Chip Industry Week In Review


Advanced nodes and packaging AMD announced more than $10B in Taiwan ecosystem investments to scale advanced packaging manufacturing for AI infrastructure. The effort includes EFB-based 2.5D packaging collaborations with ASE and others. AMD also announced the start of its production ramp of its Venice processors on TSMC's 2nm process. Lam Research established a panel-level packaging cen... » read more

Research Bits: Dec. 16


Back-end integration Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Waterloo propose a back-end integration platform that enables the fabrication of transistors and memory devices in a single compact stack on a chip. The approach uses amorphous indium oxide as the active channel layer of the back-end transistor. The properties of indium oxide allow a thin... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Dec. 16


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=501 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here and in the most recent Chip Industry Week in Review. » read more

AI Techniques To Solve HW-SW Challenges For Useful Quantum Computing (Nvidia, U. of Oxford et al.)


A new technical paper "Artificial intelligence for quantum computing" was published by researchers at NVIDIA, University of Oxford, University of Toronto, Quantum Motion, University of Waterloo et al. Abstract "Artificial intelligence (AI) advancements over the past few years have had an unprecedented and revolutionary impact across everyday application areas. Its significance also extend... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Oct. 7


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=480 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here » read more

Double Duty Logic Block Architecture Enabling Concurrent LUT and Adder Chain Usage (Nanyang Technological Univ. et al)


A new technical paper titled "Double Duty: FPGA Architecture to Enable Concurrent LUT and Adder Chain Usage" was published by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Cornell University, Altera, University of Waterloo and University of Toronto. Abstract "Flexibility and customization are key strengths of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) when compared to other computing devices... » read more

Quantum Computing: How Advances May Reshape Our Understanding Of The World


After decades spent gestating in labs, quantum computing has finally reached an inflection point between theoretical promise and practical implementation. From discoveries in pharmaceutical and material sciences to boosting artificial intelligence (AI) and climate modeling, quantum computing is on the cusp of providing an entirely new way to solve highly complex problems — which could ultimat... » read more

Research Bits: Sept. 17


DNA data storage plus compute Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University created a DNA-based device that can perform both data storage and computing functions. “Specifically, we have created polymer structures that we call dendricolloids – they start at the microscale, but branch off from each other in a hierarchical way to create a network of nanoscal... » read more

Security Technical Paper Roundup: Aug. 27


A number of hardware security-related technical papers were presented at the August 2024 USENIX Security Symposium. The organization provides open access research, and the presentation slides and papers are free to the public. Topics include side-channel attacks and defenses, embedded security, fuzzing, fault injection, logic locking, Rowhammer, and more. Here are some highlights with associate... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


Chinese firms imported almost $26 billion worth of chipmaking machinery, according to fresh trade data released by China’s General Administration of Customs this week, Bloomberg reports. Meanwhile, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry continued to show signs of improvement in Q2 2024 with significant growth of IC sales, stabilizing capital expenditure, and an increase in install... » read more

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