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Tag Archives: Globalfoundries
May 23, 2014 - By John Blyler
Recent announcements by the semiconductor foundry and chip design tool industries confirm the growing viability of Silicon-on-Insulator technology. Continue reading
January 23, 2014 - By John Blyler
The good news is that large amounts of IP go into the design of smart-card chips and RFID tags. The bad news is that the general public isn’t really interested. Continue reading
September 13, 2013 - By John Blyler
Data from Globalfoundries and an independent CDT survey confirm growth in RF silicon designs, III-IV challenges, and trends in power-amplifier techniques. Continue reading
March 8, 2013 - By John Blyler
Will EUV ever be ready? What about nanotubes? When will Moore's Law end? These questions were answered at the recent Common Platform Technology's press Q&A. Continue reading
March 7, 2013 - By John Blyler
Globalfoundries’s VP Mike Noonen talks with Chip Design’s John Blyler and Chipestimate.TV’s Sean O’Kane at the Common Platform Technology (CPT) forum. Continue reading
January 9, 2013 - By John Blyler
At IEDM, Globalfoundries explained why its 14-nm-class Fin with a 20-nm back-end combination would increase planar IP portability to non-planar FinFETs. Continue reading
December 18, 2012 - By John Blyler
Why is one of Europe’s leading semiconductor IDMs pushing into leading-edge, 28-nm FD-SOI technology while leaving a market were such technology might be useful? Continue reading
July 13, 2012 - By John Blyler
Soitec panel at Semicon West challenges both the IDM model and the dominance of bulk CMOS as material of choice for chips at 20 nm process nodes. Continue reading
March 22, 2012 - By John Blyler
John Blyler, author of the "IP Insider" blog on ChipEstimate.com interviews Mike Noonen, Sr. VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at GLOBALFOUNDRIES during the Common Platform Technology Forum 2012. Continue reading
March 16, 2012 - By John Blyler
What really ties the whole electronic world together? The connections may be intuitive but still surprising. Continue reading
