Embedded FPGA supplier joins TSMC IP Alliance
Firm makes embedded FPGA intellectual property and software available on three TSMC's nodes.
Samsung splits foundry ops from system LSI
Separating Samsung’s contract chipmaking from its branded semiconductor business will remove a conflict of interest with potential customers and create…
Industry edges closer to EUV lithography deployment
After years of painfully slow development, EUV is now poised to be deployed in production beginning with the 7nm node.
Why foundries need clear, public benchmarks
Over the last few years, the industry has embraced the idea of measuring a process node by PPA—performance, power and…
TSMC unveils plans for 7+, 12, 22nm nodes
TSMC has clearly focused on easing migrations for designers, sometimes at the expense of advances measured in single digits.
EUV rolls into TSMC’s 7+nm node in 2018
TSMC has used an unnamed “novel resist” chemical to replace five immersion masks with one EUV mask at pitches ranging…
TSMC’s first-gen 7nm starts its ramp
The foundry is developing unique flavours of its processes tailored to needs of automotive, smartphone, high-performance computing and IoT markets.
TSMC advances push into 3nm, machine learning
The six-track 12nm FinFET process is an upgrade for midrange mobile and video processors and high-end IoT devices using 16FFC,…
Synopsys to develop interface IP for TSMC’s 12nm node
The DesignWare Interface, Analog and Foundation IP will help designers accelerate development of mobile SoCs, according to Synopsys.
Are China’s chipmakers poaching Taiwan’s execs?
Recruiting Taiwan’s veterans will help China’s chip industry accelerate their R&D upgrading, process technology and yield improvements.