Foundries

Foundries IEDM 2022

IEDM 2022: Did We Just Witness The Death Of SRAM?

December 14, 2022December 15, 2022 David Schor 3 nm, cache, IEDM, N3, N3B, N3E, SRAM, TSMC

IEDM 2022: Did we just witness the death of SRAM? While foundries continue to show strong logic transistor scaling, SRAM scaling has completely collapsed.

Architectures Foundries

Intel, SiFive Demo High-Performance RISC-V Horse Creek Dev Platform On Intel 4 Process

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 David Schor Cadence, Intel, Intel 4, Intel Foundry Services (IFS), Intel Innovation 2022, RISC-V, SiFive, Synopsys

Intel, SiFive demonstrated high-performance RISC-V Horse Creek development platform on Intel 4 Process.

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Samsung Foundry On EUV, Pellicles, Capacity, and Yield

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 David Schor 4 nm, 5 nm, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography, Samsung, Samsung Foundry, subscriber only (general)

Samsung Foundry talks about EUV, wafer capacity and mid-term plans,pPellicles, and advanced node yield.

Foundries Process Technologies Roadmaps

Samsung 3nm GAAFET Enters Risk Production; Discusses Next-Gen Improvements

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 David Schor 2 nm, 3 nm, 3GAAE, 3GAAP, 3GAE, 3GAP, 5LPE, GAAFET, nanosheet, Samsung, Samsung Foundry

Samsung 3nm GAAFET Enters Risk Production; Discusses Next-Gen Improvements

Foundries

GlobalWafers To Build A 1.2M WPM Factory In Sherman, Texas

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 David Schor 300mm, GlobalWafers, silicon wafer

GlobalWafers announces plans for a massive 1.2M WPM factory in Sherman, Texas.

Foundries IEDM 2021 Process Technologies Subscriber Only Content

A Look At Samsung’s 4LPE Process

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 David Schor 4 nm, 4LPE, 4LPP, FinFET, Samsung, Samsung Foundry, subscriber only (general)

A look at Samsung’s last leading-edge FinFET process node, 4nm 4LPE.

Foundries Process Technologies VLSI 2022

A Look At Intel 4 Process Technology

June 19, 2022June 20, 2022 David Schor 4 nm, 5 nm, 7 nm, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography, Intel, Intel 3, Intel 4, Intel 7, Intel Foundry Services (IFS), Meteor Lake, VLSI 2022, VLSI Symposium

A look at Intel’s next-generation high-performance process technology, Intel 4.

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Samsung 17nm follows Intel 16

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 David Schor 14 nm, 14LPP, 17 nm, 17LPV, 28 nm, 28LPP, Intel, Intel Foundry Services (IFS), Samsung, Samsung Foundry, subscriber only (general)

Samsung follows Intel 16 with a low-cost high-performance, 17-nanometer, 17LPV node.

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EUV State, NXE:3600D, and Pellicle Readiness and Industrialization

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 David Schor ASML, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography, High-NA, subscriber only (general)

A look at the current state of EUV machines, the new NXE:3600D, and EUV pellicle readiness and industrialization.

Foundries Process Technologies Roadmaps

TSMC Extends Its 5nm Family With A New Enhanced-Performance N4P Node

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 David Schor 5 nm, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography, FinFET, N4, N4P, N5, TSMC

TSMC introduces a new 5-nanometer derivative – an enhanced performance N4P node.

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