Entries for February 2021
CEOs Urge President Biden to Fund Chips, Executive Order Expected
posted on February 20, 2021 14:05
As CEOs of the leading chip companies signed a letter to US President Biden urging him to prioritize funding for semiconductor manufacturing and research, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki said late last week in a press briefing that industry should expect an executive order to be signed within weeks.
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Semiconductor Shortage Forecast to Continue Throughout 1st Half of 2021
posted on February 20, 2021 14:04
The ongoing semiconductor shortage in major industries such as automobiles, TVs, and smartphones will continue throughout the first half of 2021, analysts forecast. They say that supply and demand will be balanced little by little starting from the second half of this year when major semiconductor manufacturers' expansion comes into effect, and will be stabilized in 2022.
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Top Five Wafer Capacity Leaders Raise Share of Global Capacity to 54%
posted on February 20, 2021 14:03
IC Insights recently released its new Global Wafer Capacity 2021-2025 report that provides in-depth detail, analyses, and forecasts for IC industry capacity by wafer size, process geometry, region, and product type through 2025. Included in the report is a ranking of the 25 largest wafer capacity leaders in terms of monthly installed capacity in 200mm-equivalents as of December 2020.
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U.S. Department of Defense Partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Manufacture Secure Chips at Fab 8 in Upstate New York
posted on February 20, 2021 14:02
GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF), the world’s leading specialty foundry, today announced a strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a secure and reliable supply of semiconductor solutions manufactured at GF’s Fab 8 in Malta, New York — the company’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility. These semiconductor chips will be used in some of the DoD’s most sensitive applications for land, air, sea, and space systems.
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DRAM’s Persistent Threat To Chip Security
posted on February 20, 2021 14:01
A well-known DRAM vulnerability called “rowhammer,” which allows an assailant to disrupt or take control of a system, continues to haunt the chip industry. Solutions have been tried, and new ones are being proposed, but the potential for a major attack persists
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The world is dangerously dependent on Taiwan for chips
posted on February 11, 2021 03:06
As China pushes the world to avoid official dealings with Taiwan, leaders across the globe are realizing just how dependent they have become on the democratic nation.
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Tight chip supplies could persist for as long as a decade
posted on February 11, 2021 03:05
China’s automotive-chip shortage could persist for as long as a decade, but it has little to do with the current supply glitches snarling production, according to the official who oversees the nation’s key new energy vehicle technology development platform.
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US-China tech war: Beijing’s top policy official lays out strategy to address Washington’s ‘stranglehold’ over China
posted on February 11, 2021 03:04
A high-ranking official within the inner circle of the ruling Chinese Communist Party has said China must embrace a “whole country” approach and mobilise the nation’s private businesses to reduce reliance on foreign technologies amid ongoing US sanctions that restrict China’s access to advanced equipment and devices.
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Micron Delivers Industry’s First 1α DRAM Technology
posted on February 11, 2021 03:02
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced volume shipment of 1α (1-alpha) node DRAM products built using the world’s most advanced DRAM process technology and offering major improvements in bit density, power and performance.
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New Transistor Structures At 3nm/2nm
posted on February 11, 2021 03:01
Several foundries continue to develop new processes based on next-generation gate-all-around transistors, including more advanced high-mobility versions, but bringing these technologies into production is going to be difficult and expensive.
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