MILPITAS, Calif. — January 7, 2025 — The semiconductor industry is expected to start 18 new fab construction projects in 2025*, according to SEMI’s latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report. The new projects include three 200mm and fifteen 300mm facilities, the majority of which are expected to begin operations from 2026 to 2027.
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VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) refers to the process of creating integrated circuits (ICs) by combining thousands to millions of transistors on a single chip. VLSI technology is at the heart of modern electronics, enabling advancements in microprocessors, memory devices, sensors, and more. Learning VLSI design can open doors to
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SerDes IPs serves as the backbone of high-speed data transfer, converting parallel data into serial form for transmission, and vice versa at the receiving end. With various configurations, including single-channel and multi-channel setups, and advanced signaling techniques such as PAM4, the selection of the right SerDes Intellectual Property (IP) becomes
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PITTSBURGH and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/
Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) and Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) today announced that Ansys has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its PowerArtist™ business to Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a global leader in design and simulation software for semiconductors, electronics and high-performance systems. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including review by regulatory
Jan. 6, 2025–According to Ben Bajarin, CEO and Principal Analyst at Creative Strategies, the cost of manufacturing Apple’s chips has skyrocketed. The transition from the A7’s 28nm process to the A18 Pro’s cutting-edge 3nm node has seen wafer prices increase from $5,000 to $18,000 per wafer, a nearly fourfold increase.
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In a world driven by rapid advancements in technology, the quest for speed and efficiency has never been more vital. Silicon photonics emerges as a beacon of innovation, blending the realms of light and electronics to revolutionize data processing and communication.
At its core, silicon photonics harnesses optical
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