Thermal Modeling For 2.5D And 3D Integrated Chiplets


A new technical paper titled "MFIT: Multi-Fidelity Thermal Modeling for 2.5D and 3D Multi-Chiplet Architectures" was published by researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison, Washington State University, and University of Ulsan. Abstract: "Rapidly evolving artificial intelligence and machine learning applications require ever-increasing computational capabilities, while monolithic 2D d... » read more

Securing Advanced Packaging Supply Chain With Inherent HW Identifiers Using Imaging Techniques


A new technical paper titled "Fault-marking: defect-pattern leveraged inherent fingerprinting of advanced IC package with thermoreflectance imaging" was published by researchers at University of Florida and University of Cincinnati. "This work visits the existing challenges and limitations of traditional embedded fingerprinting and watermarking approaches, and proposes the notion of inherent... » read more

Improving The Gate Oxide Reliability in Gate First HKMG DRAM Structures (Sungkyunkwan Univ., Samsung)


A new technical paper titled "Novel STI Technology for Enhancing Reliability of High-k/Metal Gate DRAM" was published by researchers at Sungkyunkwan University and Samsung Electronics. Abstract: "The challenges associated with semiconductor are increasing because of the rapid changes in the semiconductor market and the extreme scaling of semiconductors, with some processes reaching their te... » read more

PIO on Current HW Outperforms DMA Over a Range of Payload Sizes In A Number of Different Applications (ETH Zurich)


A new technical paper titled "Rethinking Programmed I/O for Fast Devices, Cheap Cores, and Coherent Interconnects" was published by researchers at ETH Zurich. Abstract: "Conventional wisdom holds that an efficient interface between an OS running on a CPU and a high-bandwidth I/O device should be based on Direct Memory Access (DMA), descriptor rings, and interrupts: DMA offloads transfers fr... » read more

Survey: HW SW Co-Design Approaches Tailored to LLMs


A new technical paper titled "A Survey: Collaborative Hardware and Software Design in the Era of Large Language Models" was published by researchers at Duke University and Johns Hopkins University. Abstract "The rapid development of large language models (LLMs) has significantly transformed the field of artificial intelligence, demonstrating remarkable capabilities in natural language proce... » read more

Chiplet-Level HI of Polymer-Based Circuits For Fabricating Flexible Electronic-Photonic Integrated Devices


A technical paper titled "Flexible electronic-photonic 3D integration from ultrathin polymer chiplets" was published by researchers at Dartmouth College and Boston University. The paper states: "Here, we present a robust chiplet-level heterogeneous integration of polymer-based circuits (CHIP), where ultrathin polymer electronic and optoelectronic chiplets are vertically bonded at room tempe... » read more

Lightweight, High-Performance CPU Extension for Protected Key Handles with CPU-Enforced Usage (CISPA, Ruhr Univ. Bochum)


A new technical paper titled "KeyVisor -- A Lightweight ISA Extension for Protected Key Handles with CPU-enforced Usage Policies" was published by researchers at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security and Ruhr University Bochum. Abstract "The confidentiality of cryptographic keys is essential for the security of protection schemes used for communication, file encryption, and outsou... » read more

Multi-Faceted Spin Orbit Torque Phenomena in GdCo (Berkeley)


A new technical paper titled "Tunable multistate field-free switching and ratchet effect by spin-orbit torque in canted ferrimagnetic alloy" was published by researchers at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The paper states: "Spin-orbit torque is not only a useful probe to study manipulation of magnetic textures and magnetic states at the nanoscale but also it carries g... » read more

High-NA EUV Lithography: Enhancing Resolution By Split Pupil Exposure (Fraunhofer, ASML)


A new technical paper titled "Resolution enhancement for high-numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography by split pupil exposures: a modeling perspective" was published by researchers at Fraunhofer IISB and ASML. The open source paper published on SPIE states: "The lithographic imaging performance of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is limited by the efficiency of light diffrac... » read more

Strain Engineering in 2D FETs (UCSB)


A new technical paper titled "Strain engineering in 2D FETs: Physics, status, and prospects" was published by researchers at UC Santa Barbara. "In this work, we explore the physics and evaluate the merits of strain engineering in two-dimensional van der Waals semiconductor-based FETs (field-effect-transistors) using DFT (density functional theory) to determine the modulation of the channel m... » read more

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