We talk a lot about process nodes at ExtremeTech, but we don't often refer back to what a process node technically is. With Intel's 10nm node now in production and TSMC + Samsung talking about future ...

Intel has penciled in that it will be making the world's best chips later this year, beating TSMC, and teasing its next-gen Intel 14A process node that will go into production in 2026. The latest ...

TL;DR: Intel is advancing its cutting-edge 18A (2nm) process node, entering stable mass production in late 2024, and is in talks with NVIDIA, Google, and Microsoft to manufacture chips domestically.

In a recent study done by McKinsey and IDC, we see that physical design and verification costs are increasing exponentially with shrinking transistor sizes. As figure 1 shows, physical design (PD) and ...

The future of circuit design, encompassing analog, RF/5G, and custom electronic circuits, is set to be revolutionized by the integration of generative AI tools. These advanced tools will not only ...