Nvidia Buying Arm Would be Reckless
posted on August 05, 2020 09:05
Nvidia Corp. is reported to be in talks to purchase Arm Holdings Plc. If true, the move would be beyond stupid. It would be reckless and would ignite a firestorm of negative reactions from current and potential Arm licenses and be, on a long-term basis, counter productive for Nvidia and its shareholders.
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Samsung Electronics to halt production at its last computer factory in China
posted on August 05, 2020 09:04
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co will halt operations of its last computer factory in China, the South Korean tech giant said on Saturday, the latest manufacturer to shift production from the world’s second-biggest economy.
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Taiwan could become the next flashpoint in the global tech war
posted on August 05, 2020 09:03
The world is becoming increasingly dependent on a Taiwanese company for the most advanced semiconductors, after a stumble by rival Intel. But TSMC is trying to pull off a high-wire act by keeping both China and the United States happy at a time of rapidly escalating geopolitical tensions.
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Next Challenge: Parts Per Quadrillion
posted on August 05, 2020 09:02
Requirements for purity of the materials used in semiconductor manufacturing are being pushed to unprecedented — and increasingly unprovable — levels as demand for reliability in chips over increasingly longer lifetimes continues to rise. And while this may seem like a remote problem for many parts of the supply chain, it can affect everything from availability of materials needed to make those chips to the ultimate cost of a product.
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Intel is a Potentially Great Foundry
posted on August 05, 2020 09:01
An Intel with the right vision should be aiming for TSMC’s wafer foundry crown. An Intel with the right backbone should not be whining about having fallen one or two process technology behind TSMC. It should get back on the horse, mobilize and rearm its engineering workforce and assure investors it has what it takes to restore its technology leadership.
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A Better Way to Measure Progress in Semiconductors
posted on July 28, 2020 15:05
One of the most famous maxims in technology is, of course, Moore’s Law. For more than 55 years, the “Law” has described and predicted the shrinkage of transistors, as denoted by a set of roughly biannual waypoints called technology nodes.
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Report: TSMC to enter risk production for 3nm chips in 2021
posted on July 28, 2020 15:04
Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will begin risk production on 3nm chips in 2021, reports Apple Insider. The chipmaker previously outlined a development roadmap that included 3nm node mass production in 2022.
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Semicon West Day One/Two
posted on July 28, 2020 15:03
For years, the semiconductor and equipment industry has congregated at the annual Semicon West trade show in San Francisco.
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Moore’s Law Isn’t Slowing down — Just Ask System Companies
posted on July 28, 2020 15:02
Moore’s Law, the tenet that the number of transistors on a chip will double every 18-24 months, has driven the electronics industry for decades. Today, there’s no denying that Moore’s Law is showing its age, with some semiconductor industry leaders going so far as to rewrite its definition.
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Working from home driving sales of laptops
posted on July 28, 2020 15:01
The demand for work-from-home and e-learning devices triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has driven strong consumption of notebook computers, Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting Co. said in a note on Friday.
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