We talk a lot about process nodes at ExtremeTech, but we don't often refer back to what a process node technically is. With Intel's 10nm node now in production and TSMC + Samsung talking about future ...

In the past, analysts, consultants, and many other experts attempted to estimate the cost of a new chip implemented in the latest process technology. They concluded that by the 3nm node, only a few ...

Prior to becoming the CEO of VMWare in 2012, Pat Gelsinger was a long-time Intel employee dating back to the Andy Grove era and Chief Technology Officer under Craig Barrett and Paul Otellini. It’s ...

China’s leading pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) is acquiring the remaining 49% stake in Semiconductor Manufacturing North China (SMNC) in a $5.79 billion deal ...

TSMC is bolstering its existing relationships with EDA companies by having their design tools certified for its N3E and N2 process nodes. Top EDA firms have announced a range of new certifications and ...

Intel Foundry Services (IFS) and leading semiconductor IP vendor Arm have jointly announced a design technology co-optimization (DTCO) agreement to develop multiple generations of Arm-based processor ...

Bottom line: Intel executives love to tell a good story about the company's ability to innovate and do it fast enough to catch the competition, but it's difficult to take them seriously when the ...

Intel Corporation today announced a detailed process and packaging technology roadmaps of “foundational innovations” for products through 2025 and beyond. In addition to announcing RibbonFET, its ...

It's no secret that the process behind the manufacturing of high-end processors is becoming ever more expensive with each advance in technology. The huge outlay in buildings and machinery, as well as ...

Intel has made some major changes and announcements concerning upcoming products and how future improvements to the company's manufacturing will be communicated. These changes will have a significant ...

At its Vision 2025 conference, Intel announced today that it has entered risk production of its 18A process node. This crucial production milestone signifies that the node is now in the early stages ...

Intel has penciled in that it will be making the world's best chips later this year, beating TSMC, and teasing its next-gen Intel 14A process node that will go into production in 2026. The latest ...