Intel discloses three more chip flaws

posted on August 17, 2018 09:05

(Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) on Tuesday disclosed three more possible flaws in some of its microprocessors that can be exploited to gain access to certain data from computer memory.

View Full Article . . .

Nvidia rolls out new chip technology for filmmakers

posted on August 17, 2018 09:04

(Reuters) - Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) on Monday released a new generation of chips aimed at helping expand its business among movie makers and other graphics professionals.

View Full Article . . .

Silicon Nanowires Used to Create Large-Area Bendable Electronics

posted on August 17, 2018 09:03

LONDON — Researchers in the U.K. have demonstrated a dry contact-printing system that enables the transfer of multiple silicon nanowires onto flexible large-area substrates to develop high-performance ultra-thin electronic layers with good control over its electronic properties.

View Full Article . . .

China's top chipmaker downplays threat to supply chain from trade war

posted on August 17, 2018 09:02

TAIPEI -- China's state-sponsored Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co., the country's top contract chipmaker, on Friday brushed aside concerns that the battle over trade between Beijing and Washington could limit its access to vital foreign equipment and materials.

View Full Article . . .

DRAM Closing in on $100 Billion Mark

posted on August 17, 2018 09:01

SAN FRANCISCO — Continuing to ride the wave of rising prices amid part shortages, the DRAM market will grow by more than 30% this year and is well on its way to surpassing the $100 billion mark — becoming the first category of semiconductor to hit that milestone — according to industry analysts.

View Full Article . . .

Intel 10nm delay raises speculation of foundry business scale-down

posted on August 06, 2018 15:05

Intel will not introduce its 10nm chips until the fourth quarter of 2019, which has raised speculation that the company may scale down its foundry business.

View Full Article . . .

The Rebirth of the Semiconductor Industry

posted on August 06, 2018 15:04

We’re living in a digital world where semiconductors have been taken for granted. But, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing everything – and bringing semiconductors back into the deserved spotlight.

View Full Article . . .

Second Quarter 2018 Silicon Wafer Shipments Increase Quarter-Over-Quarter – All-Time Quarterly High

posted on August 06, 2018 15:03

MILPITAS, Calif. — July 30, 2018 — Reaching their highest recorded quarterly level ever on robust demand, worldwide silicon wafer area shipments rose 2.5 percent in the second quarter of 2018 to 3,160 million square inches from 3,084 million square inches the previous quarter, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

View Full Article . . .

Moore’s Law, China vs. Team USA

posted on August 06, 2018 15:02

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Defense is pushing for a $2.2 billion program to fund a broad range of electronics efforts. The news came at an event here where speakers agreed that Moore’s Law is slowing but chip advances will continue thanks to a basket of alternatives to CMOS scaling.

View Full Article . . .

AI and quantum computing: The third and fourth exponentials

posted on August 06, 2018 15:01

In a keynote talk on Tuesday in the Yerba Buena theater, Dr. John E. Kelly, III, Senior Vice President, Cognitive Solutions and IBM Research, talked about how the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was upon us, and how it will dramatically the world. “This is an era of computing which is at a scale that will dwarf the previous era, in ways that will change all of our businesses and all of our industries, and all of our lives,” he said.

View Full Article . . .