Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 19 Jul, 2024 - Comments: 0

The University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) was awarded $840 million to establish a Department of Defense microelectronics manufacturing center. This center will focus on developing advanced semiconductor microsystems to enhance U.S. defense systems. The project is part of DARPA's NGMM Program. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce announced preliminary terms with Global... » read more

Heat-Related Issues Impact Reliability In Advanced IC Designs

By Ann Mutschler - 18 Jul, 2024 - Comments: 1

Heat is becoming a much bigger problem in advanced-node chips and packages, causing critical electrons to leak out of DRAM, timing and reliability issues in 3D-ICs, and accelerated aging that are unique to different workloads. All types of circuitry are vulnerable to thermal effects. It can slow the movement of the electrons through wires, cause electromigration that shortens the lifespan of... » read more

Analysis Of The On-DRAM-Die Read Disturbance Mitigation Method: Per Row Activation Counting

By Technical Paper Link - 10 Jul, 2024 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Understanding the Security Benefits and Overheads of Emerging Industry Solutions to DRAM Read Disturbance” was published by researchers at ETH Zürich and TOBB University of Economics and Technology. Abstract: "We present the first rigorous security, performance, energy, and cost analyses of the state-of-the-art on-DRAM-die read disturbance mitigation method, Per... » read more

LPDDR Memory Is Key For On-Device AI Performance

By Nidish Kamath - 24 Jun, 2024 - Comments: 1

Low-Power Double Data Rate (LPDDR) emerged as a specialized high performance, low power memory for mobile phones. Since its first release in 2006, each new generation of LPDDR has delivered the bandwidth and capacity needed for major shifts in the mobile user experience. Once again, LPDDR is at the forefront of another key shift as the next wave of generative AI applications will be built into ... » read more

Virtual Exploration Of Novel Vertical DRAM Architectures

By Taeyon (TY) Oh - 20 Jun, 2024 - Comments: 0

In this article, we demonstrate a pathfinding technique for a novel Vertical DRAM technology. First, we identify important process parameters (defined by current semiconductor production equipment capabilities) that strongly impact yield. By using a virtual model, we then perform experimental optimization of the Vertical DRAM device across specific target ranges, to help predict and improve the... » read more

Rowhammer Bit Flips On A High-End RISC-V CPU (ETH Zurich)

By Technical Paper Link - 13 Jun, 2024 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "RISC-H: Rowhammer Attacks on RISC-V" was published by researchers at ETH Zurich. RISC-H will be presented at DRAMSec (co-located with ISCA 2024) Abstract: "The first high-end RISC-V CPU with DDR4 support has been released just a few months ago. There are currently no Rowhammer studies on RISC-V devices and it is unclear whether it is possible to compromise ... » read more

DRAM Microarchitectures And Their Impacts On Activate-Induced Bitflips Such As RowHammer

By Technical Paper Link - 19 May, 2024 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “DRAMScope: Uncovering DRAM Microarchitecture and Characteristics by Issuing Memory Commands” was published by researchers at Seoul National University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Abstract: "The demand for precise information on DRAM microarchitectures and error characteristics has surged, driven by the need to explore processing in memory, enh... » read more

DDR5 PMICs Enable Smarter, Power-Efficient Memory Modules

By Tim Messegee - 16 May, 2024 - Comments: 0

Power management has received increasing focus in microelectronic systems as the need for greater power density, efficiency and precision have grown apace. One of the important ongoing trends in service of these needs has been the move to localizing power delivery. To optimize system power, it’s best to deliver as high a voltage as possible to the endpoint where the power is consumed. Then a... » read more

SRAM Security Concerns Grow

By Karen Heyman - 09 May, 2024 - Comments: 0

SRAM security concerns are intensifying as a combination of new and existing techniques allow hackers to tap into data for longer periods of time after a device is powered down. This is particularly alarming as the leading edge of design shifts from planar SoCs to heterogeneous systems in package, such as those used in AI or edge processing, where chiplets frequently have their own memory hi... » read more

Centauri: Practical Rowhammer Fingerprinting Demonstrated On DRAM Modules (UC Davis)

By Technical Paper Link - 30 Apr, 2024 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Centauri: Practical Rowhammer Fingerprinting” was published by researchers at UC Davis. Abstract: "Fingerprinters leverage the heterogeneity in hardware and software configurations to extract a device fingerprint. Fingerprinting countermeasures attempt to normalize these attributes such that they present a uniform fingerprint across different devices or present d... » read more

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