Phys.org

Successors to FinFET for 7nm and beyond

At this week's VLSI 2015 Symposium in Kyoto (Japan), imec reported new results on nanowire FETs and quantum-well FinFETs towards post-FinFET multi-gate device solutions. As the major portion of the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Using A Virtual DOE To Predict Process Windows And Device Performance Of Advanced FinFET Technology

With continuing finFET device process scaling, micro loading control becomes increasingly important due to its significant impact on yield and device performance [1-2]. Micro-loading occurs when the ...
Business Wire

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Unveils FinFET Transistor Architecture Optimized for Next-Generation Mobile Devices

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GLOBALFOUNDRIES today accelerated its leading-edge roadmap with the launch of a new technology designed for the expanding mobile market. The company’s 14nm-XM ...
Forbes

Advanced Micro Device's New Polaris FinFET-Based Architecture Could Open New Doors For The Company

It seems of late like there is an unlimited thirst for GPU performance at the right power efficiency. Whether it is deep learning, object recognition, artificial intelligence, simulations, VR or AR, ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Understanding The Effect Of Variability In Bulk FinFET Device Performance

2-D MOSFETs have proven difficult to scale down to 20nm and beyond. In their place, 3D FinFET transistors have emerged as novel devices that can scale down to lower node sizes. 10nm process finFETs ...
Yahoo Finance

UMC Announces Release of 14nm eHV FinFET Platform, Advancing Innovation in Next-Generation Smartphone Displays

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Nature

Simulator acceleration and inverse design of fin field-effect transistors using machine learning

The simulation and design of electronic devices such as transistors is vital for the semiconductor industry. Conventionally, a device is intuitively designed and simulated using model equations, which ...
Purdue University

New 'finFET' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips

Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers to create ...
Nature

Cross-architecture tuning of silicon and SiGe-based quantum devices using machine learning

The potential of Si and SiGe-based devices for the scaling of quantum circuits is tainted by device variability. Each device needs to be tuned to operation conditions and each device realisation ...
EDN

14nm-XM FifFet Transistors

GlobalFoundries today accelerated its roadmap with the launch of a new technology designed for the expanding mobile market. The company’s 14nm-XM offering will give customers the performance and power ...
EDN

Samsung and partners create 14nm FinFET test chips

Over the past couple of days there have been a string of press releases related to the tape-out of a test chip from Samsung at 14nm using FinFETs. This is a condensation of those releases from Samsung ...
NextBigFuture

Imec presents successors to FinFET for 7nm and beyond

As the major portion of the industry adopts FinFETs as the workhorse transistor for 16nm and 14nm, researchers worldwide are looking into the limits of FinFETs and potential device solutions for the ...