GlobalFoundries sees golden age of chips in Internet of Things devices
posted on January 19, 2016 13:04
If GlobalFoundries' Fab 8 computer chip factory in Saratoga County is successful into the future, it won't be making chips just for the latest smartphones and tablets.
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Micron 3-D NAND back to Moore
posted on January 19, 2016 13:03
Flash memory is back on the Moore's Law scaling curve, according to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho) thanks to its move into three-dimensional structures.
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Moore’s Law – Not Dead – and Intel’s Use of HPC to Keep it Alive
posted on January 19, 2016 13:02
Gordon Moore’s 1965 article on the economics driving the increase of semiconductor functionality has turned out to be wildly prophetic in terms of the effect on transistor scaling.
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Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Declined 1.9 Percent in 2015
posted on January 19, 2016 13:01
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $333.7 billion in 2015, a 1.9 percent decrease from 2014 revenue of $340.3 billion, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.
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CEO Outlook: 2016
posted on January 04, 2016 12:05
Semiconductor Engineering talked with 10 CEOs from all sides of the Semiconductor Industry for a high-level view of what to expect this year—good and bad. What follows are excerpts of those conversations, which were compiled over the past month.
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8 Predictions for 2016
posted on January 04, 2016 12:04
It's been a long, busy year and my crystal ball is flashing me warnings that its battery is almost spent, so take these few blurry visions for what they're worth.
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Can the chip sector get even smaller in 2016?
posted on January 04, 2016 12:03
The megadeals that roiled the semiconductor industry in 2015 will lead to a seismic shift, and the consolidation of the industry that gives Silicon Valley its name may not be over.
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TSMC to build advanced chip plant in China
posted on January 04, 2016 12:02
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) will build a US$3 billion advanced chip plant in Nanjing, China.
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Internet of Things market to nearly double by 2019
posted on January 04, 2016 12:01
Between 2015 and 2019, worldwide systems revenues for applications connecting to the Internet of Things will nearly double, reaching $124.5 billion in the final year of this decade, according to IC Insights’ new 2016 edition of its IC Market Drivers report.
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Leti Strains to Improve FDSOI
posted on December 23, 2015 10:05
LONDON—French research institute CEA-Leti has reported on two techniques to put local strain in the silicon channel of a fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) manufacturing process.
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