CHIPS & AI
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10/15/2015
SMIC 28nm: The Hard Wall Before the Leading Edge
SMIC 28nm reached volume in 2015, four years late after a long yield struggle, just as the leading edge moved to FinFET and left…
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28nm
APPLE
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09/20/2013
Samsung 28nm: The 64-Bit A7 and Apple’s Last Dance
Samsung 28nm built the 64-bit Apple A7 and its Cyclone core, the chip that blindsided Qualcomm and the whole industry, just as Apple prepared…
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CHIPS & AI
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10/17/2011
TSMC’s 28nm Node, Gate-Last HKMG, and the FinFET Clock
TSMC's 28nm node brought gate-last high-k metal gate just as every mobile chip designer arrived at once, triggering a capacity crunch, while Intel's Tri-Gate…
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