TSMC takes 'chip binning' to a whole new level as entire wafer 'found in a dumpster'
Chip binning' is supposed to be the process of testing newly manufactured silicon to see how many of the important bits work and how high the thing will clock. But TSMC seems to be taking the notion a ...
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Silicon Wafer Transfer Machine Is Beautifully Expensive
[BrendaEM] walks us through a teardown of a machine that was designed under just ... metal post” as an interrupt solution for the wafer. However, we’re glad she did. The machine features ...
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Rapidus is first Japanese company to install ASML's cutting-edge EUV machine — chipmaking tool for 2nm chips expected to be operational this year
The machine features ASML's latest high-power light source, a new wafer handler, faster wafer stages, and other components needed to support increased throughput, enabling the performance of over ...
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OFC conference to showcase energy-efficient optical links that result in faster, low-power photonic chips
Researchers have demonstrated an integrated optical link on a silicon wafer that exhibits high-speed data transmission with very low power consumption.