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TSMC 3nm Process Aims For 250m Transistors Per mm2

Given that we've only really seen the 7nm node design platform for around a year now (technically, on a consumer…

5 years ago

John Carmack Says The Silicon CPU Days Are Numbered

Over the last 5 years, we have seen some pretty huge advancements in CPU designs. This has largely been driven…

5 years ago

Researchers Successfully Produce A Silicon-less CPU

One of the biggest driving factors behind the advancement in computers has undoubtedly been the silicon chip. It is, however,…

5 years ago

NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel Product Prices Expected to Inflate

If you’re in the market for NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel products, best make your move before the end of the…

7 years ago

UMC Announces 14nm Process For Q1 2017

When we think of the semiconductor industry, the first names that come to mind are Intel, Samsung, TSMC and Global Foundries.…

8 years ago

Chinese Tsinghua Unigroup Plans $30 Billion DRAM and NAND Fab Investment

From a quick look at the world's semiconductor fabs, you might notice that they are all either American, Taiwanese, Japanese…

8 years ago

TSMC To Spend $15.7 Billion on new 3nm and 5nm Fabs

Despite the increasing difficulties, semiconductor fabs have continued to push the limits of silicon. After arriving at 14nm and now…

8 years ago

TSMC Unveils Aggressive Roadmap With 7nm in 2017

Even though we're getting closer and closer tot he end of silicon shrinking, the semiconductor foundries aren't giving up just…

8 years ago

GlobalFoundries Confirms 14nm to 7nm Transition

Earlier in the month, a surprising rumour came out from GlobalFoundries future plans. According to the report, the semiconductor foundry…

8 years ago

Intel Kicks off 10nm Trial Production

With just a year to go until we're set to receive Cannon Lake, Intel has finally started the preparations for…

8 years ago

AMD Keeping Core Count High With Focus on Octa-Core Zen Hardware

AMD's upcoming CPU architecture, codenamed Zen is long overdue and according to the company's CEO, Lisa Su will offer a…

9 years ago

TSMC Expects 7nm Mass Production by Early 2018

Now that 14nm/16nm chips are finally upon us en masse, some are already looking past that to the next node.…

9 years ago

Samsung Starts Mass Production of 256bit V-NAND

With super large SSDs arriving for both consumers and enterprise, the ability to produce dense NAND dies is critical. As…

9 years ago

IBM Manufactures World’s First 7nm Chip

IBM, in collaboration with leading companies including GlobalFoundries, Samsung and SUNY have finally cracked the sub 10nm process and produced a…

9 years ago

UK Tech Sector is Booming. Reported to be Growing Faster than Silicon Valley

Said to contribute £12bn to the English economy over the next decade, London alone is becoming a massive player in the…

10 years ago