What is a die? A die, in the context of processors, refers to a small piece of silicon material on which the microprocessor is fabricated. It serves as the foundation for building the central processing unit (CPU) that powers computers and other electronic devices. The die contains the intri...
In other words, an IP that is “silicon-proven” is merely a sanity check, only proving that the IP development flow “seems” to be “okay.” This does not seem to be sufficient proof of quality.Some “silicon-proven” IPs are IPs extracted from production chips, ...
Silicon, the raw material used in chips, became harder to come by for producers during the pandemic, according to Federgruen, because it is necessary for vaccine manufacturing. "In addition, there was the shutdown or temporary shutdown of [semiconductor] manufa...
Silicon Valley is coming to grips this week with the realization that creating an advanced artificial intelligence model may no longer be as specialized a task as was once believed. The wakeup call came in the form of DeepSeek, ayear-old Chinese start-upwhose free, open-source AI model, R1...
In other words, an IP that is “silicon-proven” is merely a sanity check, only proving that the IP development flow “seems” to be “okay.” This does not seem to be a sufficient proof of quality. Some “silicon-proven” IPs are IPs extracted from production chips, or used by ...
In contrast to traditional chips, which integrate all components on a single piece of silicon, chiplets take a modular approach. Each chiplet has a dedicated function, like data processing or storage; they are then connected to become one system. Since each chiplet is smaller and more specialize...
Thus an important field of application for SiC semiconductors is power electronics, the conversion of electricity into a usable form for a device. For a laptop, for instance, up until now silicon semiconductors have primarily been used for this, but they emit a lot of energy as heat. With ...
But materials science’s most important role is yet to come. Its true potential will be to take us—and AI—beyond silicon into new frontiers and the realms of science fiction by harnessing the building blocks of biology. EMD Electronics is the Electronics business of...
For a Mac with Apple silicon: Start up your Mac. Continue to press and hold the power button as your Mac turns on. Release the power button when the startup options window appears. Press Command-D to run the Diagnostics. Apple Diagnostics will run automatically. When it is complete, it ...
imec identifies three key elements in 3D integration technology: Through-Silicon Via (TSV), die-to-die and die-to-wafer stacking and interconnection, and wafer-to-wafer bonding technology. Beyne points out that TSV miniaturization technology continues to evolve. However, regarding “int...