TSMC presented two papers on 3nm at the 2022 IEDM; “Critical Process features Enabling Aggressive Contacted Gate Pitch Scaling for 3nm CMOS Technology and Beyond” and “A 3nm CMOS FinFlexTM Platform Technology with Enhanced Power Efficiency and Performance for Mobile SOC and High Performance Computing Applications”.
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-Micron announces more production cuts & lower forecast
-DRAM will be negative- NAND sounds barely flat (for now)
-Capital spending to be cut to near zero- essential only
-Will the rest of the industry follow suit?
When Micron first announced… Read More
It has been an exciting time in the semiconductor industry and the excitement is far from over. Years 2022 and 2023 will be more challenging in many different ways and live activities have just begun. The cornerstones to the semiconductor industry are the foundries so I look forward to the live foundry events coming up in October,… Read More
Recently TechInsights analyzed a Bitcoin Miner chip fabbed at SMIC and declared SMIC has a 7nm process. There has been some debate as to whether the SMIC process is really 7nm and what it means if it is 7nm. I wanted to discuss the case for and against the process being 7nm, and what I think it means.
First off, I want to say I am not going … Read More
20 Oct, 2022 (KST, UTC+9)
Intercontinental Seoul Coex, Seoul, Korea
Samsung Foundry invites you to the 2022 Samsung Foundry Forum and SAFE Forum, whose aim is to strengthen our leadership in the fast-evolving foundry market. This forum will be the first in-person event held in three years. We look forward to the synergy among Samsung… Read More
18 Oct, 2022 (JST, UTC+9)
Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, Tokyo
Samsung Foundry invites you to the 2022 Samsung Foundry Forum and SAFE Forum, whose aim is to strengthen our leadership in the fast-evolving foundry market. This forum will be the first in-person event held in three years. We look forward to the synergy among Samsung Foundry, … Read More
07 Oct, 2022 (EST, UTC-5)
Hilton Airport, Munich, Germany
Why Attend
Through the various session programs, clients, partners, and experts in each field will be able to meet again in person and prepare to go forth into the new future of the semiconductor market.
Samsung Foundry invites you to the 2022 Samsung Foundry Forum and SAFE… Read More
The semiconductor market in 2022 is weakening. Driving factors include rising inflation, the Russian war on Ukraine, COVID-19 related shutdowns in China, and lingering supply chain issues. Four of the top 14 semiconductor companies (Intel, Qualcomm, Nvidia and Texas Instruments) are expecting lower revenues in 2Q 2022 versus… Read More
As I previously wrote about here, Intel is presenting their Intel 4 process at the VLSI Technology conference. Last Wednesday Bernhard Sell (Ben) from Intel gave the press a briefing on the process and provided us with early access to the paper (embargoed until Sunday 6/12).
“Intel 4 CMOS Technology Featuring Advanced FinFET Transistors… Read More
One of the recent live events I attended was the 2022 GSA Silicon Leadership Summit on May 12th at the Santa Clara Convention Center (my favorite location). This was the first GSA live event in two years so it was a must attend gathering. This event targets semiconductor ecosystem executives (200+ people attended) so there were many… Read More
