Chip Industry Week In Review


SK hynix and TSMC plan to collaborate on HBM4 development and next-generation packaging technology, with plans to mass produce HBM4 chips in 2026. The agreement is an early indicator for just how competitive, and potentially lucrative, the HBM market is becoming. SK hynix said the collaboration will enable breakthroughs in memory performance with increased density of the memory controller at t... » read more

Research Bits: Jan. 16


3D stacking of 2D materials Researchers from Penn State University demonstrated monolithic 3D integration with 2D transistors made from 2D semiconductors called transition metal dichalcogenides. The 2D materials have unique electronic and optical properties, including sensitivity to light, making them ideal for use as sensors. “One challenge is the process temperature ceiling of 450 degre... » read more

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing


Former Apple engineer Weibao Wang was indicted for stealing Apple’s autonomous vehicle hardware and software IP and giving the information to Chinese competitors. Among other items, authorities said they found source code for the project on the engineer’s personal laptop, which was seized at his home. Wang fled to China the same day a search warrant was executed. This is one of five cases b... » read more

Chip Industry’s Technical Paper Roundup: Dec. 13


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week.[table id=70 /] If you have research papers you are trying to promote, we will review them to see if they are a good fit for our global audience. At a minimum, papers need to be well researched and documented, relevant to the semiconductor ecosystem, and free of marketing bias. There is no cost involved for us po... » read more

Rubbery Schottky Diodes Based on Soft, Stretchy Electronic Materials (Penn State)


A new technical paper titled "Fully rubbery Schottky diode and integrated devices" was published by researchers at Penn State University. The Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation funded this research. "Here, we report a fully rubbery Schottky diode constructed all based on stretchable electronic materials, including a liquid metal cathode, a rubbery semiconductor, and... » read more

Chip Industry’s Technical Paper Roundup: Oct 18


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Hardware Platform Based on 2D Memtransistors


A new technical paper titled "Hardware implementation of Bayesian network based on two-dimensional memtransistors" from researchers at Penn State University. "In this work, we demonstrate hardware implementation of a BN [Bayesian networks] using a monolithic memtransistor technology based on two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors such as monolayer MoS2. First, we experimentally demonstrate a lo... » read more

Technical Paper Round-Up: July 5


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=36 /] Semiconductor Engineering is in the process of building this library of research papers. Please send suggestions (via comments section below) for what else you’d like us to incorporate. If you have research papers you are trying to promote, we will review them to see if they are a good fit for... » read more

“All-in-One” 8×8 Array of Low-Power & Bio-inspired Crypto Engines w/IoT Edge Sensors Based on 2D Memtransistors


New technical paper titled "All-in-one, bio-inspired, and low-power crypto engines for near-sensor security based on two-dimensional memtransistors" from researchers at Penn State University. Abstract: "In the emerging era of the internet of things (IoT), ubiquitous sensors continuously collect, consume, store, and communicate a huge volume of information which is becoming increasingly vuln... » read more

Technical Paper Round-up: May 3


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=24 /] Semiconductor Engineering is in the process of building this library of research papers. Please send suggestions (via comments section below) for what else you’d like us to incorporate. If you have research papers you are trying to promote, we will review them to see if they are a good fit for... » read more

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