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Deep insights for the chip industry.
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Hot topics: semiconductor, EDA, advanced packaging, hardware, low power, HPC, hardware security, automotive chips, embedded, edge computing, semiconductor manufacturing, chip design, VLSI
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Hot topics: semiconductor, EDA, advanced packaging, hardware, low power, HPC, hardware security, automotive chips, embedded, edge computing, semiconductor manufacturing, chip design, VLSI
New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library
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December 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library
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#semiconductor #DDR5 #powergating #chiplets #MEMS
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What chip industry engineers were watching this year.
Hottest topics: verification, agentic AI, DRAM/HBM, optimization of data movement, chiplets, heterogeneous integration. semiengineering.com/top-chip-ind...
#semiconductor #DRAM #verification #chiplets #semiconductormanufacturing #techtalks
Hottest topics: verification, agentic AI, DRAM/HBM, optimization of data movement, chiplets, heterogeneous integration. semiengineering.com/top-chip-ind...
#semiconductor #DRAM #verification #chiplets #semiconductormanufacturing #techtalks
Chip Industry's Top Videos 2025
What chip industry engineers were watching this year.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What chip industry engineers were watching this year.
Hottest topics: verification, agentic AI, DRAM/HBM, optimization of data movement, chiplets, heterogeneous integration. semiengineering.com/top-chip-ind...
#semiconductor #DRAM #verification #chiplets #semiconductormanufacturing #techtalks
Hottest topics: verification, agentic AI, DRAM/HBM, optimization of data movement, chiplets, heterogeneous integration. semiengineering.com/top-chip-ind...
#semiconductor #DRAM #verification #chiplets #semiconductormanufacturing #techtalks
2025 has certainly been a year of unexpected changes. These had a big impact on the semiconductor industry & everything that supports it. Not all the changes have been bad, but flexibility has been a requirement for continued success
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2025 – A Year Of Change And Anticipation
Unexpected change rewards those who are quick to adjust, but all aspects of a system must be adjusted to keep growth going.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
2025 has certainly been a year of unexpected changes. These had a big impact on the semiconductor industry & everything that supports it. Not all the changes have been bad, but flexibility has been a requirement for continued success
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#semiconductor
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Semiconductor Engineering's latest special report: Programmable Chips Evolve For Shifting Needs
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Programmable Chips Evolve For Shifting Needs
Designers are utilizing an array of programmable or configurable ICs to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and AI. DSPs remain key.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Semiconductor Engineering's latest special report: Programmable Chips Evolve For Shifting Needs
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Semiconductor Engineering gathered a group of 6 experts to discuss why some AI workloads are better suited for on-device processing to achieve consistent performance, avoid network connectivity issues, reduce cloud computing costs, and ensure privacy.
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AI Workloads at the Edge: Ensuring Performance, Privacy, and Security
There are challenges and solutions for processing AI workloads on-device to achieve consistent performance, reduce costs, and enhance data privacy and security.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Semiconductor Engineering gathered a group of 6 experts to discuss why some AI workloads are better suited for on-device processing to achieve consistent performance, avoid network connectivity issues, reduce cloud computing costs, and ensure privacy.
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#Edge
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Reliability Risks Shift To The Materials Stack:
How polymer behavior, panel mechanics, and thermal coupling affect reliability in 3D integration. semiengineering.com/reliability-...
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How polymer behavior, panel mechanics, and thermal coupling affect reliability in 3D integration. semiengineering.com/reliability-...
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December 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reliability Risks Shift To The Materials Stack:
How polymer behavior, panel mechanics, and thermal coupling affect reliability in 3D integration. semiengineering.com/reliability-...
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How polymer behavior, panel mechanics, and thermal coupling affect reliability in 3D integration. semiengineering.com/reliability-...
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Interposers and bridges, two of the key elements for interconnecting multiple chips and chiplets in an advanced package, are undergoing fundamental changes in how they’re built and assembled.
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What’s Next for 2.5D Packaging?
Multi-die assemblies show progress as interposers and bridges evolve.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Interposers and bridges, two of the key elements for interconnecting multiple chips and chiplets in an advanced package, are undergoing fundamental changes in how they’re built and assembled.
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#semiconductor #chiplets #advancedpackaging
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#semiconductor #chiplets #advancedpackaging
New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library
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#AI #quantum #chiplets #semiconductor
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#AI #quantum #chiplets #semiconductor
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library
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#AI #quantum #chiplets #semiconductor
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Generative AI In Chip Manufacturing
How it works, what it can do, and what can go wrong.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Simulations of semiconductors and systems are becoming bigger, more complex, and increasingly necessary, mirroring everything that is happening to the hardware itself — particularly in AI data centers.
