Chip Industry Week In Review


War impacts The Iran War's toll on the chip industry is widening. Over 95% of Taiwan's energy is imported, causing the country to secure alternative sources. Korea is also heavily dependent on energy imports from the Middle East. Shortages of key materials are cropping up everywhere. Helium from Qatar, the second largest producer behind the U.S., is constrained by hostilities in the Per... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


Disruptions caused by the Iran conflict have taken about one third of the global helium supply off the market, an essential gas for semiconductor manufacturing, reports the World Economic Forum. Other potential impacts for the chip industry include bromine and other chemical shortages, logistical disruptions, and higher energy prices incurred by fabs in Asia. Top Deals IBM and Lam R... » read more

CMOS-Compatible Approach to Extending the Spectral Response of Oxide Semiconductors


A new technical paper titled "Sputtering-driven formation of interstitial oxygen for intrinsic NIR detection in IGZO phototransistor" was published by researchers at KICET, Korea University, Yonsei University, and Argonne National Lab. Abstract "Amorphous indium gallium zinc oxide (a-IGZO) is a promising wide-bandgap semiconductor for large-area optoelectronics; however, its intrinsic ins... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


SEMICON West was held in Phoenix this week, with presentations covering heterogeneous integration, AI, quantum, supply chain resilience, and more. Amid the buzz of the conference, some key manufacturing and test announcements were made this week: The strategic importance of the Phoenix area hub was highlighted. Amkor Technology broke ground this week on its advanced packaging and test camp... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Samsung and SK hynix joined OpenAI's Stargate initiative to ensure there will be enough memory chips to meet the needs of AI data centers. The goal is to produce up to 900,000 DRAM wafer starts per month. OpenAI also inked agreements to explore the development of next-gen data centers in Korea. Axcelis Technologies (ion implantation systems) will merge with Veeco Instruments (compound semic... » read more

Domain Wall Fluctuations in Sliding Ferroelectrics (Cambridge, Argonne)


A new technical paper titled "Superconductivity from Domain Wall Fluctuations in Sliding Ferroelectrics" was published by researchers at University of Cambridge and Argonne National Lab. Abstract: "Bilayers of two-dimensional van der Waals materials that lack an inversion center can show a novel form of ferroelectricity, where certain stacking arrangements of the two layers lead to an inter... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Oct. 22


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=371 /]   More Reading Chip Industry Week In Review AI CPU chiplet platform; Intel-AMD pact; GDDR7 DRAM; AI-RFIC funding; CHIPS Act awards; NoC tiling; thermal modeling on chiplets; $900M nuclear tech and more. Technical Paper Library home » read more

GPUs: Bandit Based Framework To Dynamically Reduce Energy Consumption


A new technical paper titled "Online Energy Optimization in GPUs: A Multi-Armed Bandit Approach" was published by researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Lab and Emory University. Abstract "Energy consumption has become a critical design metric and a limiting factor in the development of future computing architectures, from small wearable devices to large-scale lea... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Oct. 8


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=365 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

TFETs: Design and Operation, Including Material Selection and Simulation Methods


A new technical paper titled "Multiscale Simulation and Machine Learning Facilitated Design of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials-Based Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors: A Review" was published by researchers at University of Chicago and Argonne National Lab. Abstract "Traditional transistors based on complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transi... » read more

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