Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 04 Apr, 2025 - Comments: 0

Check out our new Inside Chips podcast. President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs were announced this week. The executive order stated that semiconductors and copper imports are not directly subject to the reciprocal tariff, although the exemption may be short-lived. Semiconductor equipment and tools were not mentioned, leaving the industry searching for clarification. Regardless, hig... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 28 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

McKinsey issued a new report on the state of the chemical supply chain for semiconductors in the U.S., citing potential shortages of high-purity materials such as tungsten, aluminum and copper, lack of access to CMP slurries and photoresists for EUV, and rising competition for high-k precursors that can fetch higher prices outside of the U.S. CSIS weighed in on the U.S. goverment's recent ... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 28 Feb, 2025 - Comments: 0

Intel said its new fab in Licking County, Ohio will be delayed due to financial struggles and a need to align chip production with market demand, reported the Columbus Dispatch. Construction is now estimated to be completed in 2030, with operations to start in 2030 or 2031. The company said it already has invested $3.7 billion locally. Apple plans to invest more than $500 billion in the U.S... » read more

Potential Of 2D Semi-Metallic PtSe₂ As Source/Drain Contacts For 2D Material FETs

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

A technical paper titled “Improvement of Contact Resistance and 3D Integration of 2D Material Field-Effect Transistors Using Semi-Metallic PtSe2 Contacts” was published by researchers at Yonsei University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Lincoln University College, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), and Ewha Womans University. Abstract: "In this ... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 08 Mar, 2024 - Comments: 0

By Adam Kovac, Gregory Haley, and Liz Allan. Cadence plans to acquire BETA CAE Systems for $1.24 billion, the latest volley in a race to sell multi-physics simulation and analysis across a broad set of customers with deep pockets. Cadence said the deal opens the door to structural analysis for the automotive, aerospace, industrial, and health care sectors. Under the terms of the agreement, 6... » read more

Demonstrating A 2D–0D Hybrid Optical Multi-Level Memory Device Operated By Laser Pulses

By Technical Paper Link - 11 Jan, 2024 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Probing Optical Multi-Level Memory Effects in Single Core–Shell Quantum Dots and Application Through 2D-0D Hybrid Inverters” was published by researchers at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea University, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), National Institute for Materials Science (Japan), and University of Science and... » read more

Research Bits: Dec. 18

By Jesse Allen - 18 Dec, 2023 - Comments: 0

Stacking 2D layers for AI processing Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, MIT, Yonsei University, Inha University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Notre Dame demonstrated monolithic 3D integration of layered 2D material, creating a novel AI processing hardware that integrates sensing, signal processing, and AI computing functions into a single chip. Th... » read more

Research Bits: Oct. 4

By Jesse Allen - 04 Oct, 2022 - Comments: 0

2D electrode for ultra-thin semiconductors Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Japan's National Institute for Materials Science, and Kunsan National University designed two-dimensional semiconductor-based electronic and logic devices, with electrical properties that can be selectively controlled through a new 2D electrode material, chlorine-doped tin diseleni... » read more

Split-Gate FETs (SG-FETs)

By Technical Paper Link - 21 Jul, 2022 - Comments: 0

This technical paper titled "Longitudinal and latitudinal split-gate field-effect transistors for NAND and NOR logic circuit applications" was published by researchers at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Inha University (South Korea) and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul. Abstract "Two-dimensional (2D) materials have been extensively adopted in variou... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Sept. 15

By Jesse Allen - 15 Sep, 2020 - Comments: 0

Higher-res lidar Researchers from Purdue University and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) devised a way to improve lidar and provide higher-resolution detection of nearby fast-moving objects through mechanical control and modulation of light on a silicon chip. "Frequency modulated continuous wave" (FMCW) lidar detects objects by scanning laser light from the top of a vehicl... » read more

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Chip Industry Week In Review

Chip Industry Week In Review

Chip Industry Week In Review

Potential Of 2D Semi-Metallic PtSe₂ As Source/Drain Contacts For 2D Material FETs

Chip Industry Week In Review

Demonstrating A 2D–0D Hybrid Optical Multi-Level Memory Device Operated By Laser Pulses

Research Bits: Dec. 18

Research Bits: Oct. 4

Split-Gate FETs (SG-FETs)

Power/Performance Bits: Sept. 15

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