A century ago, 391 San Antonio Road in Mountain View, California, housed an apricot-packing shed. Today, it’s marked by sculptures of diodes and a transistor, commemorating the 1956 founding of Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory—the birthplace of Silicon Valley. William Shockley, co-inventor of the transistor, aimed… Read More
MediaTek Develops Chip Utilizing TSMC’s 2nm Process, Achieving Milestones in Performance and Power Efficiency
MediaTek’s first chipset using 2nm technology expected in late 2026
MediaTek, a global leader in fabless semiconductor design, has announced a groundbreaking achievement in its partnership with TSMC. The company has successfully developed a flagship system-on-chip (SoC) utilizing TSMC’s cutting-edge 2nm process technology,… Read More
Advancing Semiconductor Design: Intel’s Foveros 2.5D Packaging Technology
In the rapidly evolving landscape of semiconductor manufacturing, the demand for processors that handle increasing workloads while maintaining power efficiency and compact form factors has never been higher. Intel’s Foveros 2.5D packaging technology emerges as a pivotal innovation, enabling denser die integration… Read More
Podcast EP307: An Overview of SkyWater Technology and its Goals with Ross Miller
Dan is joined by Ross Miller, senior vice president at SkyWater Technology. Ross leads the industrial and aerospace businesses while steering the company’s branding, and corporate communications efforts. He is a seasoned semiconductor and technology executive with over 20 years of experience across startup, enterprise,… Read More
Rapidus, IBM, and the Billion-Dollar Silicon Sovereignty Bet
Can cash and IBM collaboration put Japan into premier-league chipmaking? Rapidus is betting billions it can.
When Japan announced the creation of Rapidus in 2022, the news was met with a mix of enthusiasm and skepticism. The company would enter the market at a time of escalating demand for semiconductor fabrication capacity to… Read More
Revolutionizing Processor Design: Intel’s Software Defined Super Cores
In the ever-evolving landscape of computing, Intel’s patent application for “Software Defined Super Cores” (EP 4 579 444 A1) represents a groundbreaking approach to enhancing processor performance without relying solely on hardware scaling. Filed in November 2024 with priority from a U.S. application… Read More
TSMC’s 2024 Sustainability Report: Pioneering a Greener Semiconductor Future
TSMC, the world’s most trusted semiconductor foundry, released its 2024 Sustainability Report, underscoring its commitment to embedding environmental, social, and governance principles into its operations. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park, TSMC employs 84,512 people globally and operates… Read More
Intel’s Commitment to Corporate Responsibility: Driving Innovation and Sustainability
Introduction by Lip-BU Tan:
I’m an engineer at heart. Nothing motivates me more than solving hard problems. Our teams across Intel are driven by this same mindset—inspired by the power of technology to enable new solutions to our customers’ toughest challenges.
I fundamentally believe this will be a catalyst for innovation throughout… Read More
TSMC 2025 Update: Riding the AI Wave Amid Global Expansion
Welcome to the second half of a very exciting year in semiconductors. While Intel and Samsung Foundry have made quite a few headlines, TSMC continues to execute flawlessly at 3nm and 2nm. With the TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forums starting later this month let’s take a look at how we got to where we are today.
Intel Unveils Clearwater Forest: Power-Efficient Xeon for the Next Generation of Data Centers
At the recent Hot Chips conference, Intel® unveiled Clearwater Forest, its next-generation Xeon® 6 processor with efficiency cores (E-cores). The unveiling was made by Don Soltis, Xeon Processor Architect and Intel Fellow with over four decades of processor design experience and a long-standing contributor to the Xeon roadmap.… Read More
Rapidus, IBM, and the Billion-Dollar Silicon Sovereignty Bet