I have no idea. But if its i7 from intel 10th gen then its a pretty big leap in performance.
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If this works anything like the Samsung fab in Texas, it will remain at half gas and unprofitable for most of its existance.
Ocean Optics spectrometer products are constantly innovating, providing customers with a variety of tools to help innovation. Dr. Sun Ling, Sales President of Ocean Optics China, said: "The spectrometer is a core device, and Ocean Optics is the 'Lego' of the spectroscopic industry. We define ourselves as the founder of scientific instrument innovation, and we give customers an all-inclusive toolbox for Customers provide a complete set of tool modules for making innovative instruments, and customers can use this toolbox to carry out their own development in semiconductor and other fields and realize their own innovative ideas."
Etch Endpoint Monitoring: Plasma Inspection Systems
In the semiconductor industry, wafers are fabricated and manipulated using photolithographic techniques. Etching is the main link. When etching on the wafer surface, plasma monitoring can be used to track the extent of the etching through the wafer layers, determining when the plasma has fully etched a particular layer and reached the next layer. By monitoring the emission spectrum produced by the plasma during etching, the etching process can be accurately tracked. This endpoint detection is critical for the production of semiconductor materials using plasma-based etching processes .
Plasma monitoring can be done with a flexible modular setup based on the Ocean HDX spectrometer for monitoring changes in the argon plasma emission spectrum after the introduction of different gases and nanoparticles. Measurements were performed in a closed reaction chamber, coupled to a spectrometer using an optical fiber and cosine corrector, and observed through a small window in the reaction chamber. Measurements show that the modular spectroscopic assembly can acquire plasma emission spectra in real time. Plasma properties determined by emission spectroscopy can be used to monitor and control plasma-based reaction processes.
Ocean HDX adopts high-definition optical system, which features high throughput and high thermal stability, and supports multiple communication modes, such as USB, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, AP Wi-Fi and RS-232. Built-in on-board cache data processing module to improve data analysis speed and ensure data integrity.
Modular spectrometer configuration can be used as a QC tool or integrated into a production line
Film Thickness Inspection: Wafer Film Thickness Measurement System
The production of semiconductor integrated circuits is based on dozens to hundreds of times of coating, lithography, etching, film removal, and flattening. The thickness and uniformity of the film directly affect the quality and output of the chip . Continuous testing in order to control the thickness of the film layer. Optical thin film thickness gauge is one of the indispensable equipment in the semiconductor production process, which is used to detect the coating thickness of chip wafers and related semiconductor materials.
Ocean Optics film thickness measurement system is equipped with sampling platform, reflection probe, etc. Based on the interference phenomenon of light waves, the light beam is irradiated on the surface of the film. Since the incident medium, film material and substrate material have different refractive index and extinction coefficient values, the light beam Reflection occurs on the upper and lower surfaces of the transparent/translucent film, and the reflected light waves interfere with each other, thereby forming interference light. The intensity of these interference lights at different phases will vary with the thickness of the film. Through the detection of interference light, the thickness of the film can be calculated by combining with an appropriate optical model.
Wafer Thickness Measurement System Configuration
The QE Pro is a high-sensitivity, high-performance spectrometer suitable for low-light applications. The QE Pro thin back-illuminated CCD detector has high quantum efficiency, and its robust design enables high signal-to-noise performance and stability. The measurement of dark noise can be optimized by selecting an internal shutter .
Solving problems is Ocean Optics' mission. "We are problem solvers; without problems to solve, there is no Ocean Optics," said Ocean Optics founder Mike Morris.
Dr. Sun Ling was deeply touched by this: "In some new application fields, there are always unsatisfactory places. At this time, we need to make new products, which require our tools to continuously improve the accuracy, strength, and temperature consistency. Inter-platform difference, consistency, etc. These are the best things Ocean Optics is good at, because we have been focusing on the field of spectroscopy for 30 years. With a solid foundation and accumulation, the tools we create are used to solve practical problems. "
Etch Endpoint Monitoring: Plasma Inspection Systems
In the semiconductor industry, wafers are fabricated and manipulated using photolithographic techniques. Etching is the main link. When etching on the wafer surface, plasma monitoring can be used to track the extent of the etching through the wafer layers, determining when the plasma has fully etched a particular layer and reached the next layer. By monitoring the emission spectrum produced by the plasma during etching, the etching process can be accurately tracked. This endpoint detection is critical for the production of semiconductor materials using plasma-based etching processes .
