Creating An Enduring National Resource


The Semiconductor Alliance. It represents our efforts to convene and collaborate with industry and university members to develop input and plans for CHIPS activity that will benefit industry and Federal Government objectives. Our first paper, American Innovation, American Growth: A Vision for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, was published November 2021 to help inform and shape gov... » read more

Deep Learning (DL) Applications In Photomask To Wafer Semiconductor Manufacturing


Published by the eBeam Initiative Member Companies (February 2023), this list of artificial intelligence (AI) systems used by member companies in their semiconductor manufacturing products shows progress. New examples of systems using AI include: image processing and parameter tuning in lithography tool mask metrology system B-SPline Control Point generation tool sem... » read more

A Hierarchical And Tractable Mixed-Signal Verification Methodology For First-Generation Analog AI Processors


Artificial intelligence (AI) is now the key driving force behind advances in information technology, big data and the internet of things (IoT). It is a technology that is developing at a rapid pace, particularly when it comes to the field of deep learning. Researchers are continually creating new variants of deep learning that expand the capabilities of machine learning. But building systems th... » read more

What’s At Stake In System Design?


What You Will Gain From This eBook: Power and Signal Integrity Insights into harmonic balancing and crosstalk analysis Learning about loop gain and transmission rates Examining the necessity of power-aware systems Electromagnetic Analysis Knowledge about the state of electromagnetics in wireless networks Insight into RADAR and LiDAR EM profiles Tips for bending, meshin... » read more

How Low Can You Go? Pushing The Limits Of Transistors


Deep low voltage enablement of embedded memories and logic libraries to achieve extreme low power: Rising demand for cutting-edge mobile, IoT, and wearable devices, along with high compute demands for AI and 5G/6G communications, has driven the need for lower power systems-on-chip (SoCs). This is not only a concern for a device’s power consumption when active (dynamic power), but also when... » read more

17 Equations That Changed The World


Mathematics has been a constant part of our lives forever and is used in many ways in our everyday lives. Created by Ian Stewart, listed on Dr. Paul Coxon’s Twitter account, and discussed on mathematics blogger Larry Philip’s site is a list of the “17 Equations that Changed the World,” many of which have been mentioned on The Big Bang TheoryTV series. However, the list is incomplete.... » read more

Learn The Architecture — Memory System Resource Partitioning And Monitoring (MPAM) Overview


This guide introduces the Memory System Resource Partitioning and Monitoring (MPAM), an optional addition to the Arm architecture to support memory system partitioning. MPAM is documented in the Memory System Resource Partitioning and Monitoring (MPAM), for A-profile architecture Arm Architecture Reference Manual Supplement. Click here to read more. » read more

New Wafer-Like And Reticle-Like Sensors Deliver Fast, Easy Measurements Inside The Process Chamber


Setup and maintenance operations for semiconductor manufacturing tools can be tedious, time-consuming, and expensive, incurring both direct costs for personnel and resources and indirect costs for lost tool time during extended commissioning of new tools and requalification of repaired or serviced tools. Wafer-like (and reticle-like) sensors (WaferSense® from CyberOptics) provide fast, easy ac... » read more

How The Doubling Of Interconnect Bandwidth With PCI Express 6.0 Impacts IP Electrical Validation


As a result of the innovations taking place in CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, and switches, the interface in hyperscale datacenters now requires faster data transfers both between compute and memory and onto the network. PCI Express (PCIe®) provides the backbone for these interconnects and is used to build protocols such as Computer Express Link (CXL™) and Universal Chiplet Interconnec... » read more

Epi SiGe Application Using METRION In-Line SIMS System


The epitaxial process is a well-established deposition technique in semiconductor fabrication because it enables the ability to achieve much higher doping concentrations than can be obtained via ion implantation. As we move toward <5nm technology, a key process for enabling gate-all-around FET (GAAFET) is the stacked multi-lattice of Silicon (Si) and Silicon-germanium (SiGe) epi process for ... » read more

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