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UnitedSiC Takes the Road Less Travelled with their SiC JFET Technology - Power Semiconductor TechStream Blog
Sinjin Dixon-Warren, Senior Process Analyst Sinjin Dixon-Warren is a Senior Process Analyst at TechInsights with over 20 years of experience with semiconductor analysis and is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Power Electronics Analysis. He holds a
Avalanche 40 nm pMTJ STT-MRAM - Memory TechStream Blog
Jeongdong Choe, Senior Technical Fellow Dr. Jeongdong Choe is a Senior Technical Fellow at TechInsights with nearly 30 years’ experience in semiconductor process integration for DRAM, (V)NAND, SRAM and logic devices. He regularly provides blog
Hybrid Bonding Expands from Image Sensors to Logic, Memory - Image Sensor, Logic & Memory TechStream Blog
Dick James, Fellow Emeritus Dick James is an almost 50-year veteran of the semiconductor industry, working in the process development, design, manufacturing, packaging and reverse engineering of semiconductor devices. Dick is a regular contributor to
DRAM, 3D NAND Face New Challenges
Semiconductor Engineering - Various memories and business outlooks are all over the map, sometimes literally, with lots of confusion ahead.
Inside the Intel RealSense L515 LiDAR Camera
Introduction The world of LIDAR sensing is evolving. Rotating turret LiDARs are commonplace for applications such as autonomous driving (see our Automotive LIDAR teardown subscription), but they are being displaced by a new generation of solid-state
Samsung S5K33D i-ToF with 7 µm Pixel Global Shutter - Image Sensor TechStream Blog
Ray Fontaine, Product Manager – Image Sensor Ray is one of the preeminent image sensor technology experts in the world, and he regularly publishes Image Sensor analysis content and commentary for TechInsights subscribers. August 12, 2020 Our teams
A Review of the Chevy Bolt Powertrain
Posted: July 09, 2020 Contributed by: Sinjin Dixon-Warren, PhD Electric vehicles (EV) are potentially a disruptive technology in the automotive market. They offer the promise of increased energy efficiency and the potential for reduced emissions
Intel’s 10nm Node: Past, Present, and Future – Part 2
Some say that in the H2 2017 – H1 2018 timeframe Intel’s 10nm node were so half baked, that Intel had to significantly redesign its 10 nm process technology for subsequent products. In any case, one SKU and limited availability speak for themselves.
Apple Computers: Transitioning to ARM Chips is Coming Soon
Quand on dit ce mois-ci, c’est à l’occasion de la Conférence des développeurs qui se tiendra dans la semaine du 22 juin, un événement très important appelé WWDC ou Worldwide Developers Conference qui se tient en Californie, à San José ou à San
Revisiting the Seminal APA Optics GaN HEMT Patent
Posted: June 05, 2020 Contributed by: Sinjin Dixon-Warren, PhD The power electronics industry is in a period of transition. For many years silicon-based devices have dominated the industry, with conventional Si MOSFET transistors being used for lower
Panasonic’s expertise in patent monetisation has never been more important
Like many other businesses, the Japanese heavyweight is under significant financial pressure thanks to the covid-19 pandemic, but its long track record of leveraging its IP assets could prove a saving grace
The guide to effective NAND patent investigation
With waveform and protocol testing essential to investigating memory technology patents for evidence of use, TechInsights’ Martin Bijman and Neil MacLeod take a closer look at the portfolios of the top NAND patent owners to determine how different
Unlocking the Secrets of the YMTC 64-Layer 3D Xtacking® NAND Flash
A look inside YMTC’s second-generation 3D-NAND technology, which uses “Xtacking” to bond the peripheral circuitry face-to-face with the memory array instead of alongside. As first published in Semiconductor Digest.
SiC Power Transistor Process Flow Analysis: The Rohm SCT3022ALGC11 Process Flow
Contributed Author: Sinjin Dixon-Warren The market for Silicon Carbide (SiC) power transistors is expected to grow considerably over the coming years. SiC power transistors have several advantages over traditional silicon-based devices, including
Choosing the right patent software for better results
There have never been so many IP tools and technology aides on the market, but how do you decide which ones are going to help your business? Martin Bijman of TechInsights explains.
Looking at the Apple A12Z Bionic System on Chip
Is the Apple A12Z bionic SoC just the A12X renamed, with an enabled GPU core? When we first got the Apple iPad Pro 2020 A2068 in our labs, this was the first thing we wanted to know. What is the A12Z? When we saw the A12Z, there was visually no
Huawei Mate 60 Pro Mobile RF Architecture Proves They Can Compete with Top-Tier Smartphone OEMs
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