New memory approaches and challenges in scaling CMOS point to radical changes — and potentially huge improvements — in semiconductor designs.
Less precision equals lower power, but standards are required to make this work.
Changes are steady in the memory hierarchy, but how and where that memory is accessed is having a big impact.
113 startups raise $3.5B; batteries, AI, and new architectures top the list.
127 startups raise $2.6B; data center connectivity, quantum computing, and batteries draw big funding.
Thermal mismatch in heterogeneous designs, different use cases, can impact everything from accelerated aging to warpage and system failures.
Electromigration and other aging factors become more complicated along the z axis.
Why and when it’s needed, and what tools and technologies are required.