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YouTube Accelerates Transcoding

August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 David Schor accelerator, ASPLOS 2021, google, H.264, subscriber only (general), video acceleration, Video Coding Unit (VCU), VP9, YouTube

Google accelerates YouTube and other video services with custom silicon.

Silicon Photonics Subscriber Only Content VLSI 2021

Photonics Chiplet Inches Towards Production

August 16, 2021August 22, 2021 David Schor 45 nm, 45RFSOI, Ayar Labs, chiplet, silicon photonics, subscriber only (general), TeraPHY, VLSI 2021

[Subscriber Content] Ayar Labs photonics chiplet inches towards production readiness

Packaging Subscriber Only Content

5th Gen CoWoS-S Extends 3 Reticle Size

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 David Schor 2.5D packaging, CoWoS, HBM2e, HBM3, interposer, subscriber only (general), TSMC

TSMC’s 5th Generation CoWoS-S Extends 3 Reticle Size.

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

Circuit Design Foundries ISSCC 2021 Process Technologies Roadmaps Subscriber Only Content VLSI 2021

Samsung 3nm GAA Inches Towards Productization With SRAM, SoC Test Vehicles

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 David Schor 3 nm, GAA, Samsung, Samsung Foundry, subscriber only (general)

Samsung tapes out 3nm GAA test vehicle as it inches towards mass production

Foundries Process Technologies Roadmaps Subscriber Only Content

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

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.

Architectures FPGAs Subscriber Only Content

Intel’s Diamond Mesa Bridges The Gap Between ASIC and FPGA

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 David Schor 16 nm, Diamond Mesa, eASIC Nextreme, Intel, Intel eASIC, Structured ASIC, subscriber only (general)

With Intel’s acquisition of eASIC in 2018, the company’s latest product – codenamed Diamond Mesa – attempts to bridge the gap between full ASIC and FPGAs.

IEDM 2020 Interconnects Packaging Subscriber Only Content

A Look At Trishul: Arm’s First High-Density 3D Logic Stacked Test-Chip

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 David Schor 12 nm, 12LP, 3D packaging, ARM, CMN-600, die stacking, Direct Bond Interconnect (DBI), GlobalFoundries, hybrid bonding, IEDM, IEDM 2020, subscriber only (general), Trishul (Arm test chip)

With hybrid bonding inching towards production, here’s a look at Trishul, Arm’s first exploratory test chip – in collaboration with GlobalFoundries – that demonstrates the feasibility of high-density 3D stacking using Arm’s CoreLink CMN-600 extended to 3D.

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