and related crimes.
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Tests show integrated quantum chip operations possible
posted on November 02, 2018 20:05
Quantum computers that are capable of solving complex problems, like drug design or machine learning, will require millions of quantum bits – or qubits – connected in an integrated way and designed to correct errors that inevitably occur in fragile quantum systems.
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IFTLE 397: Malicious Embedded Chips? And TSMC Rides the Leading Edge
posted on November 02, 2018 19:04
For years, articles about counterfeit chips, and our reliance on Asian-made chips – where they could be modified in ways to pass on information or allow hacks – have worried us. Now…. we’ve got something new to worry about.
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The Impact Of Moore’s Law Ending
posted on November 02, 2018 19:03
Over the past couple of process nodes the chip industry has come to grips with the fact that Moore’s Law is slowing down or ending for many market segments. What isn’t clear is what comes next, because even if chipmakers stay at older nodes they will face a series of new challenges that will drive up costs and increase design complexity.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Weird: 3 Directions for Moore’s Law
posted on November 02, 2018 19:02
Continuing to scale down the size of transistor features has become costlier and trickier in recent years. So much so that only four manufacturers of logic chips—GlobalFoundries, Intel, Samsung, and TSMC—were even planning to continue the multibillion-dollar effort.
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Intel Reports Tepid Progress on 10 nm
posted on November 02, 2018 19:01
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel said that it’s making progress on improving 10-nm yields and reiterated its pledge to have 10-nm chips shipping by the 2019 holiday season.
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