Is 2022 the Year America’s Technology Supremacy Ends?
posted on December 26, 2021 19:01
In an age when American national sovereignty depends more than ever on our ability to access and manage secure, interconnected data, the newly passed $1 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill is the latest failure to invest in our technology future.
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Opinion: Facing chip shortage, U.S. must train semiconductor workforce
posted on December 06, 2021 19:05
As we slide into the holiday shopping season, many consumers will soon face the effects of the global semiconductor chip shortage that has hobbled sales of cars and electronics products for nearly a year.
More Than Moore At IMAPS
posted on December 06, 2021 19:04
San Diego recently hosted the 54th International Symposium on Microelectronics. That’s a very generic title, so you should know that it is run by iMAPS, the International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society. Generally, the conference is just known as iMAPS.
GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT BILLINGS JUMP 38% YEAR-OVER-YEAR IN Q3 2021, LOG FIFTH STRAIGHT QUARTERLY RECORD
posted on December 06, 2021 19:03
MILPITAS, Calif. – December 1, 2021 – Global semiconductor equipment billings increased a robust 38% year-over-year to US$26.8 billion in the third quarter of 2021, an 8% rise from the prior quarter to register their fifth consecutive quarter-over-quarter record high, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
SC21: Chinese Supercomputer Approaches Quantum Performance
posted on December 06, 2021 19:02
At the SC21 conference, a Chinese team claimed the prestigious Gordon Bell prize (roughly analogous to the Nobel prize for supercomputing). The team’s paper, “Closing the Quantum Supremacy Gap: Achieving Real-Time Simulation of a Random Circuit Using a New Sunway Supercomputer,” describes how they used a new supercomputer to simulate a random quantum circuit.
How the global chip shortage is boosting US manufacturing
posted on December 06, 2021 19:01
When you can't buy that Ford F-150 pickup or Sony PS5, blame the chip shortage. A worldwide problem triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has metastasized into a years-long disruption of everything electronic. Product shortages are causing problems for the most impressive exercise of consumer power, the American holiday shopping season.
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT FORECAST TO POST INDUSTRY HIGH OF $100 BILLION IN 2022, SEMI REPORTS
posted on July 17, 2021 09:05
MILPITAS, Calif. — July 13, 2021 — Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to surpass $100 billion next year, a new high, after jumping 34% to $95.3 billion in 2021 compared to $71.1 billion in 2020, SEMI announced today.
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Can The U.S. Compete For Chip Dominance?
posted on July 17, 2021 09:04
Microchips are the workhorses of the digital economy. Though they spend most of their time hidden under the hood of devices, supply disruptions get noticed quickly. Right now, the car industry is scaling back production as it waits for chip manufacturers to restock. Production of smartphones, gaming equipment, and home appliances are also feeling the pinch as chip manufacturers struggle to meet demand.
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As Europe hopes to double its share of global chip production, Intel comes along with $20bn, plans for fabs
posted on July 17, 2021 09:03
Intel is planning to spend as much as $20bn on building a couple of chip manufacturing plants in Europe, with more in the works.
CEO Pat Gelsinger has been traveling across the region and just met French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi to discuss component supply-chain problems amid the ongoing global chip shortage.
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TSMC Mulls On-Chip Water-Cooling for Future High-Performance Silicon
posted on July 17, 2021 09:02
Every few years, a major microprocessor manufacturer or research institution dives into the world of radical CPU water-cooling. TSMC recently gave its own presentation on the topic, in which it explored three different methods of potentially cooling a chip with on-die water cooling.
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