Moortec launches 7nm on-chip monitoring IP for SoC

Moortec Semiconductor, the Plymouth-based IP  specialists for on-chip monitors and sensors, have brought out an embedded monitoring subsystem for TSMC’s 7nm FinFET (FF) process. Within the subsystem the 7nm Temperature Sensor is a high precision low power junction temperature sensor that has been developed to be embedded into ASIC designs. It can be used for ...

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SEMI July billings up 32.8% y-o-y

The July SEMI billings figure was $2.27 billion  – 1.4% down on June’s $2.3 billion and 32.8% higher than the $1.71 billion of July 2016. “We observed softening in the equipment billings in July following the strong surge in the first half of the year,” says SEMI CEO  Ajit Manocha, “however, overall, equipment billings remain ...

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China to begin 14nm production next year

China will deploy 14nm technology next year, says Ye Tianchun, director of the Institute of Microelectronics at the Chinese Academy of Science (pictured). However Ye did not say where the process or processes would be installed. China imported chips worth $227 billion last year and exported chips worth $61.4 billion. The deficit is due mainly ...

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