Transistor Options Beyond 3nm
posted on February 19, 2018 10:05
Despite a slowdown in chip scaling amid soaring costs, the industry continues to search for a new transistor type 5 to 10 years out—particularly for the 2nm and 1nm nodes.
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Chip Aging Accelerates
posted on February 19, 2018 10:04
Reliability is becoming an increasingly important proof point for new chips as they are rolled out in new markets such as automotive, cloud computing and industrial IoT, but actually proving that a chip will function as expected over time is becoming much more difficult.
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EUV Milestones, Challenges Ahead
posted on February 19, 2018 10:03
EUV lithography faces short-term gains and long-term challenges in resist, actinic inspection, mask and mask pellicles and light sources.
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Nvidia's upbeat forecast powered by data center, cryptocurrency demand
posted on February 19, 2018 10:02
(Reuters) - Nvidia Corp’s (NVDA.O) upbeat current-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday underscored surging demand for its graphics chips used in data centers, gaming devices and cryptocurrency mining, sending its shares up as much as 12 percent in extended trading.
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Samsung to begin investing in new domestic memory chip line: Yonhap
posted on February 19, 2018 10:01
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has decided to begin investment to build a second memory chip line at its Pyeongtaek production facilities in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.
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. Apple could drop Qualcomm components in next year's iPhones, iPads
posted on February 13, 2018 09:05
(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has designed iPhones and iPads that would drop chips supplied by Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O), according to two people familiar with the matter.
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New Lines to Fuel Semiconductor Production Expansion
posted on February 13, 2018 09:04
SAN FRANCISCO — An infusion of new semiconductor manufacturing lines — particularly for DRAM memory — is forecast to drive an above average increase in total industry wafer capacity in 2018 and 2019, according to market research firm IC Insights.
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Lam Research and Tokyo Electron gained in full year 2017 semiconductor equipment market shares
posted on February 13, 2018 09:03
Market shares of top semiconductor equipment manufacturers for the full year 2017 indicate large gains by Tokyo Electron and Lam Research while top supplier Applied Materials dropped, according to the report “Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares, Market Forecasts,” recently published by The Information Network, a New Tripoli-based market research company.
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Turning Down The Voltage
posted on February 13, 2018 09:02
Designers of large, advanced-node SoCs are grappling with a number of pressures in the quest to achieve the optimal performance and power of their designs. This has turned into a challenging balancing act between using less power, especially for consumer technologies, while also providing the same or greater performance and increased functionality.
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Bullish Chip Forecast Explained
posted on February 13, 2018 09:01
A recently-published chart from the SEMI trade group (below) summarizes the 2018 semiconductor revenue forecasts from the various industry watchdogs. This clearly shows the global collective received wisdom for 2018 chip revenues in the 7-8 percent range.
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