Interest in this particular ISA is expanding, but the growth of other open-source hardware is less certain.
Nanosheets are likeliest option throughout this decade, with CFETs and other exotic structures possible after that.
Hybrid bonding opens up whole new level of performance in packaging, but it’s not the only improvement.
Why this is becoming a bigger issue, and what can be done to mitigate the effects.
Suppliers are investing new 300mm capacity, but it’s probably not enough. And despite burgeoning 200mm demand, only Okmetic and new players in China are adding capacity.
From low resistance vias to buried power rails, it takes multiple strategies to usher in 2nm chips.
Manufacturing 3D structures will require atomic-level control of what’s removed and what stays on a wafer.
Disaggregation and the wind-down of Moore’s Law have changed everything.