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How Taiwan Saved the Semiconductor Industry

How Taiwan Saved the Semiconductor Industry
by Daniel Nenni on 08-07-2023 at 6:00 am

Taiwan USA

Now that semiconductors are front page news and a political football, I would like to write more about how we got to where we are today to better understand where semiconductors will go tomorrow. I will start this article with a provocative quote that really made me laugh and will put some context to what I am trying to accomplish here:… Read More


Intel Enables the Multi-Die Revolution with Packaging Innovation

Intel Enables the Multi-Die Revolution with Packaging Innovation
by Mike Gianfagna on 07-24-2023 at 6:00 am

Intel Enables the Multi Die Revolution with Packaging Innovation

The trend is undeniable. Highly integrated monolithic chips can no longer handle the demands of next-generation systems. The reasons for this significant shift in design are many. Much has been written on the topic; you can get a good overview of the forces at play in multi-die design here. These changes represent the next chapter… Read More


TSMC Redefines Foundry to Enable Next-Generation Products

TSMC Redefines Foundry to Enable Next-Generation Products
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-30-2023 at 6:00 am

TSMC Redefines Foundry to Enable Next Generation Products

For many years, monolithic chips defined semiconductor innovation. New microprocessors defined new markets, as did new graphics processors, and cell-phone chips. Getting to the next node was the goal, and when the foundry shipped a working part victory was declared. As we know, this is changing. Semiconductor innovation is… Read More


Samsung Foundry on Track for 2nm Production in 2025

Samsung Foundry on Track for 2nm Production in 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 06-27-2023 at 3:00 pm

Samsung Foundry Forum 2023

On the heels of the TSMC Symposium and the Intel Foundry update, Samsung held their Foundry Forum today live in Silicon Valley. As usual it was a well attended event with hundreds of people and dozens of ecosystem partners. The theme was the AI Era which is appropriate. As I have mentioned before, AI will touch most every chip and there… Read More


Intel Internal Foundry Model Webinar

Intel Internal Foundry Model Webinar
by Scotten Jones on 06-21-2023 at 12:00 pm

IAO Investor Webinar Slides to post on our INTC website PDF Page 07

Intel held a webinar today to discuss their IDM2.0 internal foundry model. On the call were Dave Zinsner Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Jason Grebe Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Group.

On a humorous note, the person moderating the attendee questions sounded … Read More


The Updated Legacy of Intel CEOs

The Updated Legacy of Intel CEOs
by Daniel Nenni on 06-21-2023 at 10:00 am

Intel HQ 2023

(First published December 24, 2014)

A list of the best and worst CEOs in 2014 was recently published. The good news is that none of our semiconductor CEOs were on the worst list. The bad news is that none of our semiconductor CEOs were on the best list either. I will be writing about the CEOs that made our industry what it is today starting… Read More


Synopsys Expands Agreement with Samsung Foundry to Increase IP Footprint

Synopsys Expands Agreement with Samsung Foundry to Increase IP Footprint
by Kalar Rajendiran on 06-20-2023 at 6:00 am

Synopsys Samsung silicon wafer

Many credible market analysis firms are predicting the semiconductor market to reach the trillion dollar mark over the next six years or so. Just compare this to the more than six decades it took for the market to cross the $500 billion mark. The projected growth rate is incredible indeed and is driven by fast growing market segments… Read More


Keynote Sneak Peek: Ansys CEO Ajei Gopal at Samsung SAFE Forum 2023

Keynote Sneak Peek: Ansys CEO Ajei Gopal at Samsung SAFE Forum 2023
by Daniel Nenni on 06-19-2023 at 10:00 am

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As one of the world’s leading chip foundries, Samsung occupies a vital position in the semiconductor value chain. The annual Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE™) Forum is a must-go event for semiconductor and electronic design automation (EDA) professionals. Ajei Gopal, President and CEO of Ansys, has the honor of delivering… Read More


TSMC Doubles Down on Semiconductor Packaging!

TSMC Doubles Down on Semiconductor Packaging!
by Daniel Nenni on 06-14-2023 at 6:00 am

TSMC 3DFabric Integration

Last week TSMC announced the opening of an advanced backend fab for the expansion of the TSMC 3DFabric System Integration Technology. It’s a significant announcement as the chip packaging arms race with Intel and Samsung is heating up.

Fab 6 is TSMC’s first all-in-one advanced packaging and testing fab which is part of the… Read More