Entries for October 2020
Slower Metal Bogs Down SoC Performance
posted on October 18, 2020 04:05
Metal interconnect delays are rising, offsetting some of the gains from faster transistors at each successive process node.
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IFTLE 464: TSMC’s Family of Packaging Technologies Create 3D Fabric
posted on October 18, 2020 04:04
TSMC recently held its 26th annual Technology Symposium, so let’s take a look at the highlights of their presentations focusing on their advanced packaging activities featuring a new concept called 3D fabric.
Process Control and Inspection for High-Value Advanced Packages: It’s Complicated
posted on October 18, 2020 04:03
In September of 2018, I spoke with KLA’s Stephen Hiebert and Pieter Vandewalle about the changing advanced packaging landscape, and the need for better process control that inspired the company’s foray into the advanced packaging space.
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TSMC raises revenue forecast, citing robust 5G demand
posted on October 18, 2020 04:02
While next-generation smartphones feature more semiconductors and vendors increase their inventory, the chipmaker remains focused on production in Taiwan.
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China’s semiconductor quest is likely to fail, leaving rapprochement with US the only way out
posted on October 18, 2020 04:01
One of the biggest battles in the ongoing US China tech war is over semiconductors – the enabling technology behind everything from smartphones to earth-orbiting satellites.
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