Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 19 Jan, 2024 - Comments: 0

By Jesse Allen, Gregory Haley, and Liz Allan Synopsys will acquire Ansys for about $35 billion in cash and stock. The deal will boost Synopsys' multi-physics simulation capabilities, which are essential for complex 3D-IC designs, where thermal density can have significant repercussions. The acquisition is expected to be finalized in the first half of 2025. Worldwide semiconductor revenue ... » read more

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The Rising Price Of Power In Chips

More data requires faster processing, which leads to a whole bunch of problems — not all of which are obvious or even solvable.

by Ed Sperling

Chiplet IP Standards Are Just The Beginning

Data and protocol interoperability standards are needed for EDA tools, and there are more hurdles ahead. Customized chiplets will be required for AI applications.

by Ann Mutschler

The Future Of Memory

From attempts to resolve thermal and power issues to the roles of CXL and UCIe, the future holds a number of opportunities for memory.

by Karen Heyman

Electromigration Concerns Grow In Advanced Packages

Higher density, heat, and more materials make it harder to ensure reliability.

by Laura Peters

Silicon Photonics Manufacturing Ramps Up

The promise of photonics ICs is spurring innovation, but complex processes and a lack of open foundries are keeping it from reaching its full potential.

by Gregory Haley

Backside Power Delivery Gears Up For 2nm Devices

But this novel approach to optimizing logic performance depends on advancing lithography, etching, polishing, and bonding processes.

by Laura Peters

X-ray Inspection In The Semiconductor Industry

Utilizing multiple technologies helps create a more complete inspection picture.

by Chris Rand

SRAM Scaling Issues, And What Comes Next

While it will remain a workhorse memory, using SRAM at advanced nodes requires new approaches.

by Karen Heyman

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