Intel and IBM to lay out 14nm FinFET strategies on competing substrates at IEDM 2014
posted on October 27, 2014 20:04
The development of increasingly sophisticated and energy-efficient CMOS technology for mobile, client and cloud computing depends on a continuing stream of advances in the process technologies with which the complex integrated circuits are built. Among the most promising chip technologies are transistors called FinFETs, which have attracted significant R&D investment and have begun to appear in commercial products.
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Intel, IBM Dueling 14nm FinFETS -IEDM reveals diametrically opposed approaches
posted on October 27, 2014 20:03
PORTLAND, OR — Every digital semiconductor manufacturer and foundry in the world is trying to build 3D FinFETS that rival Intel, which is so far leading the pack by several years.
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What's the Fallout as IBM Goes Fabless?
posted on October 27, 2014 20:02
IBM's pending sale of its global commercial semiconductor technology business to Globalfoundries for $1.5 billion didn't come as a surprise to industry watchers.
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TSMC Capex to exceed $10B in FinFET ramp-up
posted on October 27, 2014 20:01
“Progress is much better than our original plan,” TSMC co-CEO C.C. Wei said at an investor conference to announce the company’s third-quarter 2014 earnings. “Sixteen-nanometer has achieved the best technology and maturity compared to all TSMC’s previous nodes.”
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IBM to pay Global Foundries $1.5 billion to take chip unit
posted on October 21, 2014 15:06
(Reuters) - IBM Corp (IBM.N) said it would hive off its loss-making semiconductor unit to contract-chipmaker Globalfoundries Inc to focus on cloud computing and big data analytics.
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TSMC Capex to Exceed $10B in FinFET Ramp-Up
posted on October 21, 2014 15:05
TAIPEI — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest chip foundry, said Thursday, Oct. 16, that it aims to increase its capital expenditures next year to more than US$10 billion as it accelerates its ramp-up to commercial production of 16 nm FinFET chips.
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Intel Issues Strong Outlook, Defying Fears of a Chip Industry Slump
posted on October 21, 2014 15:04
Intel's third-quarter sales climbed 8 percent according to financial results issued Tuesday afternoon, in line with industry forecasts, and the company forecast strong growth again in the last three months of the year.
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Three Big Bottlenecks For Design
posted on October 21, 2014 15:03
Power and performance share the same gotchas these days, and all of them involve memory.
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Will There Be A DDR5?
posted on October 21, 2014 15:02
As DDR4 adoption begins, there are a number of options proposed for the next generation of off-chip memory.
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Threshold voltage tuning for 10nm and beyond CMOS integration
posted on October 21, 2014 15:01
At very small process geometries, precise control of electrical conductivity is difficult to maintain. The industry requires a viable replacement-gate FinFET architecture to continue scaling high performance CMOS [1, 2] technology and designs. Furthermore, cost-effective and precise VT control to achieve multiple VTs is essential for future ULSI fabrication to achieve optimal power consumption and performance.
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