Entries for December 2022
U.S. Blacklists YMTC, 21 Chinese Companies on AI Threat
posted on December 26, 2022 09:05
The U.S. Commerce Department is blacklisting Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) and more than 20 other Chinese chipmakers suspected of an AI threat to U.S. national security.
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How Far Will Copper Interconnects Scale?
posted on December 26, 2022 09:04
As leading chipmakers continue to scale finFETs — and soon nanosheet transistors — to ever-tighter pitches, the smallest metal lines eventually will become untenable using copper with its liner and barrier metals.
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Challenges In Backside Power Delivery
posted on December 26, 2022 09:03
One of the key technologies to enable scaling below 3nm involves delivering of power on the backside of a chip. This novel approach enhances signal integrity and reduces routing congestion, but it also creates some new challenges for which today there are no simple solutions.
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GLOBAL CHIP INDUSTRY PROJECTED TO INVEST MORE THAN $500 BILLION IN NEW FACTORIES BY 2024, SEMI REPORTS
posted on December 26, 2022 09:02
The worldwide semiconductor industry is projected to invest more than $500 billion in 84 volume chipmaking facilities starting construction from 2021 to 2023, with segments including automotive and high-performance computing fueling the spending increases, SEMI announced today in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.
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China’s chip imports record steepest drop this year amid manufacturing disruptions, tech war with US, economic headwind
posted on December 26, 2022 09:01
• Chip imports fell 14.4 per cent to 498.5 billion units in the 11 months ended November 30, down from 582.1 billion in the same period last year
• Semiconductor exports also continued to decline, falling 11.7 per cent year on year to 250.5 billion units in the 11 months to November
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Taiwan holds all the chips in US-China tech showdown
posted on December 13, 2022 10:05
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in August 2022 touched on the island’s sovereignty — a controversial, historical “red line” in China’s foreign relations.
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Intel targets 1 trillion transistors on a single package by 2030
posted on December 13, 2022 10:04
Intel introduces quasi-monolithic chips for next-gen 3D packaging, teases an incredible 1 trillion transistors on a single package by 2030.
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Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Growth to Decline 3.6% in 2023
posted on December 13, 2022 10:03
Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 3.6% in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. In 2022, the market is on pace to grow 4% and total $618 billion.
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A globally critical chip firm is driving a wedge between the U.S. and Netherlands over China tech policy
posted on December 13, 2022 10:02
Washington has its eyes on the Netherlands, a small but important European country that could hold the key to China’s future in manufacturing cutting-edge semiconductors.
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TSMC to up Arizona investment to $40 billion with second semiconductor chip plant
posted on December 13, 2022 10:01
The company will also announce it will be producing more technically advanced chips than originally proposed. The investment by TSMC is one of the largest foreign investments in U.S. history, and the biggest in the state of Arizona.
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