Compound Semiconductors Join the Race to Sustain Moore’s Law
posted on January 06, 2014 13:05
Engineers at Imec and IBM have independently developed new manufacturing processes for making the next decade’s leading chips, they revealed late last year.
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Why SOI is the Future Technology of Semiconductors
posted on January 06, 2014 13:04
Let’s start with the short answer – because:
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Imec Engineers Form Faster FinFETs From Compound Semiconductors on Silicon Wafer
posted on January 06, 2014 13:03
Construction of compound semiconductor FinFETs on a 300-millimeter silicon wafer shows that the technology could be used for mass production.
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ASML stops 450mm dead
posted on January 06, 2014 13:02
It looks like 450mm wafers just got pushed back as ASML stopped production on the technology. This delay will come as no surprise to anyone closely following the Semiconductor world, all the signs were pointing in the same direction.
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Is There Light At The End Of Moore’s Tunnel?
posted on January 06, 2014 13:01
The individual pieces of silicon photonics are all there, but getting them to work together isn’t something most engineering teams want to try yet.
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Intel Explains Rare Moore’s Law Stumble?
posted on November 30, 2013 20:50
Intel executives have long showed slides that illustrate its progress in shrinking transistors on chips, featuring nearly identical fever lines as new generations of production technology are perfected. The chart William Holt produced at an analyst meeting Thursday didn’t look right.
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Intel: Competitors Have Given Up ‘Scaling’ Advantage in Moore’s Law
posted on November 30, 2013 20:04
Shares of Intel (INTC) are up 39 cents, or 1.7%, at $24.95., as CEO Brian Krzanich this morning kicks off his first-ever appearance before analysts since taking the helm from Paul Otellini back in May.
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Imec Engineers Form Faster FinFETs From Compound Semiconductors on Silicon Wafer
posted on November 30, 2013 20:03
Construction of compound semiconductor FinFETs on a 300-millimeter silicon wafer shows that the technology could be used for mass production.
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Chip Firms and OEMs to Enjoy Strong Revenue Growth as Year Finishes
posted on November 30, 2013 20:01
Semiconductor companies as well as original equipment manufacturers (OEM) will finish 2013 enjoying significantly higher revenue than when they started out at the beginning of the year, with third- and fourth-quarter inventories anticipated to move briskly for the busy holiday season, according to a Supply Chain Inventory market brief from IHS Inc.
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Are we using Moore’s name in vain?
posted on November 15, 2013 20:05
Clearly Moore’s law is about cost, and Gordon Moore’s observation was that the optimum number of components (nowadays – transistors) to achieve minimum cost will double every year.
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