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Moore’s Law: Dead or Alive
Moore's Law: is it Dead or Alive? It’s a perennial subject that has come back in 2021. Without the chip industry you would not have a smartphone or a notebook computer at your side … no Facebook or Google either … only a slide rule, a pen, and paper
LiDAR 101 – Solid-State and Mechanical LiDARs
February 19, 2021 Automotive Technology LiDAR 101 – Solid-State and Mechanical LiDARs 2020 has been an exciting year for LiDAR manufacturers. Five LiDAR companies (Velodyne Inc, Luminar Technologies Inc, Innoviz Technologies Ltd, Aeva Inc, and Ouster
Samsung 12Gb D1z LPDDR5 with EUV Lithography Applied
February 17, 2021 NAND & DRAM Memory Technology Download the brief Samsung 12Gb D1z LPDDR5 with EUV Lithography Applied After months of waiting, we have seen Samsung Electronics’ applied Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology for D1z DRAM
三星EUV微影製程D1z記憶體揭密
March 15, 2021 Jeongdong Choe，TechInsights 三星EUV微影製程D1z記憶體揭密 經過幾個⽉的漫⻑等待之後，三星電⼦(Samsung Electronics)採⽤極紫外光(EUV)微影製 程的D1z DRAM終於量產了！ 三星電⼦在今年稍早發表了號稱業界⾸創，同時分別採⽤氟化氬浸潤式微影(ArF-i)製程與 EUV微影技術的D1z DRAM，⽽TechInsights很興奮地宣佈，我們針對三星最新/最先進 D1z DRAM的拆解分析有⼀些「新發現」
Webinar: Gearing Up for the Electric Vehicle (EV) Revolution
In this seminar we will discuss the major players, their technology choices and how they tie into the strict reliability standards required by the automotive industry.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 in the Xiaomi Mi 11 brings a new 5 nm entrant to market
February 03, 2021 Logic Disruptive Technology Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 in the Xiaomi Mi 11 brings a new 5 nm entrant to market With their release of the Snapdragon 888, Qualcomm finds itself in competition with other 5 nm offerings - the Apple A14 and
Samsung Galaxy S21 – rival 5 nm solutions, new design wins, and LPDDR5 with 1z EUV?
February 02, 2021 Teardown Disruptive Technology Samsung Galaxy S21 – rival 5 nm solutions, new design wins, and LPDDR5 with 1z EUV? Right from the release announcement, it seemed the Samsung Galaxy S21 flagship phone was going to be a little bit
A Recap of Samsung’s 108MP Image Sensors - Image Sensor TechStream Blog
February 02, 2021 Ziad Shukri A Recap of Samsung’s 108MP Image Sensors In 2019, Samsung introduced the first 108MP image sensor for mobile applications – the S5KHMX with ISOCELL Plus® technology. We first confirmed its use in the rear (wide) cam of
TechInsights Cracks Open the STMicroelectronics MasterGaN2 - Power TechStream Blog
February 02, 2021 Sinjin Dixon-Warren TechInsights Cracks Open the STMicroelectronics MasterGaN2 TechInsights recently completed a full analysis of the STMicroelectronics MasterGaN1. We found that the device contained two identical GaN Systems dies
Intel Shows Early Ponte Vecchio Part - Logic TechStream Blog
February 01, 2021 Dick James Intel Shows Early Ponte Vecchio Part Occasionally we will see something in the media that we think worth commenting on, and post as an “In Case You Missed It” (ICYMI) blog. In this case it was a Twitter post by Intel’s
A Guide to Processors for Deep Learning
Covers processors for accelerating deep learning, neural networks, and vision processing for AI training and inference in data centers, autonomous vehicles, and client devices.
Supporting IP strategy in the semiconductor industry
Supporting IP strategy in the semiconductor industry Growing complexity of the chip market has made it harder than ever for intellectual property owners to monitor developments, making reverse engineering a crucial process The breadth of reverse
Analysts’ Choice Winners for 2020
The Linley Group recognizes 2020’s top products in the categories of data center, PC, embedded, mobile, networking, processor IP, and related technology. And the winners are…
Sony d-ToF Sensor found in Apple’s new LiDAR camera
January 19, 2021 Image Sensor Disruptive Technology Sony d-ToF Sensor found in Apple’s new LiDAR camera Apple’s LiDAR camera was first observed in 2020’s iPad Pro; as expected, we saw that same part used in the iPhone 12 Pro in October. Industry
HiSilicon’s move towards an antenna to modem solution - Mobile RF TechStream Blog
January 12, 2021 John Sullivan HiSilicon’s move towards an antenna to modem solution HiSilicon provides the RF transceiver and mobile SoC for Huawei’s mobile handsets but the RF front end has traditionally been sourced from the usual front end
2021 Forecast ... with Andrea Lati
2020 was a tumultuous year. Semiconductors decoupled from the macroeconomy and semiconductor production equipment demand boomed.
Intel Launches 2nd-Gen 3D XPoint Memory, Discusses at IEDM - Memory TechStream Blog
December 28, 2020 Dick James Intel Launches 2nd-Gen 3D XPoint Memory, Discusses at IEDM On Dec 16th Intel held a " Memory & Storage Moment"" where they announced five new memory and storage products; two Optane™ SSDs, one for data centers, and one
Toshiba Integrated Diode into SiC MOSFET - Power TechStream Blog
December 21, 2020 Stephen Russell Toshiba Integrated Diode into SiC MOSFET Every silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturer seemingly has their own approach to FET fabrication. Be it planar, trench, JFET, etc. there is no dominant design throughout the