Entries for January 2015
Next Channel Materials?
posted on January 27, 2015 15:05
Chipmakers are making a giant leap from planar transistors to finFETs. Initially, Intel moved into finFET production at 22nm and is now ramping up its second-generation finFETs at 14nm. And the other foundries will enter the finFET fray at 16nm/14nm.
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North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts December 2014 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.98
posted on January 27, 2015 15:04
SAN JOSE, Calif. — January 23, 2015 — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.37 billion in orders worldwide in December 2014 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.98, according to the December EMDS Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.98 means that $98 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
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Prolonged IC industry upswing ahead, says Future Horizons
posted on January 27, 2015 15:03
It is time to prepare for one of the strongest and longest upswings in the semiconductor industry’s history, it was stated at the Future Horizons’ IFS 2015 forecast meeting in London this morning.
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Manufacturing And Packaging Changes For 2015
posted on January 27, 2015 15:02
This year more than 26 people provided predictions for 2015. Most of these came from the EDA industry, so the results may be rather biased.
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3D NAND Flash, El Capitan and Peacocks’ Tails – An Outlook for 2015
posted on January 27, 2015 15:01
2014: That was a year that was! Many of you, perhaps remembering my outlook missive from last year, must be looking forward to how I would explain my piffle given the marvelous developments over the past year. Well, piffle it ain’t. Just more nuanced. I’ll explain but first, a recap of events:
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FeFET to Extend Moore's Law
posted on January 19, 2015 12:05
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Universal memory replacing DRAM, SRAM, flash and nearly every transistor in a computer may result from their successful fabrication of a ferroelectric gate over germanium channel material, according to researchers at the University of Texas (Austin).
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A Fabulous 2014 and the Road Ahead
posted on January 19, 2015 12:04
After several tough years, 2014 brought strong growth to our industry. There is no shortage for new challenges, but looking back at 2014, it truly was fabulous. 2015’s outlook is promising and collaboration through the extended supply chain is increasingly being seen as an enabler as we look down the road towards 2020.
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Why is it Taking so Long to Ramp Interposer and 3D IC Designs?
posted on January 19, 2015 12:03
A moment ago I finished reading my predictions for 2014. I wrote them on January 11, 2014, almost exactly one year ago. After convincing myself that I was roughly on target, I am going to stick my neck out again, and, hopefully, give you some food for thought.
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AMD's chip chief departs, as do other key execs
posted on January 19, 2015 12:02
AMD chip chief John Byrne has left the company, accompanying AMD’s chief strategy officer and its chief marketing officer out the door, according to the company.
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Tablets Will Drive Healthy Mobile DRAM Growth
posted on January 19, 2015 12:01
TORONTO – Global demand for tablet DRAM will continue to rise at a modest rate between now and 2018 with revenues up 10.64% CAGR according to recently released research from TechNavio, but vendors still face some challenges.
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