Special Report
The Next New Memories
A new crop of memories in R&D could have a big impact on future compute architectures.
Top Stories
GaN Versus Silicon For 5G
Silicon still wins in sub-6 GHz, but after that GaN looks increasingly attractive.
Wanted: More Fab Tool Part Standards
More complex equipment and advanced processes require higher reliability from thousands of parts.
Video
Manufacturing Printed Sensors
An inside look at the unique properties and uses of this technology.
Blogs
Editor In Chief Ed Sperling argues that a new emphasis on device shrinks has nothing to do with Moore’s Law, in Why Scaling Must Continue.
Executive Editor Mark LaPedus warns that it’s not clear business will rebound in 2020, in Outlook For Masks, Materials And Wafers.
Coventor’s Yu De Chen and Jacky Huang compare various 3D NAND split and staircase patterning schemes to understand the impact on effective transistor density, in Advanced Patterning Techniques For 3D NAND Devices.
Applied Materials’ Llew Vaughan-Edmunds explains why the limitations of silicon power switches are driving development of new materials with superior performance, in Silicon Carbide’s Superpowers.
SEMI’s Michael Hall observes that AI’s success depends on memory systems that can handle an increasing flood of data, in Breaking The AI Memory Bottleneck.
