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TSMC 2021 Foundry Update: Automotive, Networking, and HPC Roadmap

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 David Schor 5 nm, 7 nm, HPC, N5A, N5HPC, N6RF, N7HPC, subscriber only (general)

A TSMC 2021 foundry update: automotive, networking, and HPC roadmap.

Foundries Process Technologies Roadmaps Subscriber Only Content

TSMC 2021 Foundry Update: Foundry Roadmap

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 David Schor 3 nm, 4 nm, 5 nm, 6 nm, 7 nm, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography, FinFET, N2 2 nm, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, subscriber only (general), TSMC

TSMC 2021 foundry update

Data Processing Unit

Marvell Launches 5nm Octeon 10 DPUs with Neoverse N2 cores, AI Acceleration

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 David Schor 5 nm, ARM, ARMv9, Data Processing Unit (DPU), Marvell, Neoverse N2, Octeon

Marvell launches the OCTEON 10 DPU series. Fabricated on a 5 nm process, these chips integrate Neoverse N2 cores, AI acceleration, vector packet processing acceleration, a 1 terabit switch, and the latest DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 I/O interfaces

Foundries IEDM 2020 Process Technologies Subscriber Only Content

Intel Talks 10nm DTCO, EUV Benefits

June 22, 2021August 2, 2021 David Schor 10 nm, 5 nm, 7 nm, EUV, IEDM, IEDM 2020, Intel, subscriber only (general)

Intel talks 10-nanometers DTCO and the benefits of EUV on their future 7 nm and 5 nm nodes.

Foundries IEDM 2020 Process Technologies Roadmaps Subscriber Only Content

Samsung Details 5nm and 4nm; Adds 8LPA, 5LPP, and 4LPP Nodes; Readies 3nm GAA For Next Year

May 21, 2021June 24, 2021 David Schor 3 nm, 4 nm, 4LPE, 4LPP, 5 nm, 5LPE, 5LPP, 7 nm, IEDM 2020, Samsung, Samsung Foundry, subscriber only (general)

Samsung revealed more details of its 5LPE process technology which recently ramped, gave a roadmap status update along with new stop-gap nodes announcement.

Q1 2021 Foundry Update: Spending Bonanza

May 18, 2021May 23, 2021 David Schor 10 nm, 3 nm, 5 nm, 7 nm, FinFET, GAA, Intel, Samsung, SMIC, TSMC

A look at the current state of leading-edge foundries for the first quarter of 2021.

Architectures Mobile Processors

Arm Unveils the Cortex-A78: When Less Is More

May 26, 2020May 23, 2021 David Schor 5 nm, ARM, ARMv8.2, Cortex, Cortex-A77, Cortex-A78

Arm unveils the Cortex-A78 microarchitecture for next-generation flagship smartphones.

Architectures Mobile Processors

Arm Cortex-X1: The First From The Cortex-X Custom Program

May 26, 2020May 23, 2021 David Schor 5 nm, ARM, ARMv8.2, Cortex, Cortex-A78, Cortex-X, Cortex-X1

Arm launches the Cortex-X1, their most powerful Cortex CPU to date. This is the first CPU from the new Cortex-X Custom Program.

Foundries Roadmaps

TSMC To Build A 5-Nanometer Fab In Arizona; Invest $12B Over The Next 8 Years

May 14, 2020May 23, 2021 David Schor 5 nm, TSMC

TSMC announces its intention to build and operate an advanced 5-nanometer fab in Arizona.

Foundries Process Technologies Roadmaps

TSMC Ramps 5nm, Discloses 3nm to Pack Over a Quarter-Billion Transistors Per Square Millimeter

April 17, 2020May 25, 2021 David Schor 3 nm, 5 nm, FinFET, N3, N5, N5P, N7, N7P, TSMC

TSMC reports a flat Q1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ramps its 5nm node with good yield and discloses key 3-nanometer (N3) details. N3 will be a full node jump over N5 and is expected to offer over a quarter-billion transistors per each millimeter square of silicon.

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