Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 31 May, 2024 - Comments: 0

JEDEC and the Open Compute Project rolled out a new set of guidelines for standardizing chiplet characterization details, such as thermal properties, physical and mechanical requirements, and behavior specs. Those details have been a sticking point for commercial chiplets, because without them it's not possible to choose the best chiplet for a particular application or workload. The guidelines ... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: April 2

By Linda Christensen - 02 Apr, 2024 - Comments: 0

New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library. [table id=211 /] Find last week’s technical paper additions here. » read more

DRAM Cache for GPUs With SCM And High Bandwidth

By Technical Paper Link - 26 Mar, 2024 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Bandwidth-Effective DRAM Cache for GPUs with Storage-Class Memory" was published by researchers at POSTECH and Songsil University. Abstract "We propose overcoming the memory capacity limitation of GPUs with high-capacity Storage-Class Memory (SCM) and DRAM cache. By significantly increasing the memory capacity with SCM, the GPU can capture a larger fraction o... » read more

Research Bits: September 26

By Jesse Allen - 26 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 0

2D waveguides Researchers from the University of Chicago found that a sheet of glass crystal just a few atoms thick could trap and carry light efficiently up to a centimeter. In tests, the researchers found they could use extremely tiny prisms, lenses, and switches to guide the path of the light along a chip. “We were utterly surprised by how powerful this super-thin crystal is; not on... » read more

Research Bits: May 23

By Jesse Allen - 23 May, 2023 - Comments: 0

DNA-based molecular computing Researchers at the University of Minnesota proposed a new method of biocomputing. Trumpet, or Transcriptional RNA Universal Multi-Purpose GatE PlaTform, uses biological enzymes as catalysts for DNA-based molecular computing. Researchers performed logic gate operations in test tubes using DNA molecules. A positive gate connection resulted in a phosphorescent glo... » read more

Research Bits: Nov. 21

By Jesse Allen - 21 Nov, 2022 - Comments: 0

Graphene heater for phase-change switches Researchers from the University of Washington, Stanford University, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, University of Maryland, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology designed an energy-efficient, silicon-based non-volatile switch that manipulates light through the use of a phase-change material and graphene heater. Aiming to reduce the power consum... » read more

Chip Industry’s Technical Paper Roundup: Nov. 1

By Linda Christensen - 01 Nov, 2022 - Comments: 0

New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=61 /] » read more

In-NAND Flash Processing Technique for Improved Performance, Energy Efficiency & Reliability of Bulk Bitwise Operations

By Technical Paper Link - 26 Oct, 2022 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Flash-Cosmos: In-Flash Bulk Bitwise Operations Using Inherent Computation Capability of NAND Flash Memory" was published by researchers at ETH Zurich, POSTECH, LIRMM/Univ. Montpellier/CNRS and Kyungpook National University. Find the technical paper here (published September 2022) and related YouTube lecture here. "We propose Flash-Cosmos (Flash Computation wi... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test

By Karen Heyman - 23 Sep, 2022 - Comments: 0

On Sunday, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southeast region of Taiwan, causing devastation. TSMC officials reported “no known significant impact for now.” Market research firm TrendForce arrived at a similar conclusion based on its analysis of individual fabs. The Biden administration announced appointment of the leadership team charged with implementing the US CHIPS and Science Ac... » read more

Research Bits: March 7

By Jesse Allen - 07 Mar, 2022 - Comments: 0

Optical signal processing with acoustic waves Researchers from Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) demonstrated an optical-wave signal that can be amplified or canceled using optically driven acoustic waves on a silicon chip. Optical signal processing using Brillouin scattering, in which acoustic waves scatter light, has been demonstrated in nanophotonic structures. But ... » read more

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