FinFETs’ III-V future promises sub-7nm, RF and opto CMOS
FinFETs for 7nm and below processes will be able to integrate high-mobility III-V materials despite being built on silicon processes, thanks to recent work by imec.
Research Groups
Design kit for 10nm FD-SOI due out next year
Research group CEA-Leti expects to have design kits ready for a 10nm FD-SOI process in June 2014
CMOS “good for another century,” says father of finFET
CMOS approaches are likely to underpin electronics for the next century, according to Chenming Hu, father of the finFET
3D-IC cooling ascends the agenda
US defense research agency DARPA sets targets for cooling overall systems and hot spots in stacked silicon, and backs joint research from Rockwell-Collins and Georgia Tech.
Intel and ST stake claims to foundry low power designs
With both now more dependent on foundry business for their finFET (trigate) and FDSOI offerings, DATE was a chance to push their innovations in low power.
DATE: Silicon Europe plans to build cluster of clusters
Four of the European centers for electronics research and business development have set up a project to try to create a virtual “silicon cluster” that aims ultimately to build a worldwide development network for energy-efficient systems.
FD-SOI costs to match bulk by year end, says ST
STMicroelectronics pushes on with FDSOI despite dissolution of ST-Ericcson joint venture that provided the lead customer for the process.
EDA sets sail in a ‘sea of processors’
The purchase of Tensilica by Cadence Design Systems could prove the way that EDA and multicore-based system design come together.
ISSCC 2013: Energy harvesting needs to prioritize
ISSCC expert panel highlights lowering power over energy sources and identifies the need to focus on the product rather than the technology
FD-SOI vs finFETs mulled during IEDM
Can planar devices on fully depleted SOI resist the relentless rise of finFETs as the next device architecture of choice for the semiconductor industry? An evening panel at IEDM explored the trade-offs
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