Machine Learning Showing Up As Silicon IP
posted on March 23, 2022 14:05
New machine-learning (ML) architectures continue to appear. Up to now, each new offering has been implemented in a chip for sale, to be placed alongside host processors, memory, and other chips on an accelerator board. But over time, more of this technology could be sold as IP that can be integrated into a system-on-chip (SoC).
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Extending Copper Interconnects To 2nm
posted on March 23, 2022 14:04
Transistor scaling is reaching a tipping point at 3nm, where nanosheet FETs will likely replace finFETs to meet performance, power, area, and cost (PPAC) goals. A significant architectural change is similarly being evaluated for copper interconnects at 2nm, a move that would reconfigure the way power is delivered to transistors.
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TSMC No. 1 as semiconductor firms post record sales
posted on March 23, 2022 14:03
Sales at the world’s 10 largest pure-play foundry operators hit new quarterly highs in the fourth quarter of last year, for a 10th consecutive quarter, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) retaining its position as the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taipei-based market information advisory firm TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said.
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Chiplets Enter The Supercomputer Race
posted on March 23, 2022 14:02
Several entities from various nations are racing each other to deliver and deploy chiplet-based exascale supercomputers, a new class of systems that are 1,000x faster than today’s supercomputers.
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Why China Has U.S. Congress Focused on Computer Chips
posted on March 23, 2022 14:01
(Bloomberg) -- A rare point of bipartisan consensus in Washington is the desire to spend more than $50 billion to bolster U.S. chip production. That’s a key part of bills pending in both houses of Congress intended to increase U.S. competitiveness with China. The bills are similar, but not identical, and differences on auxiliary issues threaten to stall their progress.
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RISC-V AI Chips Will Be Everywhere
posted on March 01, 2022 09:05
The adoption of RISC-V, a free and open-source computer instruction set architecture first introduced in 2010, is taking off like a rocket.
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Qualcomm seeking 3nm process capacity from TSMC
posted on March 01, 2022 09:04
Qualcomm reportedly plans to contract TSMC to make all its processors demanding 3nm process manufacturing.
Media outlets in South Korea have reported that Qualcomm decided to have TSMC manufacture all of its next-generation 3nm processors instead of Samsung due to yield issues at Samsung's foundry.
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Transistors Reach Tipping Point At 3nm
posted on March 01, 2022 09:03
The semiconductor industry is making its first major change in a new transistor type in more than a decade, moving toward a next-generation structure called gate-all-around(GAA) FETs.
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Industry watch: Semiconductor industry turning point beyond 2025
posted on March 01, 2022 09:02
TSMC dominates the global market with 90% share in 7nm and 5nm nodes. TSMC has taken initiatives that will allow it to own about 100 units of pricey EUV equipment by the end of 2022. This suggests TSMC still keep competitors at bay in terms of revenues and profits, coupled with advantages in prior depreciation & amortization of assets and R&D expenses.
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TSMC Struggling With 3nm Yield Which Might Affect Production Suggest Rumors
posted on March 01, 2022 09:01
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is reportedly facing difficulties with its next-generation 3-nanometer (nm) semiconductor fabrication process.
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