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Time for some tech acumen! Have you ever wondered how a computer chip, small as a finger tip and yet capable of enabling your day-to-day tech experiences, gets to life? Intel has just received its first High NA EUV tool, which will create the smallest semiconductors going forward. Watch this short video for some mind-blowing facts about ASML's latest innovation and how it will enable the continued pursuit of Moore's Law. #IAmIntel

A friend asked me how difficult is it really to manufacture a semiconductor chip? When I said its probably the most complicated and sophisticated piece of tech ever manufactured by humans, it didn't land quite well. I needed to work harder to drive home my point. So, for that friend of mine, all the tech enthusiasts, curious souls and everyone else, here's a 3min video that visually explains how this awe inspiring piece of technology comes to life in one of Intel's fabs in US. You would see one of the latest and greatest tech tools (High NA-EUV machine) ever built that is at the heart of most advanced semiconductors powering and propelling the revolution n evolution that's already underway. For geeks who would like to go beyond the video: The news: Intel is the industry’s first mover on High Numerical Aperture (High NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV), enabling continued process leadership beyond Intel 18A. https://lnkd.in/gsX8J8hh #IAmIntel

Once given little attention in chipmaking, packages are changing how chips are designed and created – and, ultimately, what chips can do. Read how Intel Corporation is leading in advanced packaging technologies to extend and drive Moore’s Law as the company aspires to a trillion transistors in a package by 2030. #iamintel #semiconductormanufacturing

The Netherlands' new regulations on #semiconductors aim to establish a stronger and more independent chip #supplychain within the country. By controlling the export of cutting-edge chipmaking tools, the Netherlands intends to foster the development and growth of its domestic semiconductor industry. The regulations appear to be targeting a specific range of advanced tools used in the chipmaking process, which includes immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography and atomic layer deposition (ALD). These tools are essential for creating smaller and more efficient semiconductor components, particularly the 7-nanometer chipmaking process. Currently, only a Dutch company called ASML and Nikon of Japan produce the necessary immersion DUV tools required for 7-nanometer chip manufacturing.

https://lnkd.in/gyqtHVvN TSMC's Law is "Advanced Packaging", not Moore's Law. TSMC says it doesn't care if Moore's Law is alive or dead if technology keeps scaling — 3D chip packaging fuels continued advances. #tsmc #technology #innovation #business #Semiconductorindustry #electronics #semiconductor #supplychain #engineering #manufacturing #computerchips #semiconductors #chips #chipmaker #foundry credit: tomshardware

TSMC and nVidia innovated so fast that no newcomers had a chance to establish commercial viability. Now thanks to restrictions recommended by Miller and Raimondo on TSMC，newcomers in China have a chance to do that. We will see if another foundry emerges to push SMIC，similar to how TSMC/UMC in Taiwan competed for a decade since the Internet/Mobile boom from 1997. If another competitor emerges，by 2027 SMIC should be quite formidable.

While Huawei's August release of the company's Mate 60 Series was hailed triumphantly in China and acknowledged as an unexpected achievement by many outside the country, further technology upgrades are likely questionable. The Kirin SoC for both the Mate 40 Pro and Mate 60 Pro were products of HiSilicon design, still each used a different manufacturer and technology to produce. Huawei's newest flagship smartphone offering was reportedly manufactured by SMIC at an equivalence of 7nm technology, without the assistance of EUV. That merits recognition, certainly. On the other hand, the Mate 40 Pro used TSMC's 5nm technology. It is generally unheard of to revert with technologies on premium offerings but in this case, we know why that did happen. But can there be another iteration of performance and features using this same approach, i.e. SMIC 7nm? This question becomes relevant, at least according to an expert in the field, because 5nm is likely not practical. #China #US #ExportControls #Huawei #HiSilicon #Kirin #SoC #smartphone #Mate40 #Mate60 #DUV #EUV #SMIC #7nm #TSMC #5nm #semiconductor #SemiconductorManufacturing #SemiconductorIndustry #SemiconductorTechnology #CuratedbyMike™

In the ever continuing process to make chips faster and more efficient - fighting Moore's Law - a new challenge has surfaced. Price of the most advanced ASML machines. Intel decided it was worth the price and has ordered several - TSMC is holding off for now. I believe this is an interesting development on several fronts. ASML is actively trying to reduce costs of operations - to a certain extend new to them. Intel has decided to develop 3rd party foundry capabilities. Interesting to see if the new machines will give them the edge on TSMC in the long run.

Interesting to learn about new tech developments with TSMC. Of course it'll take years for production, but new approaches will be needed on the bleeding edge of process and power #semiconductor #supplychain #technology. https://lnkd.in/gxjj6BYR