Special Report
Billions And Billions Invested
EUV continues to soak up the majority of lithography R&D dollars, leaving some potentially viable alternatives on the sidelines.
Top Stories
What If EUV Fails?
193nm immersion lithography probably can be extended to 7nm, but beyond that it may get very expensive.
Real Countries Have Fabs
Analysis: Rumblings about IBM selling off its semiconductor business have created some interesting possibilities, and lots of speculation.
Gaps In Metrology Could Impact Yield
For finFETs and stacked die to become mainstream, advances are needed in metrology. The search is on for a solution.
Time To Revisit 2.5D And 3D
Cost remains an issue, but different packaging approaches are beginning to gain traction after years of empty promises.
Blogs
Editor In Chief Ed Sperling contends that multisourcing and redundancy are critical to a well-balanced supply chain portfolio—but missing from an increasingly critical global supply chain—in Living On The Edge.
Executive Editor Mark LaPedus looks at rare earth production and why China’s dominance of the market is causing angst in Searching For Rare Earths.
Mentor Graphics’ Geir Eide digs into statistical enhancement of scan test diagnosis results, which he says can turn failing test cycles into valuable data in Getting A Clearer Picture.
Dai Nippon Printing’s Naoya Hayashi looks at future problem areas in mask writing, and what can be done about them, in Mask Issues Ahead.
SEMI’s Rania Georgoutsakou observes that the EU’s legislative procedure has begun for responsible importers in EU Due Diligence For Conflict Minerals Focuses Upstream… For Now.
Semico Research’s Joanne Itow zeroes in on security, proprietary interfaces and inertia as risk factors for progress in IoT Roadblocks: Speed Bumps Or Major Road Closure?
