Little Chips, Big Numbers
posted on January 19, 2017 14:03
Things are looking up in the chip business. The trend lines are pointing up and to the right, sales are up, investment is up, employment is mostly up, and the Magic 8-Ball says “Outlook good.”
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Chip firms walking away from landmark SUNY Poly program
posted on January 19, 2017 14:02
The Global 450 Consortium, the landmark $4.8 billion semiconductor research program at SUNY Polytechnic Institute that brought the world's five largest computer chip companies to Albany, appears to be nearing its end after five years amid a crisis of confidence and funding at SUNY Poly.
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White House Report Warns of China’s Threat to Chip Industry
posted on January 19, 2017 14:01
SAN FRANCISCO—The White House on Friday (Jan. 6) made public a strongly worded report on the U.S. semiconductor industry and the threat posed to it by China’s aggressive ambition to become a global player in the chip space.
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BEOL Issues At 10nm And 7nm - Part 1
posted on January 09, 2017 14:05
Experts at the table, part 1: Lines blur with middle of line as RC delay increases, reliability and yield become more difficult to achieve, and costs skyrocket.
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BEOL Issues At 10nm And 7nm-Part 2
posted on January 09, 2017 14:04
Experts at the table, part 2: The impact and cost of air gap; reducing RC delay with liner-less approaches and cobalt; where EUV will make a dent…maybe.
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Are You (Really) Ready for Your Next Node?
posted on January 09, 2017 14:03
The transistor scaling that has been the engine of our industry for 30+ years continues to relentlessly march forward. We are now about to begin production on the industry’s third multi-patterning node—7 nm.
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Memory Drives Chip Growth
posted on January 09, 2017 14:02
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sales of memory chips will increase 10% next year to a new record high of $85.3 billion, according to the latest report from IC Insights. Increases are forecast to continue with sales reaching nearly $110.0 billion in 2021.
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What's that surging down the Yangtze? It's a 3D NAND flash flood
posted on January 09, 2017 14:01
China's Yangtze River Storage Technology (YMTC) has started building a 3D NAND flash plant.
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Micron's Successful Quarter Reflects 3D NAND Progress
posted on December 30, 2016 17:05
TORONTO — Financial analysts attending yesterday's quarterly update from Micron Technology were congratulating the company on its strong numbers, but the real story might be that it's mastered 3D NAND.
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SK Hynix to invest $2.7 billion on memory chip output as demand soars.
posted on December 30, 2016 17:04
South Korea's SK Hynix Inc said on Thursday it will invest 3.16 trillion won ($2.7 billion) in its home country and China to boost memory chip production, seeking to capitalize on an industry-wide surge in demand.
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