Abstract: Wafer maps of large-scale integration chips are matrices showing the defective chip position on a wafer. Determining defect patterns on wafer maps is crucial because these patterns indicate ...

CO.6a : (i) Metal1 (< 0.34um) end-of-line overlap contact (Applies to all < 0.34µm wide metal lines, excluding metal branches shorter than 0.24µm) : 0.06µm PL.3a : Space on COMP/Field: 0.24µm I ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Section 232 tariffs aim to protect U.S. national security. Created by the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Section 232 empowers the president to ...

Forward-looking: The engine of the digital age is running up against the laws of physics. Modern semiconductors, the microscopic foundations of computing, are nearing their physical limits just as ...

I might not be old enough to remember my parents pulling out a paper map in the car when we got lost, but I’m old enough to remember when Apple Maps was the punchline of the navigational world. I ...

For the first time in nearly a decade, the US has produced domestic solar wafers. Image: Corning. US solar manufacturer Corning has started ingot and wafer production at its Michigan plant, during the ...

The first Blackwell wafer to be manufactured in the US made an appearance this weekend, thanks to TSMC's fabrication plant in Arizona. Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang joined TSMC brass to show off ...

NVIDIA has taken a big step towards strengthening its domestic chip manufacturing, revealing the first Blackwell wafer made in the US. The hardware company assembled the wafer, which is the base ...

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab uveiled on Friday the first U.S.-made Blackwell wafer, produced at TSMC's (2330.TW), opens new tab semiconductor manufacturing facility in Phoenix, as ...

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Taiwan Semiconductor Company (NYSE:TSM) have completed their first made-in-the-USA Blackwell wafer, which will be used for the eventual production of Blackwell GPUs. Nvidia ...

TSMC has finalized the pricing for its upcoming 2nm process, setting the wafer price at around $30,000. This marks a 10%–20% increase compared with the 3nm process average of $25,000–$27,000, lower ...