Special Report
Bulk CMOS Vs. FD-SOI
28nm and 22nm are becoming much more interesting process nodes.
Top Stories
What’s Next For NAND?
Vendors pin hopes on 3D memory, raising specter of 2D NAND shortages; other memory types add to uncertainty.
One-On-One: Dave Hemker
Lam’s CTO sounds off on 3D NAND, advanced packaging, Moore’s Law and quantum effects.
What Happened To DSA?
Alternative patterning technology makes incremental gains, but the big money is still behind EUV.
Blogs
Editor In Chief Ed Sperling contends that it’s getting tougher for equipment makers and foundries to stay in the game for shrinking features, in The Other Side Of Device Scaling.
Executive Editor Mark LaPedus finds some bright spots in otherwise sluggish reports, in What’s The Outlook For ICs?
Technical Editor Katherine Derbyshire looks at the mystery of unexplained noise, in Building A Better Resonator.
Mentor Graphics’ Michael White digs into changes in rule checks in sub-resolution litho, in Pattern Matching In Design And Verification.
Coventor’s Mattan Kamon examines where to build efficiency into the MEMS design flow, in Toward Better Acoustic Resonators.
Semico Research’s Joanne Itow questions whether fab capacity will keep up with the growth expected in sensors and IoT, in Wafer Shortage? Reality Versus Perception.
SEMI’s Evgeny Suvorov points to infinite possibilities and opportunities as IoT grows in Russia, in Russian Market Overview.
News
ARM Buys Apical
Adds “embedded-at-the-edge” tech in $350M deal.
