In a previous article (Intel: The Nanometer Games) I dived into some technical detail concerning the current state of semiconductor manufacturing. Here, I will dive into Intel's quest for transistor ...

The semiconductor roadmap was once a smooth and straightforward path, but chipmakers face a bumpy and challenging ride as they migrate to the 20nm node and beyond. Among the challenges seen on the ...

This series of articles presents a build-it-yourself tutorial on two-port analyzers (TPAs), historically called curve tracers. A detailed design of a single-board TPA is presented that can be built ...

New materials and architectures are in research all the way down to 3nm, but the big question is how much savings future scaling will offer. Design and manufacturability may be the big sticking points ...

(Nanowerk News) Chances are you know what a transistor is—“a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power,” according to Wikipedia’s crowdsourced experts.