02/08/2020 The Process Watch series explores key concepts about process control—defect inspection, metrology and data analytics—for the semiconductor industry. This article is the fourth in a series on process control strategies for automotive semiconductor devices.
02/08/2020 SONOS (Si-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Si) based eNVM technology is well-suited for System-On-a Chip (SOC) products as they are very compatible with standard logic/mixed-signal CMOS process flow. This paper describes how the SONOS based eNVM technology has been successfully developed and scaled down to 28nm node.
02/08/2020 Any consideration of recycling must take a systems-level approach, thoroughly considering all predictable and potential costs, including risks of downtime, contamination and safety.
02/08/2020 The potential transistor structures and materials like Carbon Nano-tube FET, Gate-All-Around FET, and compound semiconductors as solutions to overcome the problems of scaling the existing silicon FinFET transistor below 5nm node are reviewed.
02/08/2020 To get to the next level in performance/Watt, innovations being researched at the AI chip level include low precision, analog and resistive computing.
02/08/2020 The Open Artwork System Interchange Standard (OASIS®) format, which can reduce both file sizes and loading times. The OASIS format has been available for almost 15 years and is accepted by every major foundry. It is also supported by all industry standard EDA tools.
02/08/2020 When different isotopes of atoms have significantly different properties, the ability to create isotopically pure materials becomes essential.
02/07/2020 The scaling of traditional memories such as SRAM, DRAM and Flash is no longer following the data growth rate, especially in terms of energy and speed.
02/07/2020 A new approach, Dynamic Fault Detection (DFD) was developed to address the shortcomings of traditional FDC systems and save both production time and engineer time.
02/07/2020 Proactive yield perfection (PYP) is a comprehensive systems-level approach to perfecting yield through detailed surveillance and sophisticated modeling that identifies actual or potential root causes of excursions.
02/07/2020 Semiconductors continue to grow in importance in the automotive supply chain, requiring IC manufacturers to adapt their processes to produce chips that meet automotive quality standards.
03/01/2019 Source Photonics, a global provider of optical transceivers, today announced it recently closed more than $100M in equity to support its growing data center and 5G business.
03/01/2019 Lumileds today announced the appointment of Dr. Jonathan Rich as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Rich most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Berry Global, Inc., a Fortune 500 specialty materials and consumer packaging company, from 2010 to 2018.
03/01/2019 A structure comprising a molybdenum disulfide monolayer on an azobenzene substrate could be used to build a highly compactable and malleable quasi-two-dimensional transistor powered by light.
