Recent #Moore's Law news in the semiconductor industry

Powering the Future: How Engineered Substrates and Material Innovation Drive the Semiconductor Revolution

➀ Engineered substrate technology is driving the semiconductor industry from traditional planar scaling to innovative materials and 3D integration.

➁ Companies like Soitec, Intel, and Samsung are leading the adoption of this technology.

➂ Foundries are increasingly recognizing the strategic importance of engineered substrates like Fully Depleted SOI (FD-SOI) for their benefits in cost and performance.

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tweaktown

5 months ago

NVIDIA's Jensen Huang 'No AI can replace 100% of a job, but many can replace 80% of what we do'

➀ According to Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, AI is more likely to augment jobs than fully replace them, automating up to 80% of tasks.

➁ Huang compares this shift to the early invention of electricity, heralding the beginning of a new Industrial Revolution.

➂ He suggests that AI advancements are outpacing Moore's Law, with computing power increasing by a million times in 10 years.

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semiwiki

7 months ago

An Invited Talk at IDEM: Intel’s Mr. Transistor Presents The Incredible Shrinking Transistor – Shattering Perceived Barriers and Forging Ahead

➀ Dr. Tahir Ghani discussed the impact of Moore's Law and the challenges of energy efficiency in semiconductor technology. ➁ He highlighted the evolution of transistor technology over six decades. ➂ He advocated for new transistor designs and collaborations to improve energy efficiency for AI computing.

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semiwiki

7 months ago

IEDM Opens with a Big Picture Keynote from TSMC’s Yuh-Jier Mii

➀ TSMC's Mii presented a keynote at the 70th IEDM, discussing the semiconductor industry's growth and the impact of AI, predicting a revenue of one trillion dollars by 2030. ➁ He highlighted the evolution of logic technologies and introduced CFET architectures. ➂ He discussed the importance of advanced silicon stacking and packaging technologies.

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semiwiki

9 months ago

SPIE Monterey- ASML, INTC – High NA Readiness- Bigger Masks/Smaller Features

➀ ASML's new CEO, Christophe Fouquet, discussed High NA EUV and the rapid adoption of the technology; ➁ Doubling the size of photomasks from 6″x6″ to 6″x12″ was proposed by Intel and supported by ASML; ➂ Intel has installed two High NA systems, showing significant improvement over standard EUV.

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electronicsweekly

6 months ago

Lack Of Competitive Vigour is Threat To Moore’s Law

➀ Malcolm Penn at IFS2025 discussed the threat to Moore's Law, emphasizing that it is not technological challenges but a lack of competitive vigour that poses the threat. ➁ He cited Intel and Samsung's failure to catch up with TSMC in leading-edge processes as a contributing factor. ➂ Penn highlighted TSMC's cost management and the potential for price increases without competition, emphasizing the importance of cost reduction for industry growth.

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fierceelectronics

10 months ago

What is reversible computing? And what is Vaire doing?

➀ Reversible computing is a model where the computational process is time reversible, aiming to minimize heat generation; ➁ Vaire Computing is developing near-zero energy chips using reversible computing principles; ➂ The company aims to disrupt the industry with its innovative technology.

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techbang

11 months ago

TSMC Executive: I Don't Care If Moore's Law Is Alive or Dead

➀ TSMC's Senior Vice President, Kevin Zhang, stated that as long as technological scaling continues, he is indifferent to the status of Moore's Law. ➁ Zhang emphasized that Moore's Law should not be narrowly defined by 2D scaling alone but should include advancements in 3D integration and advanced packaging. ➂ TSMC continues to improve PPA (Performance, Power, and Area) by over 30% with each node transition, highlighting the ongoing relevance of technological innovation.

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