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AI Buildout Makes HPC Simulation More Challenging
Complexity mounts, driven by multiple dies, larger and more complex systems, and the incessant demand for performance improvements everywhere.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Simulations of semiconductors and systems are becoming bigger, more complex, and increasingly necessary, mirroring everything that is happening to the hardware itself — particularly in AI data centers.
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#simulations #AIDataCenters #datacenters
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Limited by Power
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Limited by Power
Access to power is changing the industry's view about energy efficiency, which impacts all levels of the system stack and abstractions.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Limited by Power
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December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Real-time security clearances are becoming increasingly common in manufacturing of advanced-node semiconductors, where data sharing is both essential and a potential security threat.
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Zero-Trust Data Sharing Architectures Redefining Chip Manufacturing
Collaboration becomes necessary at advanced nodes, but implementation can be painful.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Real-time security clearances are becoming increasingly common in manufacturing of advanced-node semiconductors, where data sharing is both essential and a potential security threat.
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#semiconductor #ZTAs #ZeroTrustArchitectures #cybersecurity
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3D NAND drives 3D metrology and inspection technology to new extremes.
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Metrology Digs Deep To Produce Next-Generation 3D NAND
Deep vertical holes and re-entrant features challenge the best metrology methods.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
3D NAND drives 3D metrology and inspection technology to new extremes.
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Robots are becoming smarter, more capable, and more pervasive, setting the stage for a whole new round of growth that will touch nearly every part of the semiconductor and software industries for decades to come.
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Physical AI Takes Functional Safety Cues From Automotive
The automotive industry has established safety standards, but rules concerning safety-critical physical AI are still evolving as more robots work alongside humans.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Robots are becoming smarter, more capable, and more pervasive, setting the stage for a whole new round of growth that will touch nearly every part of the semiconductor and software industries for decades to come.
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Artificial intelligence for quantum computing
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#quantumcomputing #AI
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AI Techniques To Solve HW-SW Challenges For Useful Quantum Computing (Nvidia, U. of Oxford et al.)
A new technical paper “Artificial intelligence for quantum computing” was published by researchers at NVIDIA, University of Oxford, University of Toronto, Quantum Motion, University of Waterloo et al....
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December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Artificial intelligence for quantum computing
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#quantumcomputing #AI
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The rollout of edge AI is creating new security risks due to a mix of small language models (SLMs), their integration into increasingly complex hardware, and the behavior and interactions of both over time.
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#edge #SLMs #hardwaresecurtiy
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Small Language Models Create New Security Risks
Edge AI will improve performance, reduce power, and keep data local, but the risk equation changes.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The rollout of edge AI is creating new security risks due to a mix of small language models (SLMs), their integration into increasingly complex hardware, and the behavior and interactions of both over time.
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#edge #SLMs #hardwaresecurtiy
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Optimizing AI Workloads For Edge Computing
Performance enhancement, cost reduction, data security, and improved energy efficiency are the end goals for optimizing AI workloads at the edge. Part 2 of series with 6 experts.
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Performance enhancement, cost reduction, data security, and improved energy efficiency are the end goals for optimizing AI workloads at the edge. Part 2 of series with 6 experts.
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#edgecomputing #AIworkloads
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Optimizing AI Workloads For Edge Computing
Performance enhancement, cost reduction, data security, and improved energy efficiency are the end goals for optimizing AI workloads at the edge. Part 2 of series with 6 experts.
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#edgecomputing #AIworkloads
Performance enhancement, cost reduction, data security, and improved energy efficiency are the end goals for optimizing AI workloads at the edge. Part 2 of series with 6 experts.
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#edgecomputing #AIworkloads
Designing resilient chips with SLM can help combat aging effects, security threats, and get to market faster with higher yields.
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#semiconductor #EDA #SiliconLifecycleManagement #chiparchitecture
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The Real-World Impact Of Silicon Lifecycle Management On Chip Architectures
Designing resilient chips with SLM can help combat aging effects, security threats, and get to market faster with higher yields.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Designing resilient chips with SLM can help combat aging effects, security threats, and get to market faster with higher yields.
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#semiconductor #EDA #SiliconLifecycleManagement #chiparchitecture
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