EUV’s Uncertain Future
posted on October 27, 2018 08:01
The ground appears to be solidifying under EUV. Intel announced this week it is reducing its stake in ASML to less than 3%, the second such move in a year. Apparently ASML no longer needs outside help.
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Silicon Photonics Stumbles at the Last Meter
posted on September 04, 2018 13:05
If you think we’re on the cusp of a technological revolution today, imagine what it felt like in the mid-1980s. Silicon chips used transistors with micrometer-size features. Fiber-optic systems were zipping trillions of bits per second around the world.
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Micron to Invest $3 Billion in Virginia Fab Expansion
posted on September 04, 2018 13:04
SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. memory chip maker Micron Technology announced plans to spend $3 billion over the next decade to increase memory production at its 300mm wafer fab in Manassas, Va.
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GlobalFoundries Halts 7nm Work
posted on September 04, 2018 13:03
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The race to drive semiconductor technology to the bleeding edge has narrowed to three companies.
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Why the $10 billion chip factory club just got smaller
posted on September 04, 2018 13:02
It takes about $10 billion or even $15 billion to build a brand new state-of-the-art chip manufacturing plant, and only a few companies in the world can amass the kind of expertise and capital to do it.
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TSMC WannaCry Infection Forces Shutdowns, Financial Losses
posted on September 04, 2018 13:01
On August 3, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), the largest chip fabricator globally introduced a WannaCry Ransomware cryptoworm variant onto its information technology/operational technology (IT/OT) networks.
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Intel discloses three more chip flaws
posted on August 17, 2018 09:05
(Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) on Tuesday disclosed three more possible flaws in some of its microprocessors that can be exploited to gain access to certain data from computer memory.
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Nvidia rolls out new chip technology for filmmakers
posted on August 17, 2018 09:04
(Reuters) - Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) on Monday released a new generation of chips aimed at helping expand its business among movie makers and other graphics professionals.
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Silicon Nanowires Used to Create Large-Area Bendable Electronics
posted on August 17, 2018 09:03
LONDON — Researchers in the U.K. have demonstrated a dry contact-printing system that enables the transfer of multiple silicon nanowires onto flexible large-area substrates to develop high-performance ultra-thin electronic layers with good control over its electronic properties.
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China's top chipmaker downplays threat to supply chain from trade war
posted on August 17, 2018 09:02
TAIPEI -- China's state-sponsored Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co., the country's top contract chipmaker, on Friday brushed aside concerns that the battle over trade between Beijing and Washington could limit its access to vital foreign equipment and materials.
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