The semiconductor industry has seen a significant shift towards vertical integration of products, expanding from chips to generalized or purpose-built integrated solutions. As software becomes an increasingly critical component of these solutions, leveraging modern software development processes with User Experience… Read More
TSMC has spent a lot more money on 300mm than you think
Up until November of 2022, IC Knowledge LLC was an independent company and had become the world leader in cost and price modeling of semiconductors. In November 2022 TechInsights acquired IC Knowledge LLC and IC Knowledge LLC is now a TechInsights company.
For many years, IC Knowledge has published a database tracking all the 300mm… Read More
LIVE WEBINAR: New Standards for Semiconductor Materials
This is the 5th webinar in our series of webinars to explore trending topics on materials and semiconductor development. Join us to discover how digital solutions are forming new ways of operating in a fast-paced, highly demanding semiconductor industry.
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Chiplets, is now their time?
Chiplets appeared on SemiWiki in 2020 and have been a top trending keyword ever since. The question is not IF chiplets will disrupt the semiconductor industry, the question is WHEN? I certainly have voiced my opinion on this (pro chiplet) but let’s hear it from the experts. There was a live panel recently sponsored by Silicon Catalyst… Read More
Automotive Lone Bright Spot
Automotive appears to be about the only bright spot in the semiconductor market for 2023. Forecasts for the overall semiconductor market range from a decline of 4% to a decline of 20%. Semiconductor companies generally have bleak outlooks for the start of 2023, citing excess inventories ad weak end market demand. The chart below… Read More
Gordon Moore’s legacy will live on through new paths & incarnations
-Gordon Moore’s passing reminds us of how far we have come
-One of many pioneers of chip industry-but most remembered
-The most exponential & ubiquitous industry of all times
-“No exponential is forever”- Gordon Moore was an exponential
Remembering Gordon Moore
He will be remembered most for his observation… Read More
Samtec Lights Up MemCon
Every conference and trade show that Samtec attends is better for the experience. Samtec has a way of bringing exciting and innovative demos and technical presentations to any event they attend. I personally have fond memories of exhibiting next to Samtec at an early AI Hardware Summit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain… Read More
Accellera Update at DVCon 2023
I have a new-found respect for Lu Dai. He is a senior director of engineering at Qualcomm, with valuable insight into the ground realities of verification in a big semiconductor company. He is on the board of directors at RISC-V International and is chairman of the board of directors at Accellera, both giving him a top-down view of… Read More
Sino Semicap Sanction Screws Snugged- SVB- Aftermath more important than event
-Reports of further tightening of China SemiCap Restrictions
-Likely closing loopholes & pushing back technology line
-Dutch have joined, Japan will too- So far no Chinese reaction
-SVB is toast but repercussions may be far worse
Reports of tightening semiconductor sanctions on Friday
It was reported byBloomberg of Friday… Read More
SPIE Advanced Lithography Conference 2023 – AMAT Sculpta® Announcement
The SPIE Advanced Lithography Conference is the semiconductor industries premier conference on lithography. The 2023 conference was held the week of February 27th and at the conference Applied Materials announced their Sculpta® pattern shaping tool. Last week I had an opportunity to interview Steven Sherman the Managing … Read More
Rapidus, IBM, and the Billion-Dollar Silicon Sovereignty Bet