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Sarcina Democratizes 2.5D Package Design with Bump Pitch Transformers

Sarcina Democratizes 2.5D Package Design with Bump Pitch Transformers
by Mike Gianfagna on 10-24-2024 at 6:00 am

Sarcina Democratizes 2.5D Package Design with Bump Pitch Transformers

2.5D package design is rapidly finding its stride in a wide variety of applications, including AI. While there are still many challenges to its widespread adoption, the chiplet approach is becoming more popular compared to monolithic design. However, the required market to create a chiplet ecosystem is still under development.… Read More


ASML surprise not a surprise (to us)- Bifurcation- Stocks reset- China headfake

ASML surprise not a surprise (to us)- Bifurcation- Stocks reset- China headfake
by Robert Maire on 10-16-2024 at 10:00 am

ASML 2024 Downturn
  • Investors finally realize the upcycle isn’t as strong as stocks indicated
  • Industry Bifurcation between AI & rest of industry continues
  • China spending risk/overhang finally kicks in
  • AI is super strong, majority of chips remain weak- Invest accordingly
ASML simply states chip industry reality that investors have
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Alchip Technologies Sets Another Record

Alchip Technologies Sets Another Record
by Daniel Nenni on 10-14-2024 at 10:00 am

Alchip Q2 2024

The ASIC business has always been a key enabler of the semiconductor industry but it is a difficult business. In my 40 years I have seen many ASIC companies come and go but I have never seen one like Alchip.

Alchip Technologies Ltd. was founded more than 20 years ago, about half way through my career.  I know one of the founders, a fiercely… Read More


Navigating Frontier Technology Trends in 2024

Navigating Frontier Technology Trends in 2024
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-09-2024 at 10:00 am

Mena Issler on Stage Silicon Catalyst Sep 19, 2024

Many of you are already familiar with Silicon Catalyst and the value it brings to semiconductor startups, the industry and the electronics industry at large. Silicon Catalyst is an organization that supports early-stage semiconductor startups with an ecosystem that provides tools and resources needed to design, create, and… Read More


SPIE Monterey- ASML, INTC – High NA Readiness- Bigger Masks/Smaller Features

SPIE Monterey- ASML, INTC – High NA Readiness- Bigger Masks/Smaller Features
by Robert Maire on 10-08-2024 at 6:00 am

Christophe Fouquet SemiWiki

– SPIE Photomask -all about High NA and bigger masks
– High NA will ramp very fast & is ramping fast – two already at Intel
– Doubling size of photomask will offset High NA exposure size problem
– Assembling litho tools at customer saves time/money- “Scanner Kits”

Christophe Fouquet
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5 Expectations for the Memory Markets in 2025

5 Expectations for the Memory Markets in 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 10-01-2024 at 10:00 am

Expectations for the Memory Markets in 2025

TechInsights has a new memory report that is worth a look. It is free if you are a registered member which I am. HBM is of great interest and there is a section on emerging and embedded memories for chip designers. Even though I am more of a logic person, memory is an important part of the semiconductor industry. In fact, logic and memory

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Sondrel Redefines the AI Chip Design Process

Sondrel Redefines the AI Chip Design Process
by Mike Gianfagna on 10-01-2024 at 6:00 am

Sondrel Redefines the AI Chip Design Process

Designing custom silicon for AI applications is a particularly vexing problem. These chips process enormous amounts of data with a complex architecture that typically contains a diverse complement of heterogeneous processors, memory systems and various IO strategies. Each of the many subsystems in this class of chip will … Read More


Asia Driving Electronics Growth

Asia Driving Electronics Growth
by Bill Jewell on 09-26-2024 at 4:00 pm

Electronics Production 2024 September

Electronics production in the major developed countries has been showing slow growth or declines in 2024. United States electronics production three-month-average change versus a year ago (3/12 change) was 0.4% in July 2024, the slowest since the pandemic year of 2020. Growth has been slowing since averaging 6.5% in 2022 and… Read More


Collaboration Required to Maximize ASIC Chiplet Value

Collaboration Required to Maximize ASIC Chiplet Value
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-24-2024 at 10:00 am

Chiplet Alchip

It is a well-known fact that chiplets provide several advantages over traditional monolithic chips. Despite these benefits, the transition to a chiplet-based design paradigm presents challenges that need coordinated efforts across the industry. In essence, collaborative efforts among various players involved are not … Read More


Serving their AI Masters

Serving their AI Masters
by Claus Aasholm on 09-17-2024 at 10:00 am

Semiconductor AI Supply Chain 2024

The Impact of the AI Revolution on the Server Manufacturers

While some will designate my research as market research, I view it differently. Having done and bought plenty of market sizing research, I have not seen it lead to any change in behaviour or strategy. It has been used to confirm a strategy already decided and the “great” … Read More