SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT FORECAST TO POST INDUSTRY HIGH OF $100 BILLION IN 2022, SEMI REPORTS
posted on July 17, 2021 09:05
MILPITAS, Calif. — July 13, 2021 — Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to surpass $100 billion next year, a new high, after jumping 34% to $95.3 billion in 2021 compared to $71.1 billion in 2020, SEMI announced today.
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Can The U.S. Compete For Chip Dominance?
posted on July 17, 2021 09:04
Microchips are the workhorses of the digital economy. Though they spend most of their time hidden under the hood of devices, supply disruptions get noticed quickly. Right now, the car industry is scaling back production as it waits for chip manufacturers to restock. Production of smartphones, gaming equipment, and home appliances are also feeling the pinch as chip manufacturers struggle to meet demand.
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As Europe hopes to double its share of global chip production, Intel comes along with $20bn, plans for fabs
posted on July 17, 2021 09:03
Intel is planning to spend as much as $20bn on building a couple of chip manufacturing plants in Europe, with more in the works.
CEO Pat Gelsinger has been traveling across the region and just met French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi to discuss component supply-chain problems amid the ongoing global chip shortage.
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TSMC Mulls On-Chip Water-Cooling for Future High-Performance Silicon
posted on July 17, 2021 09:02
Every few years, a major microprocessor manufacturer or research institution dives into the world of radical CPU water-cooling. TSMC recently gave its own presentation on the topic, in which it explored three different methods of potentially cooling a chip with on-die water cooling.
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America’s Lack Of Chips Is More Than A Blip
posted on July 17, 2021 09:01
Throughout my career, the United States has faced many competitiveness challenges, but few have alarmed me more than the ramifications of the recent semiconductor shortage. Our society is totally reliant on microelectronic technologies. They are fundamentally integrated into every industry, government, mode of transportation, energy supply and hospital, with bits of data and information constantly moving from one place to another. This exponential increase in their use is also causing a corresponding increase in the total energy consumption in microelectronics.
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GlobalFoundries Asks Court to Reject IBM Lawsuit
posted on June 24, 2021 18:05
GlobalFoundries is seeking a court ruling dismissing IBM’s claim that the chip maker violated a manufacturing agreement with the former owner of its fabs.
GlobalFoundries acquired IBM’s semiconductor fabs in 2014. According to reports and a court filing, IBM has accused the Abu Dhabi-owned chip maker of failing to comply with the terms of a manufacturing contract. IBM is seeking $2.5 billion in damages.
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Senate Approves $52B for Chip R&D, House Debate Looms
posted on June 24, 2021 18:04
The focus on U.S. efforts to re-shore semiconductor manufacturing shifts to the House of Representatives after the Senate approved landmark legislation this week that allocates $52 billion for domestic chip research and manufacturing.
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Taiwan, Ultimate Risk for China and the World, Semis Front and Center in the World
posted on June 24, 2021 18:03
Nothing good can come out of a China/Taiwan conflict for China or the world. For China, the risks are numerous and enormous. If they attempt to take over Taiwan, the conflict could extend from India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, the US(which would probably involve Nato since they are allies by treaty) and their economies rely upon TSM chips like most of the world's economies.
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AMD ON WHY CHIPLETS—AND WHY NOW
posted on June 24, 2021 18:02
Moore’s Law is not just a simple rule of thumb about transistor counts, it’s an economic, technical, and developmental force—and one strong enough to push some of the largest chipmakers to future-proof architectural approaches.
That force pushed some of AMD’s lead architects to reroute around the once-expected cadence of new technology development by pursuing a chiplet approach. We’ll get more to the reasons why and what they considered in a moment but first, it’s useful to lay the groundwork.
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TSMC’s Chip Scaling Efforts Reach Crossroads at 2nm
posted on June 24, 2021 18:01
Perpetuating Moore’s Law — the observation that the transistor density in a typical chip doubles every two years — poses a number of challenges at the 3nm node, yet Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) remains optimistic.
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