4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (591+ words) Discrete steps are being merged with others as dimensions shrink into the angstrom range. The lines between discrete semiconductor manufacturing processes are starting to blur at sub-2nm nodes as transistors continue to shrink, sensitivity to various processes rises, and the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (278+ words) Semiconductor manufacturing generates enormous volumes of data, yet only a fraction of it is analyzed. To quote a recent article from an industry analyst: “Beneath this growth lies a structural shift. Manufacturing complexity is rising faster than the industry’s ability…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (142+ words) How natural language processing will fundamentally change the way humans interface with machines. The post The Intersection Of AI And Voice At The Edge appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering. Increasingly capable natural language processing is changing how audio systems are…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1623+ words) Google, Amazon, and now OpenAI have competitive offerings and are gaining share. GPUs are 70% of installed worldwide AI compute capacity by manufacturer (see figure 1), with custom silicon accounting for 30%, primarily Google and Amazon. Fig. 1: Current installed worldwide AI compute capacity…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (130+ words) Just because a chip is deemed good doesn't mean it will work as expected. The post Smart Outlier Detection appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering. Nearly all leading-edge designs today are multi-die assemblies, which means that one defective die can render…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (632+ words) Security controls are increasingly implemented in ways that can limit access to information required for an investigation. Digital forensic investigations often depend on access to information stored on or processed by electronic devices. Depending on the case and the type…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (553+ words) Robots and autonomous vehicles are both edge devices, but a humanoid has wheels as well as fingers. Close interaction with humans raises the stakes. The market for robots and humanoids is growing rapidly for industrial applications, but it’s poised for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (536+ words) Sparks and fires caused by higher electrical currents can cause costly outages and put people in danger. Hot chips also cause problems. Demand for power in modern data centers shows no sign of stopping, as it supports an expanding range…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (85+ words) Engineering methodologies are evolving toward more integrated and intelligent approaches across three interconnected domains: optimization, automation, and AI. The post The Evolution Of Intelligent Systems: From Optimization To Automation to AI appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering. Traditional approaches to signal…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) In edge AI, the most dangerous failure may not be a system that stops working, but one that continues operating while quietly accepting the wrong version of reality. The post When Edge AI Lies: Fault Injection and False State in…...