Entries for December 2022
TSMC unveils plan for second fab in Arizona
posted on December 07, 2022 10:05
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday said it is more than doubling its US investment to US$40 billion as it plans to make 3-nanometer chips in 2026 at a second Arizona fab, adding to the chipmaker’s original plan of building a US$12 billion fab to make 4-nanometer chips in 2024.
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IBM Reveals Its 433 Qubit Quantum Computer
posted on December 07, 2022 10:04
The theme of this year’s IBM Quantum Summit, held in November, was “The Next Wave,” as IBM believes quantum is rapidly approaching an inflection point. The company hit several Quantum roadmap milestones, including the most.
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Intel says it is on course to regain chip leadership
posted on December 07, 2022 10:03
Intel Corp is hitting all the targets it has set on a path to regain leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, an executive responsible for the effort said on Monday.
“We’re completely on track,” Intel vice president Ann Kelleher, the head of technology development, told a news briefing in San Francisco. “We do quarterly milestones, and according to those milestones we’re ahead or on track.”
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GF and Intel semiconductor talent forgo are gifts to competitors
posted on December 07, 2022 10:02
Intel is offering voluntary unpaid leave for thousands of employees while GlobalFoundries (GF) is laying off 6% of its global workforce to reduce short-term costs amid an industry down cycle. They are probably doing competitors such as TSMC, Samsung, UMC, and Foxconn a favor.
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Intel’s Take on the Next Wave of Moore’s Law
posted on December 07, 2022 10:01
The next wave of Moore’s Law will rely on a developing concept called system technology co-optimization, said Ann B. Kelleher, general manager of technology development at Intel.
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IC Sales & Spending to Drop in 2023
posted on December 01, 2022 08:05
Adverse conditions that stunted semiconductor sales in the second half of 2022 are expected to persist through the first half of next year, IC Insights reports
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Tech war: US, Taiwan, Japan gallop ahead in advanced semiconductors while China remains stuck at mature-node chips
posted on December 01, 2022 08:04
The chip technology gap between China and the West is likely to further widen as the US, Taiwan and Japan forge ahead with leading-edge projects while mainland Chinese foundries remain stuck at mature nodes due to US export controls, according to analysts.
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3200586/tech-war-us-taiwan-japan-gallop-ahead-advanced-semiconductors-while-china-remains-stuck-mature-node
BEIJING – While the Biden administration’s new chip ban will certainly have a serious impact on China’s semiconductor industry, the extent to which it will do so remains to be seen.
https://asiatimes.com/2022/11/us-chip-ban-all-about-preserving-unipolar-power/
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How AMD became a chip giant and leapfrogged Intel after years of playing catch-up
posted on December 01, 2022 08:03
Advanced Micro Devices made history this year when it surpassed Intel by market cap for the first time ever. Intel has long held the lead in the market for computer processors, but AMD’s ascent results from the company branching out into entirely new sectors.
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THE TRANSISTOR OF 2047: EXPERT PREDICTIONS
posted on December 01, 2022 08:02
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY of the invention of the transistor will happen in 2047. What will transistors be like then? Will they even be the critical computing element they are today? IEEE Spectrum asked experts from around the world for their predictions.
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TSMC confirms plans to make top-end chips in US
posted on December 01, 2022 08:01
The company’s Arizona plant is to produce 5-nanometer chips in the initial stage and would later manufacture 3-nanometer chips, Morris Chang said
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