Category Archives: Semiconductor Technology

As mentioned in previous blogs [Ref. 1] the power consumption to manufacture semiconductors has raised concern.  The International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS) [Ref. 2] has been [..]

Semiconductors are always in the news as the drive for greater capabilities in ever decreasing package sizes.  With the announcement of 3nm node devices going into production, the [..]

As there are more references to the development of semiconductor chiplets, it might be useful to consider what they are and why they are needed. As the size [..]

This is a story that starts in the early days of electronics.  As new concepts were developed for applications employing electricity, there was a need to develop a [..]

Moore’s Law is quoted in many different forms.  Basically, area density is a primary focus.  If the difference between generations in a 30% reduction in dimensions, then the [..]

Last month, this blog covered some of the challenges of continually shrinking semiconductor geometries and the related difficulties with traditional transistor designs.  This month’s blog explores transistor geometry.  [..]