Intel’s glitch with a GPU chiplet that will be part of its upcoming Meteor Lake processor will slow the rollout of 3 nm process technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), according to analysts. Production of the tGPU (Tile GPU) chiplet at TSMC, initially planned for the second half of 2022, was delayed to the […]
SkyWater Technology, a U.S. foundry that’s a trusted chip supplier for the Department of Defense (DOD), plans to build a $1.8 billion chip R&D and production facility in the state of Indiana. The fab, which would be located on the campus of Purdue University in the town of West Lafayette, is planned as a public–private […]
For several sectors looking to drastically increase their procedures and capacities, quantum computing opens the next frontier of computing power. To achieve this, massively scalable qubit technologies must be created. Additionally, rising quantities of qubits must be controlled, and error levels must be kept as low as possible to prevent measurement from being impacted. Oxford […]
The U.S. CHIPS Act is close to approval. The Senate has voted in favor of a trimmer package of subsidy measures that’s more focused on rebuilding the American semiconductor industry. On July 19, the Senate voted 64–34, demonstrating bipartisan support for the bill designed to provide more than $52 billion to boost U.S. semiconductor competition […]
The adoption of the latest DRAM is always dependent on whether the supporting ecosystem makes it easier to design products and meet system requirements. For DDR5, it now includes Rambus’ Serial Presence Detect (SPD) Hub and Temperature Sensor. The latest entry to the company’s portfolio of DDR5 memory interface chips for data centers and PCs […]
The embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) standard is no longer being updated. But that’s not keeping some vendors from innovating around the NAND flash storage device for use cases where it’s still the best option. While Universal Flash Storage (UFS) was trumpeted as widely replacing eMMC when it debuted, it’s overkill for some applications. In an interview […]
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has pared back its plan to spend more than $40 billion this year for capacity expansion. The outlook for demand has worsened on expectations of an inventory reduction in the PC and consumer electronics segments. At a quarterly result meeting on July 14, TSMC predicts its capital expenditure this year […]
Weakening memory demand may be a signal that the party is over in the semiconductor industry, analysts predict. Following the Covid outbreak more than two years ago, chip shortages allowed suppliers to raise prices, boost profits, and spend record amounts on capacity expansion. While chipmakers continue to post strong sales growth, some are warning of […]
Akoustis Technologies, an integrated device manufacturer of bulk acoustic wave (BAW) radio frequency filters for mobile applications, has announced a new multi–year, multi–million–dollar contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop new materials and manufacturing methods. The project comes at a time when DARPA and other U.S. government organizations are seeking to […]
Purdue University is ramping up what it calls the first “comprehensive” degree program in the U.S. in semiconductor engineering as America aims to rebuild its chip industry. “In order to satisfy the increased demands that we see with perhaps 13 new fabs being built in the U.S. over the next five years or so, we […]