Special Report
Quantum Computer Race Heats Up
Real progress is being made using existing manufacturing approaches, but performance still has a long way to go. And what exactly is a quantum computer and why do we need them? The answer isn’t so simple.
Top Stories
The Search For The Next Transistor
Massive amounts of money and effort are being spent to determine how long finFETs will last and what should replace them. The race is on.
Many Stresses Impact TSVs
To attain optimal performance and reliability, managing mechanical stresses of TSVs in 3D-ICs is critical.
Executive Insight: Luc Van den hove
Imec’s CEO talks about process technology, EUV, new gate structures, and what the future will look like over the next few nodes.
Interconnect Challenges Grow
New breakthroughs being sought for backend-of-line as performance degrades and RC delay increases.
Blogs
Ed Sperling examines the latest rumors and their timing in Why Would IBM Sell Its Semi Group?
Mark LaPedus observes there are two chip scaling paths emerging, one aggressive and the other cost-sensitive in Looking Beyond Moore’s Law.
Mentor Graphics’ Linda Prowse Fosler asks what it takes for companies to look for new verification methods and tools in Does It Take A Catastrophe?
Semico Research’s Jim Feldhan notes that the push toward mobility and the need for more memory per system are creating New Rules For DRAM.
Patterning guru Michael Watts points to what he considers A Milestone In Imprint Lithography, where Canon bought the semiconductor arm of Molecular Imprints.
Applied Materials’ Ehud Tzuri looks at the shift from lithography-enabled 2D devices to materials-enabled 3D devices in Lithography-Enabled Scaling Challenges.
SEMI’s Karen Savala observes a consistent theme — the challenge of building an innovative workforce with fresh ideas — in Driving Innovation: From Talk to Action.
