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IEDM: What Comes After Silicon?

IEDM: What Comes After Silicon?
by Paul McLellan on 01-09-2024 at 10:00 am

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The annual International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) took place last month. One of the presentations on the short course was by Matthew Metz of Intel titled New Materials Systems for Moore’s Law Continuation. In essence this was a look at some of the possibilities for what comes after silicon runs out of steam.

Matthew started… Read More


IEDM 2023 – Modeling 300mm Wafer Fab Carbon Emissions

IEDM 2023 – Modeling 300mm Wafer Fab Carbon Emissions
by Scotten Jones on 01-09-2024 at 6:00 am

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For the first time ever, IEDM held a sustainability session at the 2023 conference. I was one of the authors who presented an invited paper, the following is a summary of my presentation.

Call to Action

From the United Nations [1]:

“Climate Change is the defining issue of our time, and we are at a defining moment.”

“Without drastic … Read More


Podcast EP202: A Tour of the Q3 2023 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines

Podcast EP202: A Tour of the Q3 2023 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines
by Daniel Nenni on 01-08-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Wally Rhines for a discussion of the Q3 2023 Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all of the EDA companies in the world and compile it by product category and region where the sales occurred. It’s the most reliable data … Read More


Keysight EDA Connect World Tour

Keysight EDA Connect World Tour
by Daniel Payne on 01-08-2024 at 6:00 am

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Video webinars are a main staple to learn what’s new about EDA tools and methodologies, but there’s nothing quite like meeting in person, where you can ask questions and gauge the expertise of the presenters. I was delighted to learn that Keysight is planning a literal world tour to update EDA customers and prospects on what they … Read More


Podcast EP201: A Retrospective of Semiconductor Innovation with Dr. Mukta Farooq, and Advice for Future Innovators

Podcast EP201: A Retrospective of Semiconductor Innovation with Dr. Mukta Farooq, and Advice for Future Innovators
by Daniel Nenni on 01-05-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by 2023 recipient of the J.J. Ebers award, Dr. Mukta Farooq. This is the highest technical award from the IEEE Electron Devices Society and Mukta is the first woman to earn this prestigious award.

Throughout her career Dr. Farooq has been a trailblazer. She was the first female to earn a Bachelors of Science in Metallurgical… Read More


Navigating the AI Horizon: Trends and Challenges in 2024

Navigating the AI Horizon: Trends and Challenges in 2024
by Ahmed Banafa on 01-05-2024 at 6:00 am

Navigating the AI Horizon Trends and Challenges in 2024

Stepping into the year 2024, the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, presenting both exciting opportunities and formidable challenges. In this era of technological advancement, we find ourselves at the intersection of innovation and responsibility, where emerging trends

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2024 Outlook with Matt Burns of Samtec

2024 Outlook with Matt Burns of Samtec
by Daniel Nenni on 01-04-2024 at 6:00 am

Matt Burns Samtec

Matt develops go-to-market strategies for Samtec’s Silicon to Silicon solutions. Over the course of 20+ years, he has been a leader in design, technical sales and marketing in the telecommunications, medical and electronic components industries. It has been an honor working with Matt and his team for the last 3 years and I value… Read More


Alphawave Semiconductor Powering Progress

Alphawave Semiconductor Powering Progress
by Daniel Nenni on 01-03-2024 at 6:00 am

Alphawave Semiconductor Chiplets

Do you know who had another great year? Alphawave Semi did. Despite being relatively young in the industry (founded in 2017), the company has quickly gained recognition for its advancements in high-speed connectivity solutions.

They specialize in developing high-speed connectivity solutions for Data centre, AI, 5G wireless… Read More


Will the Package Kill my High-Frequency Chip Design?

Will the Package Kill my High-Frequency Chip Design?
by Bryan Preble on 01-02-2024 at 6:00 am

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Understanding the electromagnetic (EM) coupling between various elements of a high-frequency semiconductor device is vital for meeting design specifications and ensuring reliable operation in the field. These EM interactions include not only the silicon chip but also extend to the package that encloses it. However, it may… Read More


2024 Big Race is TSMC N2 and Intel 18A

2024 Big Race is TSMC N2 and Intel 18A
by Daniel Nenni on 01-01-2024 at 6:00 am

Intel PowerVia backside power delivery

There is a lot being said about Intel getting the lead back from TSMC with their 18A process. Like anything else in the semiconductor industry there is much more here than meets the eye, absolutely.

From the surface, TSMC has a massive ecosystem and is in the lead as far as process technologies and foundry design starts but Intel is … Read More