Defining Edge Memory Requirements

Edge compute covers a wide range of applications. Understanding bandwidth and capacity needs is critical. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

IoT Wireless Battles Ahead

Tradeoffs include power, performance, security. Each standard has its own benefits and drawbacks. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Connecting Cars Reliably

How the upcoming Wi-Fi 802.11ax standard promises to pave the way for the zettabytes of sensor data in connected vehicles. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Chip Dis-Integration

Continued integration is no longer the natural way forward for semiconductors. What needs to happen to make it easier? | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Near-Threshold Computing Issues Deepen

Process variation plus timing are adding to low-power challenges at the most advanced nodes. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Advanced Packaging Confusion

Number of options and naming conventions are causing consternation throughout the semiconductor supply chain. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Imec Extends the IC Roadmap

Imec's An Steegen sees advanced packaging as a critical component of future scaling, including new bridge technology. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

IBM Takes AI in Different Directions

What AI and deep learning are good for, what they're not good for, and why accuracy sometimes works against these systems. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Progress and Chaos on Road to Autonomy

Development of autonomous vehicle technology is happening everywhere, but not as quickly as the hype would suggest. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

FPGAs becoming more SoC like

Lines blur as processors are added into traditional FPGAs, and programmability is added into ASICs. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Machine Learning’s Limits

Experts at the Table, part 1: Why machine learning works in some cases and not in others. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

IBM Takes AI in Different Directions

What AI and deep learning are good for, what they're not good for, and why accuracy sometimes works against these systems. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

4 CEOs: Chip Industry Outlook and AI Impact

Part 2: Concerns grow about ethical choices and liability in AI-based safety-critical systems, and who will be responsible for making those decisions. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

FPGAs Becoming More SoC-Like

Lines blur as processors are added into traditional FPGAs, and programmability is added into ASICs. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Nodes, Inter-Nodes and Real Nodes-Interesting Comments from Mark Bohr and Others

The time has come to shift to a new taxonomy in which materials and 3D techniques are included. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Ensuring Chip Reliability from the Inside

In-chip monitoring techniques are growing for automotive, industrial, and data center applications. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

IIoT and Predictive Maintenance

Users are realizing ROI through predictive maintenance with new technology. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Why IIoT Security Is So Difficult

A fragmented market and ecosystem mean it will take at least five years to get security to a meaningful level. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Litho/Mask Challenges: Growing demand for compute power; what’s after 5nm

Experts at the table, part 3: Demand for compute power still growing; what's after 5nm. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Get Ready for Integrated Silicon Photonics

This more than Moore technology is still ramping up, and problems need to be solved, but it could lead to some fundamental changes. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Quantum Effects at 7/5nm and Beyond

At future nodes there are some unexpected behaviors. What to do about them isn't always clear. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

200mm Fab Crunch

Shortages of used equipment and lower margins mean this problem isn't getting solved anytime soon. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

RF SOI Wars Begin

5G is driving up demand for both 300mm and 200mm capacity. Both are in short supply. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

What’s Missing in EUV?

The gaps include mask inspection and pellicles. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

GF's CTO Gary Patton Talks 22nm Planar FDSOI vs. FinFETs

More capacity is planned, but key questions are what node, where and how much. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Integrating Memristors for Neuromorphic Computing

The latest research on memory, variability, and compute architectures—and what comes next. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Rules of the Driverless Road

So far there is no consistency to the data. When that changes, so will the automotive industry. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

System-Level Power Modeling Takes Root

Why modeling power much earlier has suddenly become so critical for so many applications. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Tech Talk: HBM versus GDDR6 [video)

A look at two different memory options, and the pros and cons of each. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

The Case for Chiplets

Emphasis on time to market and design costs is raising visibility for this approach. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Designing Hardware for Security

Most attacks in the past focused gaining access to software, but Meltdown and Spectre have changed that forever. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Molded interconnect substrate for analog, power ICs, cryptocurrency

Molded interconnect substrate emerges as packaging choice for analog, power ICs and cryptocurrency chips. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Packaging Chips for Cars

Why packaging is becoming increasingly critical and difficult in the automotive market. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

Autonomous agriculture is coming everywhere and faster than autonomous cars

From harvesting robots to tractors without cabs, autonomy has already reached the agricultural industry. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 5 years ago

AI and Public Policy

The public policy implications of intelligent systems are enormous. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 6 years ago

Challenges at the Edge

Real products are starting to hit the market, but this is just the beginning of whole new wave of technology issues. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 6 years ago

The Great Chip Shakeup

It's too early to predict who will win and why, but there are huge new opportunities everywhere. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 6 years ago

Searching for EUV Defects

What issues remain, and how they could affect manufacturing at 7/5nm. | Continue reading


@semiengineering.com | 6 years ago