14LPP

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.

Neural Processors Subscriber Only Content

Inside Baidu’s In-House Neural Processor

July 11, 2021July 12, 2021 David Schor 14 nm, 14LPP, 2.5D packaging, Baidu, HBM, Kunlun, neural processors, subscriber only (general)

A peek inside Baidu’s in-house neural processor

Architectures Circuit Design Hot Chips 30

Hot Chips 30: AMD Raven Ridge

August 26, 2018May 25, 2021 David Schor 14 nm, 14LPP, AMD, AMD's infinity fabric, APU, Hot Chips, Hot Chips 30, Radeon Vega, Raven Ridge, Vega, x86, Zen

Overview of AMD Raven Ridge APUs that were recently detailed at Hot Chips 30.

Foundries Process Technologies VLSI 2018

VLSI 2018: GlobalFoundries 12nm Leading-Performance, 12LP

July 22, 2018May 25, 2021 David Schor 12 nm, 12LP, 14 nm, 14LPP, FinFET, GlobalFoundries, process technology

A look at GlobalFoundries 12nm Leading Performance technology, 12LP, an enhanced 14nm process. The process was recently presented at the 2018 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits.

Mobile Processors

Qualcomm Refreshes Mid-Range Lines with the 632, 439, and 429

June 27, 2018May 25, 2021 David Schor 12 nm, 14 nm, 14LPP, ARM, ARMv8, Qualcomm, SDM429, SDM439, SDM632, Snapdragon, Snapdragon 400, Snapdragon 600

Qualcomm has refreshed their mid-range lines with the new Snapdragons 632, 439, and 429 SoCs.

Architectures Circuit Design ISSCC 2018

AMD’s Zen CPU Complex, Cache, and SMU

April 18, 2018May 25, 2021 David Schor 14 nm, 14LPP, AMD, cache, floorplan, ISSCC, ISSCC 2017, ISSCC 2018, SRAM, x86, Zen

A look at AMD’s Zen CPU Complex (CCX), a fully independent and modular cluster of up to four cores that are incorporated into a full SoC to form complete products such as their Zeppelin die.