Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: June 16


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: Technical Paper Research Organizations Eidola: Modeling Multi-GPU Network Communication Traffic in Distributed AI Workloads 🔗 University of Wisconsin-Madison, AMD Beyond Silicon: Materials, Mechanisms, and Methods for Physical Neural Computing 🔗 University of Lübeck, TU Hamburg InjectV: M... » read more

Boosting EUV Conversion Efficiency With 2-Micron Dual-Beam Laser Irradiation


Researchers from Utsunomiya University, RIKEN, The University of Tokyo, and Tohoku University, et al. have published “40% boost in extreme ultraviolet conversion efficiency via simultaneous dual-beam 2-µm laser irradiation”. Abstract “Scaling extreme ultraviolet (EUV) source power for next-generation lithography demands higher conversion efficiency (CE) at reduced per-pulse ene... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Apr. 14


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: Technical Paper Research Organizations Device/circuit simulations of silicon spin qubits based on a gate-all-around transistor 🔗 Teikyo University, RIKEN Causal AI For AMS Circuit Design: Interpretable Parameter Effects Analysis 🔗 University of Florida Reliability of Wide B... » read more

Simulations of Silicon Spin Qubits Based on a GAAFET (Teikyo U., Riken)


A new technical paper, "Device/circuit simulations of silicon spin qubits based on a gate-all-around transistor," was published by Teikyo University and RIKEN. Abstract "We theoretically investigated the readout process of a spin–qubit structure based on a gate-all-around (GAA) transistor. Our study focuses on a logical qubit composed of two physical qubits. Different spin configuration... » read more

Role of Elastomer Structure in Blending Strategy for Stretchable Semiconducting Thin Films (CAS, RIKEN)


A new technical report titled "Polymer semiconductor blends with remarkably stable semiconducting performance under large and cyclic mechanical deformation" was published by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science. The paper states: "We report deformable blend thin films of polymer semiconductors with PDPPTT (p-type) and N2200 (n-type) as the ex... » read more

Research Bits: Nov. 18


Rubbery CMOS Researchers at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Houston, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Pusan National University, and Southeast University designed fully stretchable complementary integrated circuits composed of both elastic n-type and p-type transistors that provide the same functionality as conventional CMOS while retaining stable elec... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Microsoft, OpenAI, and NVIDIA warned about power swings and physical damage to power grids increasing from AI training workloads and jointly proposed a multi-pronged approach to stabilize power in AI training data centers. Meanwhile, Anthropic issued a warning about the weaponization of agentic AI in a new 25-page Threat Intelligence report. Key concerns involve the evolution in AI-assisted ... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Check out the Inside Chips podcast for our behind-the-scenes analysis. Newly proposed U.S. legislation called the Chip Security Act would use location verification tracking as a tool to help combat chip smuggling. This follows a report by the Economist that showed Taiwan exports of advanced chips to Malaysia in the first quarter has nearly reached 2024 totals, heightening concerns that China... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


To listen to the podcast version, click here. TSMC unveiled an unusually detailed roadmap at this week's North America Technology Symposium, including future architectures for 3D-ICs for high-performance computing and small, extremely low-power chips for AR/VR glasses, and two implementations of system-on-wafer. Fig. 1: TSMC's future packaging and stacking roadmap. Source: TSMC The ... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


Worldwide silicon wafer shipments declined nearly 2.7% to 12,266 million square inches in 2024, with wafer revenue contracting 6.5% to $11.5 billion, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group. CSIS released a new report, “Critical Minerals and the Future of the U.S. Economy,” with detailed analysis and policy recommendations for building a secure mineral supply chain for semicond... » read more

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