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Fully-Depleted SOI (and more) at VLSI (Kyoto): some knock-your-socks-off papers Thumbnail

Fully-Depleted SOI (and more) at VLSI (Kyoto): some knock-your-socks-off papers

Posted by on June 12, 2013
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Look for some breakthrough FD-SOI and other excellent SOI-based papers coming out of the 2013 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto (June 10-14). By way of explanation, VSLI comprises two symposia: one on Technology; one on Circuits. However, papers that are relevant to both are presented in “Jumbo Joint Focus” sessions. Here’s a …

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More Good FD-SOI News from DATE Conference – ST, Leti, Mentor, CMP Thumbnail

More Good FD-SOI News from DATE Conference – ST, Leti, Mentor, CMP

Posted by on May 22, 2013
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At the recent DATE Conference in Grenoble (DATE is like DAC, but in Europe, alternating yearly between Grenoble and Dresden), STMicroelectronics, CEA-Leti & Mentor Graphics joined forces for a FD-SOI presentation organized by CMP and sponsored by Mentor. Here are some of the highlights (the complete presentations are all available from the CMP website). FD-SOI: …

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GF’s Two Flavors of FD-SOI – Kengeri Explains (Exclusive ASN Q&A) Thumbnail

GF’s Two Flavors of FD-SOI – Kengeri Explains (Exclusive ASN Q&A)

Posted on April 15, 2013
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Hearing the news that GlobalFoundries would be offering two flavors of FD-SOI, ASN asked the company to explain the strategy further. Here are the responses provided by Subi Kengeri, Vice President of Advanced Technology Architecture. What do you see as the FD-SOI benefits for chip designers? Lower SRAM Vmin for retention and lower operating Vmin …

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Design Highlights: ST-Ericsson’s 28nm FD-SOI SmartPhone/Tablet Chip Thumbnail

Design Highlights: ST-Ericsson’s 28nm FD-SOI SmartPhone/Tablet Chip

Posted by on January 21, 2013
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Just Posted: FD-SOI video & white paper. Just as this blog was going online, ST-Ericsson posted an excellent, in-depth white paper; and in partnership with STMicroelectroics, a YouTube video detailing the how’s and why’s of FD-SOI.Here are the links — you really don’t want to miss these: • Multiprocessing in Mobile Platforms: the Marketing and …

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ST-Ericsson’s 28nm FD-SOI SmartPhone/Tablet Chip at Vegas – a Great Start to 2013 Thumbnail

ST-Ericsson’s 28nm FD-SOI SmartPhone/Tablet Chip at Vegas – a Great Start to 2013

Posted by on January 14, 2013
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What a great start to 2013: at CES in Las Vegas, ST-Ericsson announced the NovaThor™ L8580 ModAp, “the world’s fastest and lowest-power integrated LTE smartphone platform.” This is the one that’s on STMicroelectronics’ 28nm FD-SOI, with sampling set for Q1 2013. And it’s a game changer – for users, for designers, for foundries, and for …

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