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The Week In Review: Manufacturing
By Mark LaPedus - 17 Apr, 2015 - Comments: 0

It could be a long year for the equipment industry. First, Intel reduced its 2015 capital expenditure budget to $8.7 billion, plus or minus $500 million. This is down from the previous mid-point guidance of $10.1 billion. As a result of Intel’s announcement, Pacific Crest Securities cut its worldwide 2015 semiconductor CapEx forecast. The new CapEx forecast is now $62.5 billion in 2015. Th... » read more

5 Issues Under The Foundry Radar
By Mark LaPedus - 16 Apr, 2015 - Comments: 0

In the foundry business, the leading-edge segment grabs most, if not all, of the headlines. Foundry vendors, of course, are ramping up 16nm/14nm finFET processes, with 10nm and 7nm in R&D. The leading-edge foundry business is sizable, but it’s not the only thing going on in the competitive arena. In fact, there are battles taking place in many other foundry segments, such as 2.5D/3D packag... » read more

UPF 3.0 Moves Toward Ratification
By Ann Mutschler - 09 Apr, 2015 - Comments: 0

[gettech id="31044" t_name="UPF"] (Unified Power Format) 3.0 — the fourth incarnation in 10 years — is moving closer to the IEEE ballot process. Erich Marschner, verification architect at [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor Graphics"] and vice chair of the [gettech id="31043" comment="IEEE 1801"] working group, explained the working group is as close as possible to being on schedule for... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing
By Mark LaPedus - 13 Mar, 2015 - Comments: 0

Look out below! Intel has lowered its first-quarter revenue outlook. The company now expects first-quarter revenue to be $12.8 billion, plus or minus $300 million, compared to the previous expectation of $13.7 billion, plus or minus $500 million. “Intel may be experiencing greater-than-expected seasonal declines in both notebooks and desktops,” said Doug Freedman, an analyst with RBC Capita... » read more

One-on-One: Steven Woo
By Ernest Worthman - 05 Mar, 2015 - Comments: 1

Semiconductor Engineering sat down with Steven Woo, vice president and distinguished inventor at [getentity id="22671" e_name="Rambus"], to talk about the IoT and where the real problems are showing up. SE: What are the big challenges as we move toward an [getkc id="76" comment="Internet of Things"]-connected world? Woo: The challenges we see, moving forward aren’t particularly related... » read more

Getting The Right Return On Invested Power Consumption
By Frank Schirrmeister - 26 Feb, 2015 - Comments: 0

Three weeks ago, I participated in a panel on low power and modeling at the system level. It took place at DesignCon 2015 in Santa Clara, together with representatives from AMD, Avago, and Qualcomm. Interestingly enough, it gave me the opportunity to set some of the myths and dis-information about power consumption in emulation straight, but more on that later. The panel was moderated by Steve ... » read more

With Responsibility Comes Power
By Brian Bailey - 12 Feb, 2015 - Comments: 0

The debate continues as to whether [getkc id="106" kc_name="power"] has risen to become a primary design consideration, or if it remains secondary to functionality and performance. What is indisputable is the rise in the importance of both power and energy conservation. As technology improves, additional aspects of the design flow are being affected. With that, the focus for power reduction is ... » read more

Designing For Automotive
By Ann Mutschler - 15 Jan, 2015 - Comments: 0

As cars include an increasing amount of electronics and electronics subsystems, the number of design challenges involving reliability, cost and power are on the rise. “Reliability tops the list of concerns for the design team because when you put these electronics in, you must know if they are going to operate efficiently by themselves," said Aveek Sarkar, vice president of product enginee... » read more

Important Changes Ahead
By Steve Schulz - 12 Jan, 2015 - Comments: 0

Two of Si2's important industry standards efforts will be featured later this month at DesignCon, a popular Silicon Valley event that is now in its 20th year. In the panel entitled, "System-Level Power Modeling—What's the Big Deal?", leading industry experts from AMD, Avago Technologies, Cadence, Docea Power, Qualcomm, and Si2 will focus on the growing need to take a higher level and more... » read more

Worldwide Semiconductor Market Booms
By Kenji Tsuda - 31 Dec, 2014 - Comments: 0

Worldwide sales of semiconductors have been growing steadily. In September, shipments passed 30 billion units—the highest monthly amount ever for that month, and 2014 is predicted to be a record-breaker when the numbers are finally tallied. Figure 1. Transition of worldwide semiconductor shipment prices peak in March, June, September, and December. Source: WSTS data edited by Semicon po... » read more

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