Samsung to invest $14.7B in new semiconductor fab
posted on October 14, 2014 12:05
Samsung Electronics announced plans on Monday to invest $14.7 billion (15.6 trillion Korean won) in a new semiconductor fabrication facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea to meet growing demand from smartphones, enterprise computing and the emerging “Internet of Things” market.
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Architecture Versus Silicon
posted on October 14, 2014 12:04
Where is power being lost? Where is the power budget being squandered? Can more be done from an architectural standpoint?
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TSMC Overtakes Samsung in FinFET
posted on October 14, 2014 12:03
AIPEI, Taiwan — TSMC, which has more than half the global foundry business, has overtaken Samsung in the FinFET race to commercial production that the South Korean company was leading this year, according to industry analysts.
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NAND Flash Roadmaps Are Ready
posted on October 14, 2014 12:02
Samsung continues to lead in 3D memory, but IM Flash, Sk Hynix, Toshiba/SanDisk also plan to move to 3D technology within the next couple years.
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Samsung shows 14nm chip
posted on October 14, 2014 11:01
Samsung showed a working 14nm FinFET device at the ARM Tech Con in Santa Clara (California). However the Korean giant would not provide details of the chip, any of its customers for the process, or the status of the process.
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Samsung Shows 14nm Chip
posted on October 07, 2014 10:05
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Samsung showed a working 14nm FinFET device at the ARM Tech Con here. However the Korean giant would not provide details of the chip, any of its customers for the process, or the status of the process.
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Next DRAM bust will slow down chip market in 2016, Gartner says
posted on October 07, 2014 10:04
Worldwide semiconductor revenue will grow at a fast pace this year but will slow down in 2016 when the DRAM market hits its next bust cycle, according to Gartner.
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Stop obsessing over transistor counts: It’s a terrible way of comparing chips
posted on October 07, 2014 10:03
For most of the last 20 years, foundries like TSMC and IDMs (integrated device manufacturers) like Intel have operated in parallel tracks with only minimal direct interaction. In recent years, that’s changed.
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How IBM Got Brain-like Efficiency From the TrueNorth Chip
posted on October 07, 2014 10:02
Neuromorphic computer chips meant to mimic the neural network architecture of biological brains have generally fallen short of their wetware counterparts in efficiency—a crucial factor that has limited practical applications for such chips.
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TSMC introduces new IoT technology platform
posted on October 07, 2014 10:01
AIPEI, Taiwan -- Semiconductor foundry bellwether TSMC (台積電) yesterday announced a comprehensive ultra-low power consumption technology platform designed to cater to the varied applications of the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable devices markets.
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