Who will win in a world where architecture and packaging are now differentiators, and where intelligence, connectivity and security are the new prerequisites.
Rambus’ Mike Noonen looks at why putting everything on a single die no longer works, what comes after Moore’s Law, and what the new business model looks like for chipmakers.
Semiconductor devices face many hazards before and after manufacturing that can cause them to fail prematurely.
Companies battle it out to get artificial intelligence to the edge using various chip architectures as their weapons of choice.
Bulk CMOS, FD-SOI and finFETs all on tap as big players vie for differentiation. But where will chipmakers go after 28nm?
Consortiums seek ways to ensure interoperability of hardened IP as way of cutting costs, time-to-market, but it’s not going to be easy.
No shortage of alternatives as materials, packaging and architectural options grow, and plenty of startups are jumping in.
AI-enabled systems are being designed to process more data locally as device scaling benefits decline.
Semiconductor devices face many hazards before and after manufacturing that can cause them to fail prematurely.
Interest in the open-source ISA marks a significant shift among chipmakers, but it will require continued industry support to be successful.
Foundry forms ASIC subsidiary as it focuses on 14nm/12nm and above.
Market overcrowding, more efficient manufacturing, and growing list of scaling issues create a challenging competitive landscape.
Chips will cost more to design and manufacture even without pushing to the latest node, but that’s not the whole story.
At least 5 technologies are in the running, with 3D XPoint leading the pack.
Slowdown due to impact on timing, and dependencies between power, thermal and timing that may not be caught by signoff tools.
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OK, sure.
But, the time a wafer spends in the FAB has not changed. The nature of building a complex part is still limited by a system with a 5-10 month lead time from wafer start to finished product.
Come up with a way to JIT the inventory, and we can both get rich. That is the key to market risk and the reason not to have too many part numbers in fab at one time.