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Moore's law isn't dead — it's just buried under six feet of silicon spin

Silicon wafer sizing isn't what you think. Yes, 3-nanometer and 2-nanometer chips sound incredibly tiny. But semiconductor process node technology names are really just marketing at this point.

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New chip industry roadmap predicts true 10 nm silicon won't arrive until 2039 and yet Moore's Law is, actually, alive and kicking

Except, of course, it won't really be 0.2 nm or anything even close to that.

PC Gamer

Apple explores using generative AI to design its chips — executive says 'it can be a huge productivity boost'

Apple Vice President for Hardware Technologies Johny Srouji says AI in EDA tools could allow it to do 'more design work in less time'.

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Imec's next-gen high-speed chip transistor addresses manufacturing concerns — outer wall forksheet design simplifies production, but may sacrifice density

Imec has introduced a more manufacturable version of its forksheet transistor, named the outer wall forksheet, intended to extend gate-all-around (GAA) technology through the A10 node and serve as a stepping stone toward future CFET designs.

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New India-to-Europe 'spice route' gains traction amid global tensions

Hampered by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project is gaining momentum with the return of US President Donald Trump to office and the trade war between Washington and Beijing.

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‘It’s beautiful, don’t you think?’ The urban miners unearthing treasure in Belgium’s homes and garages

As the historic town of Leuven strives to become carbon neutral, it is transforming how its building are made – and demolished. Are there lessons for the rest of the world?

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ASML teams up with Imec for sub-2nm process technologies with High-NA EUV chipmaking tools

ASML to install its High-NA EUV lithography tools in Imec's pilot production line to give research and development personnel access to leading-edge equipment.

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India, EU hold bilateral cluster meeting, discuss connectivity, IMEC, security

India and the EU held a bilateral cluster meeting in New Delhi on Friday and discussions focused on connectivity, IMEC, green and clean energy, mobility and talent, security, Meditteranean and the expansion of the European Union. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Like a field plowed prior to planting': Researchers want to grow lasers, yes lasers, on material commonly found in sand

Researchers at Imec have found a way to grow lasers directly on silicon, a material commonly found in sand.

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Macron Courts Modi In Quest For Geopolitical 'Independence'

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries.

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Taiwan struggles to reconcile climate ambitions and chip manufacturing

The island’s semiconductor industry represents one-quarter of GDP but is a major source of carbon emissions.

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Intel looks beyond silicon, outlines breakthroughs in atomically-thin 2D transistors, chip packaging, and interconnects at IEDM 2024

Today, the Intel Foundry Technology Research team announced technology breakthroughs in transistor, interconnects, and packaging technology, among others, which it will unveil in seven of its own papers, along with two more papers in collaboration with industry partners like imec, at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2024 conference.

Tom’s Hardware

Predictive nutrition and mathematic modelling - How AI is changing the WorldTour peloton

How much has machine learning infiltrated the professional peloton and where does its future lie? Cyclingnews investigates…

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TSMC, IBM, and Samsung to present their next-gen CFET transistor innovations at an event in December

IBM, IMEC, Samsung, and TSMC to showcase their CFET research results this December.

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Can ASML Holdings Continue to Dominate the Semiconductor Market?

ASML Holding (ASML) reported mixed financial results in the second quarter of 2024. The company’s long-term outlook appears bright with strategic investment in capacity expansion and new technology; however, it faces decelerating sales growth and industry uncertainties. So, should you buy or hold this chip stock? Read more to find…

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Imec Successfully Demonstrates High-NA Lithography for Logic and DRAM Patterning for First Time

Imec and ASML have announced that the two companies have printed the first logic and DRAM patterns using ASML's experimental Twinscan EXE:5000 EUV lithography tool, the industry's first High-NA EUV scanner. The lithography system achieved resolution that is good enough for 1.4nm-class process technology with just one exposure, which confirms…

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Imec patterns first logic and DRAM transistors using High-NA litho tools

ASML and Imec successfully demonstrate high-resolution patterning using High-NA EUV tools.

Tom’s Hardware

ASML sets new EUV chipmaking density record, proposes Hyper-NA tools and radical EUV speed boosts

At imec’s ITF World 2024, ASML announced it set a new chipmaking density record with its first High-NA machine and proposed a Hyper-NA chipmaking tool and potential roadmaps. ASML also plans to radically boost the speed of future ASML tools.

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Tech giant you've probably never heard of wants to put a data center in a shoebox build using 1000 3D superconducting chips — at 20 exaflops, it would be 20x faster than the most powerful supercomputer on Earth

imec plans to use superconductors to build a data center the size of a shoebox that's 20x faster than the most powerful supercomputer.

Tom’s Hardware

Lisa Su says AMD is on track to a 100x power efficiency improvement by 2027 — CEO outlines AMD’s advances during keynote at imec’s ITF World 2024

AMD CEO Lisa Su took to the stage after winning the imec Innovation Award to explain how the company is on the path to a more than 100x power efficiency improvement by 2027.

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A new game-changing memory tech that could supercharge AI is on the cusp of going mainstream — rivals assemble at major event to discuss IGZO DRAM as in-memory computing inches towards reality

IGZO DRAM, being developed by the likes of imec and Samsung, could supercharge AI and lower power consumption.

The Hindu

Matter of concern: EAM Jaishankar on delay in IMEC implementation in view of situation in West Asia

The delay in implementation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) in view of the current situation in West Asia is a matter of “concern”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said

AnandTech

TSMC's 1.6nm Technology Announced for Late 2026: A16 with "Super Power Rail" Backside Power

With the arrival of spring comes showers, flowers, and in the technology industry, TSMC's annual technology symposium series. With customers spread all around the world, the Taiwanese pure play foundry has adopted an interesting strategy for updating its customers on its fab plans, holding a series of symposiums from Silicon…

The Hindu

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia call for resolution of Kashmir issue

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for resolving India-Pakistan issues, including Kashmir, for regional peace and stability.

The Hindu

RITES conducting feasibility studies on cargo volumes, missing rail links along proposed IMEC corridor: Chairman

RITES Ltd, a leading railway PSU, aims to develop the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor with AD Ports Group.

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