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| TSMC offer options for its 3nm processes |
6/23/2022 |
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TSMC's 3nm technology, starting production later in 2022, will feature the company's FinFlex architecture offering choices of standard cells with a 3-2 fin configuration for performance, a 2-1 fin configuration for power efficiency and transistor density, or 2-2 fin configuration for efficient performance.
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| DRAM pricing forecast to drop around three to eight percent across markets |
6/22/2022 |
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TrendForce said Monday that DRAM pricing for commercial buyers is forecast to drop around three to eight percent across those markets in the third quarter compared to the previous three months. Even prices for DDR5 modules in the PC market could drop as much as five percent from July to September.
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| Foundry Output Value Up 8% in 1Q22 |
6/22/2022 |
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Although demand for consumer electronics remains weak, structural growth demand in the semiconductor industry including for servers, high-performance computing, automotive, and industrial equipment has not flagged, becoming a key driver for medium and long term foundry growth.
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| Synopsys offers RF Design Flow for TSMC N6RF Process |
6/22/2022 |
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Synopsys Inc. has launched a new RF design flow developed with Ansys and Keysight for the TSMC N6RF process, the most advanced RF CMOS technology that offers significant performance and power efficiency boosts.
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| Micron Readies LPDDR5 DRAM for Level 5 Autonomy |
6/22/2022 |
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Today, Micron announced that its LPDDR5 memory is now Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) D certified, under ISO 26262, which is considered one of the most stringent safety integrity levels for automotive safety.
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| The commercialization of Graphene has been spotty so far |
6/21/2022 |
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There is a lot of potential for graphene in solar cells, and it is an area where many of its properties can be utilized to favorable effect. Over the last few years, there have been several commercial offerings hitting the market, with the latest one this year targeting the marine sector.
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| TSMC sets 2nm goal on 2025 |
6/20/2022 |
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The 2nm process will be 10-15 percent faster at the same power or save 25-30 percent power at the same speed compared to its 3nm process.
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| Applied Materials has bought Picosun |
6/20/2022 |
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Applied Materials has bought Picosun, a privately held semiconductor equipment company based in Espoo, Finland, which specialises in atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology, primarily for specialty semiconductors.
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| Infineon Puts ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) in Space |
6/20/2022 |
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Ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) an ideal memory for off–planet applications. It’s not just the energy consumption during operations that matters, but also when a device is programed— which is a key feature of Infineon Technologies’ latest serial interface (FRAM) for extreme environments.
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| Head of Samsung Electronics to visit ASML in Netherlands |
6/17/2022 |
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Lee headed to ASML in Veldhoven, the Netherlands for meetings with ASML’s CEO Peter Wennink, CTO Martin van den Brink and other key executives on Tuesday (local time) after earlier tete-a-tete with the Dutch prime minister.
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| IC gear spending to exceed $109 billion this year |
6/15/2022 |
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Front-end fab equipment spending is expected to increase 20% y-o-y to an all-time high of $109 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following a 42% surge in 2021, reports SEMI.
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