Intel promises bigger, cheaper SSDs for your computer
posted on October 01, 2019 07:05
Solid state drives are way faster than traditional hard drives for storing data on laptops, but they still can't match the old technology when it comes to cost and capacity.
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With EUV, Timing is Everything
posted on October 01, 2019 07:04
EUV is complicated and expensive, but EUV lithography is far more precise at the smallest nodes, and will become necessary. The key will be timing its adoption.
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The Age of the Monster Chip
posted on October 01, 2019 07:03
The complexity of many System-on-Chip (SoC) designs is simply staggering. As an example, this year’s HotChips symposium showcased a variety of new SoC designs for the edge and datacenter that expand our definition of a “big” chip.
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China to overtake Taiwan in chipmaking equipment
posted on October 01, 2019 07:02
China is set to become the world’s largest semiconductor equipment market next year for the first time, outstripping Taiwan, propelled by aggressive equipment investments by Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd (清華紫光) and other Chinese foundry companies, the international trade group SEMI said yesterday.
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Broadcom Says Core Chip Business Has Hit Bottom
posted on October 01, 2019 07:01
Broadcom shares have slipped nearly 5% since the company said on Thursday that its core chip business has bottomed out but was unsure when it will start to recover from the slowdown.
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Chip sales fall nearly 14% in 1H19, says IHS
posted on September 10, 2019 10:05
Chip sales during the initial six months of 2019 plunged by 13.9% compared to a year earlier, the biggest drop in a half since the first half of 2009, according to IHS Markit.
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Foundry firms to see diminished revenue growth
posted on September 10, 2019 10:04
Global foundry companies are to see their revenue grow 2.4 percent annually this quarter, falling behind their traditional peak-season growth amid a US-China trade dispute, TrendForce Corp said yesterday.
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Intel Updates Advanced Packaging Technologies at Semicon West, the Latest in a Decade (or more) Evolution
posted on September 10, 2019 10:03
In the last several years, Intel has had a series of announcements in the packaging arena, focused on the integration of multiple styles of chips in the same package to improve performance and broaden system capabilities.
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China needs ‘five to 10 years’ to catch up in semiconductors, Peking University professor Zhou Zhiping says
posted on September 10, 2019 10:02
Semiconductors represent the cornerstone technology of the information age. These tiny devices power the world’s modern economies by serving as the data-processing brains in a wide range of products, from personal computers and smartphones to cars and spacecraft.
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U.S. in No Hurry to Prosecute China’s Stolen Chip Secrets Case
posted on September 10, 2019 10:01
The Trump administration promised to accelerate prosecutions of American intellectual property theft when it announced charges last year against a state-owned company at the vanguard of China’s effort to become a major player in global semiconductors.
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