Gartner Ups Chip Market Growth Forecast to 12%
posted on April 25, 2017 07:03
SAN FRANCISCO—Predictions of 2017 semiconductor market growth continue to get more optimistic as the year rolls on, with favorable conditions in the commodity memory market continuing to be seen as the main driver.
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As Samsung's profit surges, some investors worry about peaking growth FOLSOM
posted on April 25, 2017 07:02
Calif. — Intel Corp. announced its first solid-state drives using its 3D XPoint memory chips. The Optane SSDs are expected to establish a small, but significant, beachhead for the technology, which is one of several alternatives pioneering a new market between flash and DRAM chips.
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It's time to dump Moore's Law to advance computing, researcher says
posted on April 25, 2017 07:01
Dumping Moore's Law is perhaps the best thing that could happen to computers, as it'll hasten the move away from an aging computer architecture holding back hardware innovation.
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Patterning Problems Pile Up
posted on March 22, 2017 07:05
Chipmakers are ramping up 16nm/14nm finFET processes, with 10nm and 7nm now moving into early production. But at 10nm and beyond, chipmakers are running into a new set of problems.
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TSMC still considering plans for 3nm chip production
posted on March 22, 2017 07:04
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC, 台積電), the world's largest contract chip maker, said Monday that its plan to invest in an advanced 3 nanometer process remained under consideration.
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TSMC says to decide on U.S. chip plant next year
posted on March 22, 2017 07:03
Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc supplier, on Monday said it would take a decision next year on whether to build a U.S. chip plant.
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Intel Boots Drives with 3D XPoint
posted on March 22, 2017 07:02
FOLSOM, Calif. — Intel Corp. announced its first solid-state drives using its 3D XPoint memory chips. The Optane SSDs are expected to establish a small, but significant, beachhead for the technology, which is one of several alternatives pioneering a new market between flash and DRAM chips.
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TSMC Tips 7+, 12, 22nm Nodes
posted on March 22, 2017 07:01
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trying to cover the waterfront, TSMC disclosed plans for new high-, mid- and low-end processes at an annual event here. They included an enhanced 7nm FinFET node using extreme ultraviolet lithography, a 12nm upgrade of its 16nm process and a 22nm planar technology — its answer to fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI).
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Power, Performance And Electronic Surveillance
posted on March 14, 2017 16:05
Stopping governments from listening to your conversations at home will require much more power-hungry and sophisticated devices.
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Intel Facing Huge Challenge In Fast-Growing Market
posted on March 14, 2017 16:04
By some analysts' accounts, /react-text react-text: 214 Intel /react-text react-text: 215 controls close to 99% of the market for microchips used in servers. The current domination is partly based on Intel's innovations and savvy marketing skills, as well as on missteps by competitors.
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