Big Trouble At 3nm
posted on June 26, 2018 10:05
As chipmakers begin to ramp up 10nm/7nm technologies in the market, vendors are also gearing up for the development of a next-generation transistor type at 3nm.
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Intel now faces a fight for its future
posted on June 26, 2018 10:04
Intel is facing a turning point in its nearly 50-year history. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigned yesterday, following an ongoing investigation into a past consensual relationship with an Intel employee that violated the company’s non-fraternization policy.
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Quantum Computing Becoming Real
posted on June 26, 2018 10:03
Quantum computing will begin rolling out in increasingly useful ways over the next few years, setting the stage for what ultimately could lead to a shakeup in high-performance computing and eventually in the cloud.
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Dealing With Resistance In Chips
posted on June 26, 2018 10:02
Chipmakers continue to scale the transistor at advanced nodes, but they are struggling to maintain the same pace with the other two critical parts of the device—the contacts and interconnects.
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Chip Dis-Integration
posted on June 26, 2018 10:01
Just because something can be done does not always mean that it should be done. One segment of the semiconductor industry is learning the hard way that continued chip integration has a significant downside.
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Chinese regulators approve Qualcomm purchase of NXP
posted on June 18, 2018 08:05
Chinese regulators have approved US semiconductor company Qualcomm’s proposed US$44 billion acquisition of Dutch chip maker NXP Semiconductors, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
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Broadcom lays off 1,100 employees after Brocade merger
posted on June 18, 2018 08:04
(Reuters) - Broadcom Inc. said it had laid off about 1,100 employees across its businesses to cut costs after its merger with Brocade Communications System
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Semiconductor Fab Equipment Record Spending Streak To Continue Through 2019
posted on June 18, 2018 08:03
MILPITAS, Calif. — June 12, 2018 — The semiconductor industry is nearing a third consecutive year of record fab equipment spending with projected growth of 14 percent (YOY) in 2018 and 9 percent in 2019, a mark that would extend the streak to a historic fourth consecutive growth year, according to the latest update of the World Fab Forecast report published by SEMI. The industry last saw four consecutive years of equipment spending growth in the mid 1990s.
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Getting to 3nm: It Really is Scaling Every Which Way!
posted on June 18, 2018 08:02
With chipmakers looking toward 5nm manufacturing, it’s clear that traditional scaling is not dead but continuing in combination with other technologies.
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Globalfoundries Cuts 5% of Workforce
posted on June 18, 2018 08:01
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Globalfoundries has started a layoff aimed at trimming 5% of its workforce as part of its new focus on financial performance. The company does not plan to close any fabs or cut any of its existing services.
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