4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (181+ words) Enabling a comprehensive digital verification thread built on Verification Capture Points, structured coverage artifacts that link parameterized requirements to the verification results, models, context, and configurations. The post Rethinking Verification Traceability for Modern Systems appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering. As…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (473+ words) By Guy Cortez, Dan Alexandrescu, and Aaron Barker The semiconductor industry has invested heavily in embedded monitors to gain visibility into advanced silicon. Those monitors are essential, but the next step is not simply to collect a larger volume of…...

4+ day, 5+ 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…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (590+ words) Through better manufacturing screening, DFT for systems and fleet monitors, this major scourge on data center hardware is gradually being tamed. SDEs are becoming an increasing problem partly because SDE faults are much more likely to happen at advanced process…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (222+ words) How data feed-forward infrastructure collects, transforms, transports, and applies test data across the full supply chain. The post AI-Driven Data Feed Forward: Scaling Advanced Test Methodologies For Chiplet-Based Packages appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering. The transition from monolithic dies to…...

5+ day, 5+ 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, 5+ hour ago   (109+ words) HBF for LLM inference; M3D SRAM with BEOL pass-gates at 2nm; distributed GPU architectures; hybrid HBM-HBF memory; GaN-on-silicon polarization superjunctions; programmable silicon photonics; Al dopant activation in 4H-SiC. The post Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Sept. 8 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering. Chip…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (328+ words) In-Depth Reports and Deals New Technologies Security Vehicles Research Quantum Workforce | Education Events and Webinars EPFL researchers demonstrated a GaN-on-Si transistor using a polarization superjunction that sustained more than 3.4 kV, along with diodes that exceeded 3.9 kV. Seoul National University-led researchers…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (974+ words) Modern electronic systems are expected to deliver more performance, more connectivity, and greater efficiency than ever before. Interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, and other high-speed SerDes technologies continue to increase data rates while simultaneously reducing available design margins. At…...