Entries for September 2018
Silicon Photonics Stumbles at the Last Meter
posted on September 04, 2018 13:05
If you think we’re on the cusp of a technological revolution today, imagine what it felt like in the mid-1980s. Silicon chips used transistors with micrometer-size features. Fiber-optic systems were zipping trillions of bits per second around the world.
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Micron to Invest $3 Billion in Virginia Fab Expansion
posted on September 04, 2018 13:04
SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. memory chip maker Micron Technology announced plans to spend $3 billion over the next decade to increase memory production at its 300mm wafer fab in Manassas, Va.
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GlobalFoundries Halts 7nm Work
posted on September 04, 2018 13:03
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The race to drive semiconductor technology to the bleeding edge has narrowed to three companies.
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Why the $10 billion chip factory club just got smaller
posted on September 04, 2018 13:02
It takes about $10 billion or even $15 billion to build a brand new state-of-the-art chip manufacturing plant, and only a few companies in the world can amass the kind of expertise and capital to do it.
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TSMC WannaCry Infection Forces Shutdowns, Financial Losses
posted on September 04, 2018 13:01
On August 3, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), the largest chip fabricator globally introduced a WannaCry Ransomware cryptoworm variant onto its information technology/operational technology (IT/OT) networks.
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