China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has kicked off volume production of 14nm FinFET chips, and plans to move a newer 12nm FinFET process to risk production by the end of 2019, ...

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First collaboration milestone speeds validation of IP and design correlation on UMC's 14-nm FinFET process Process qualification vehicle validates key process and IP test structures Tapeout helps ...

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GLOBALFOUNDRIES today accelerated its leading-edge roadmap with the launch of a new technology designed for the expanding mobile market. The company’s 14nm-XM ...

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is expected to enter volume production of chips built using 14nm FinFET process technology in the first half of 2019, fulfilling the first orders ...

High-quality DesignWare Interface and Analog IP Optimized for High Performance and Low Power in AI, Cloud Computing, and Mobile SoCs MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights ...

With continuing finFET device process scaling, micro loading control becomes increasingly important due to its significant impact on yield and device performance [1-2]. Micro-loading occurs when the ...

While contact gate pitch (GP) and fin pitch (FP) scaling continues to provide higher performance and lower power to finFET platforms, controlling RC parasitics and achieving higher transistor ...

There's been a lot of fear, uncertainty, and doubt going around lately with respect to the progress that the third-party semiconductor foundries have been making on next-generation process ...

Samsung Electronics has announced that its development of the 3 nm gate-all-around (GAA) process called 3GAE is on track and that it has made available version 0.1 of its process design kit (PDK) in ...

We typically cover Intel's efforts in developing its next-generation nodes, such as Intel 4 (formerly 7nm), which is just now rolling off the production line. But today, Intel is announcing new ...

The next frontier in the electronics industry is the FinFET, a new type of multi-gate 3D transistor that offers tremendous power and performance advantages compared to traditional, planar transistors.