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ICCAD 2026

ICCAD 2026
by Admin on 02-19-2026 at 1:35 pm

Call for Papers

Jointly sponsored by IEEE and ACM, IEEE/ACM ICCAD is the premier forum to explore new challenges, present leading-edge innovative solutions, and identify emerging technologies in the electronic design automation research areas. IEEE/ACM ICCAD covers the full range of CAD topics – from device and circuit level

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TCAD Update from Synopsys

TCAD Update from Synopsys
by Daniel Payne on 11-03-2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: EDA, Synopsys

TCAD importance min

We live in an exploding AI world, and this has put pressure on foundries to deliver new products faster than ever before. Any help to accelerate the semiconductor R&D goes a long way to make the life of Fab engineers easier. EDA tools in the TCAD (Technology Computer Aided Design) category are critical for TCAD engineers to accelerating… Read More

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TCAD for 3D Silicon Simulation

TCAD for 3D Silicon Simulation
by Daniel Payne on 06-03-2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: EDA, Silvaco

Silvaco TCAD min

Semiconductor fabs aim to have high yields and provide processes that attract design firms and win new design starts, but how does a fab deliver their process nodes in a timely manner without having to run lots of expensive silicon through the line? This is where simulation and TCAD tools come into play, and to learn more about this… Read More

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IEDM 2025 – TSMC 2nm Process Disclosure – How Does it Measure Up?

IEDM 2025 – TSMC 2nm Process Disclosure – How Does it Measure Up?
by Scotten Jones on 02-10-2025 at 6:00 am
Categories: Foundries, TechInsights, TSMC
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Initial thoughts

At IEDM held in December 2024, TSMC presented: “2nm Platform Technology featuring Energy-efficient Nanosheet Transistors and Interconnects co-optimized with 3DIC for AI, HPC and Mobile SoC Applications,” the authors are:

Geoffrey Yeap, S.S. Lin, H.L. Shang, H.C. Lin, Y.C. Peng, M. Wang, PW Wang, CP Lin, KF… Read More

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CEO Interview: Dr Josep Montanyà of Nanusens

CEO Interview: Dr Josep Montanyà of Nanusens
by Daniel Nenni on 12-31-2024 at 6:00 am
Categories: CEO Interviews

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Dr. Josep Montanyà Chief Executive Officer – UK/Spain Co-founder leading the company, with +18 years of experience in MEMS, patents and the semiconductor industry. Founded Baolab Microsystems prior to Nanusens.

Tell us a little bit about your company?

We have a patented technology that allows us to build chips with nano-mechanisms… Read More

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IEDM 2023 is Coming in December

IEDM 2023 is Coming in December
by Scotten Jones on 10-19-2023 at 6:00 am
Categories: Events

IEDM 2023

Anyone who has read my previous IEDM articles will know I view it as one of the best conferences on semiconductor process technology. From the tutorials, short courses and the conference papers there are so many great opportunities to keep up to date on the latest developments. The following are the conference organizers’ announcements… Read More

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IEDM 2022 is shaping up

IEDM 2022 is shaping up
by Scotten Jones on 07-17-2022 at 10:00 am
Categories: Events, Semiconductor Services, TechInsights

68th iedm color

IEDM is one of the premiere conferences for the latest information on leading edge semiconductor technology. The 68th annual International Electron Devices Meeting will be held December 3rd through 7th at the San Francisco Hilton.

The paper submission deadline is July 14, 2022, and the late-news deadline is August 22, 2022. … Read More

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Intel Evolution of Transistor Innovation

Intel Evolution of Transistor Innovation
by Daniel Nenni on 03-03-2022 at 10:00 am
Categories: Foundries, Intel Foundry
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Intel Transistor Innovations 1971

Intel recently released an exceptional video providing an insightful chronology of MOS transistor technology.  Evolution of Transistor Innovation is a five-minute audiovisual adventure, spanning 50 years of Moore’s Law.  Some of the highlights are summarized below, with a few screen shot captures – the full video is definitely… Read More

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CMOS Forever?

CMOS Forever?
by Asen Asenov on 01-16-2022 at 6:00 am
Categories: General
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CMOS Forever

Today, the CMOS chip manufacturing is the pinnacle of the human technology defining economy, society and perhaps us as modern humans. This was highlighted by the recent chip shortage, followed by the ‘shocking’ realization that more than 80% of all chips are manufactured in the Far East.

Important decisions need to be taken by … Read More

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Where is the Monument of the Silicon Glen?

Where is the Monument of the Silicon Glen?
by Asen Asenov on 11-16-2021 at 10:00 am
Categories: General
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NEC Plant Livingston

In 1991, I arrived in Glasgow to become a lecturer in Glasgow University, attracted by the Silicon Glen – the heart of semiconductor manufacturing in Europe. Here are few facts:

  • The larges semiconductor plant in Europe at that time was the NEC DRAM manufacturing site in Livingstone. When I visited the plant, I was mesmerized
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