Chip Industry Week in Review


The U.S. is considering annual approvals for Samsung and SK hynix to export chipmaking tools and materials to their factories in China, replacing perpetual waivers granted under the validated end user system, reports Bloomberg. The proposal, presented by the U.S. Commerce Department to South Korean officials, would require the companies to reapply each year for specific quantities of restricted... » read more

Critical Challenges and Opportunities Related to Polymer-Based Materials in Semiconductor Packaging (NIST, NC State, NREL et al)


A new technical paper titled "Material Needs and Measurement Challenges for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging: Understanding the Soft Side of Science" was published by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, North Carolina State University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, ASE, Intel, Innocentrix, and Binghamton University. Abstract "This Perspective builds up... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


The EU’s tariffs on semiconductors will not exceed 15%, according to Trump’s latest trade deal. In addition, the EU committed to purchasing at least $40 billion worth of U.S. AI chips as well as other investments. [FAQ is here.] Lifelines for Intel: Intel inked a deal to sell the U.S. government a 10% non-voting equity stake in its business, worth $8.9 billion. The stake will be fun... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Apple plans to increase its U.S. investment by an additional $100 billion over four years, which includes the launch of an advanced manufacturing supply chain program, spurring a number of related chip industry announcements, including: Apple will invest in Amkor's new packaging and test facility in Arizona as its first and largest customer, and Amkor will package and test Apple silicon pr... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


The U.S. government announced new import tariff actions and deals this week, including: The EU: 15% tariff on most goods including semiconductors. According to the EU's president, the action excludes semiconductor equipment. Copper: 50% tariff on all imports of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products, effective Aug. 1, but raw input material is excluded. ... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 22


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=456 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here.   » read more

Co-Designing Data Center Architecture To Support LLMs (Intel, Georgia Tech)


A new technical paper titled "Scaling Intelligence: Designing Data Centers for Next-Gen Language Models" was published by Intel Corporation and Georgia Tech. An excerpt from the paper's abstract: "Our work provides a comprehensive co-design framework that jointly explores FLOPS, HBM bandwidth and capacity, multiple network topologies (two-tier vs. FullFlat optical), the size of the scale-ou... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 7


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=445 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

Development and Deployment of 2.5D Multi-Foundry Chiplet Solution Scaling Beyond Multi-Reticle Approaches (Intel)


A new technical paper titled "System-Level Validation Across Multiple Platforms to build a Robust 2.5D Multi Foundry Chiplet Solution" was published by researchers at Intel Corporation. Abstract "The proliferation of chiplet-based designs, driven by the escalating computational demands of AI, presents unique validation challenges when integrating heterogenous chiplets. This paper investigat... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 1


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=426 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

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