There has been much interest in Huawei’s and SMIC’s plans for 5nm production in the near future. Since there is no use of EUV in China, immersion DUV lithography (with a 76 nm pitch resolution) is expected to be used along with pitch quartering to achieve pitches in the 20-30 nm range expected for the 5nm and 3nm nodes [1].… Read More The post Huawei’s and SMIC’s Requirement for 5nm Production: Improving Multipatterning Productivity appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

Securing the data and all the associated transactions that comprise our hyper-connected world is a daunting task. Security touches the hardware, software and all the channels connecting every device and every transaction. Threats can be embedded in software, hardware or systems can be compromised externally using a large … Read More The post How Secure-IC is Making the Cyber World a Safer Place appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

TechInsights recognizes Earth Day 2024 by lifting the screen on smartphone semiconductor sustainability Smartphones are typically compared based on screen size, processor speed, and camera resolution. But when TechInsights looked at carbon footprints for manufacturing just the semiconductors of three flagship phones,… Read More The post Not all Smartphones are Created Equal appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

Synopsys recently hosted an information rich-webinar, modestly titled “Improving Quality, FuSa, Reliability, and Security in Automotive Semiconductors”. I think they undersold the event; this was really about managing all of those things through the lifecycle of a car, in line with auto OEMs strategies for the future of the… Read More The post Lifecycle Management, FuSa, Reliability and More for Automotive Electronics appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

ASML- better EPS but weaker revenues- 2024 recovery on track China jumps 10% to 49%- Memory looking better @59% of orders Order lumpiness increases with ASP- EUV will be up-DUV down “Passing Bottom” of what has been a long down cycle Weak revenues & orders but OK EPS Reported revenue was Euro5.3B and EPS of Euro3.11… Read More The post ASML- Soft revenues & Orders – But…China 49% – Memory Improving appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

Design IP revenues had achieved $7.04B in 2023, with disparity between license, growing by 14% and royalty decreasing by 6%, and main categories. Processor (CPU, DSP, GPU & ISP) slightly growing by 3.4% when Physical (SRAM Memory Compiler, Flash Memory Compiler, Library and I/O, AMS, Wireless Interface) slightly decreasing… Read More The post Semi Market Decreased by 8% in 2023… When Design IP Sales Grew by 6%! appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

I am a fan of product releases which bundle together multiple high-value advances. That approach reduces the frequency of releases (no bad thing) in exchange for more to offer per release, better proven through solid partner validation. The Dynamic Duo III release falls in this class, offering improvements in performance, capacity,… Read More The post Cadence Debuts Dynamic Duo III with a Basket of Goodies appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

I first met Jimmy Chen from Easy-Logic at #60DAC and wrote about their Engineering Change Order (ECO) tool in August 2023. Recently we had a Zoom call so that I could see a live demo of their EDA tool in action. Allen Guo, the AE Manager for Easy-Logic gave me an overview presentation of the company and some history to provide a bit of context.… Read More The post ECO Demo Update from Easy-Logic appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

I am a fan of product releases which bundle together multiple high-value advances. That approach reduces the frequency of releases (no bad thing) in exchange for more to offer per release, better proven through solid partner validation. The Dynamic Duo III release falls in this class, offering improvements in performance, capacity,… Read More The post Cadence Debuts Dynamic Duo III with a Basket of Goodies appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more

Khaled Maalej is founder and CEO of VSORA, a provider of high-performance silicon chips for GenerativeAI and L4/L5 autonomous driving (AD) applications based in France. Before founding VSORA in 2015, Maalej was CTO at DiBcom, a fabless semiconductor company that designed chipsets for low-power mobile TV and radio reception… Read More The post CEO Interview: Khaled Maalej, VSORA Founder and CEO appeared first on SemiWiki ..read more