Plasma monitoring can be done with a flexible modular setup based on the Ocean HDX spectrometer for monitoring changes in the argon plasma emission spectrum after the introduction of different gases and nanoparticles. Measurements were performed in a closed reaction chamber, coupled to a spectrometer using an optical fiber and cosine corrector, and observed through a small window in the reaction chamber. Measurements show that the modular spectroscopic assembly can acquire plasma emission spectra in real time. Plasma properties determined by emission spectroscopy can be used to monitor and control plasma-based reaction processes.
Ocean HDX adopts high-definition optical system, which features high throughput and high thermal stability, and supports multiple communication modes, such as USB, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, AP Wi-Fi and RS-232. Built-in on-board cache data processing module to improve data analysis speed and ensure data integrity.
Modular spectrometer configuration can be used as a QC tool or integrated into a production line
Film Thickness Inspection: Wafer Film Thickness Measurement System
The production of semiconductor integrated circuits is based on dozens to hundreds of times of coating, lithography, etching, film removal, and flattening. The thickness and uniformity of the film directly affect the quality and output of the chip . Continuous testing in order to control the thickness of the film layer. Optical thin film thickness gauge is one of the indispensable equipment in the semiconductor production process, which is used to detect the coating thickness of chip wafers and related semiconductor materials.
Ocean Optics film thickness measurement system is equipped with sampling platform, reflection probe, etc. Based on the interference phenomenon of light waves, the light beam is irradiated on the surface of the film. Since the incident medium, film material and substrate material have different refractive index and extinction coefficient values, the light beam Reflection occurs on the upper and lower surfaces of the transparent/translucent film, and the reflected light waves interfere with each other, thereby forming interference light. The intensity of these interference lights at different phases will vary with the thickness of the film. Through the detection of interference light, the thickness of the film can be calculated by combining with an appropriate optical model.
Wafer Thickness Measurement System Configuration
The QE Pro is a high-sensitivity, high-performance spectrometer suitable for low-light applications. The QE Pro thin back-illuminated CCD detector has high quantum efficiency, and its robust design enables high signal-to-noise performance and stability. The measurement of dark noise can be optimized by selecting an internal shutter .
Solving problems is Ocean Optics' mission. "We are problem solvers; without problems to solve, there is no Ocean Optics," said Ocean Optics founder Mike Morris.
Dr. Sun Ling was deeply touched by this: "In some new application fields, there are always unsatisfactory places. At this time, we need to make new products, which require our tools to continuously improve the accuracy, strength, and temperature consistency. Inter-platform difference, consistency, etc. These are the best things Ocean Optics is good at, because we have been focusing on the field of spectroscopy for 30 years. With a solid foundation and accumulation, the tools we create are used to solve practical problems. "
TSMC's fab is built in the desert in AZ, I don't think the performance will work well for long time... unless they have a sewage system, and a clean water system that works 24/24With the glut, fewer customer and the economic downturn surely TSMC is not crazy to spend such amount for a vanity project, or maybe they're confident about their 2nm chip coming online in 2025-2026?
Chip maker TSMC plans multibillion-dollar Arizona factory expansion - WSJ
2 hours ago (Nov 09, 2022 02:12AM ET)
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is seen at its headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
(Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd is preparing for another multibillion-dollar factory investment in Arizona in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
TSMC, a major Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, plans to announce in the coming months that it will build a cutting-edge semiconductor plant north of Phoenix, the report said.
The scale of this investment is expected to be roughly similar to the $12 billion it committed two years ago, it added.
The Taiwanese chipmaker's new facility would manufacture the so-called 3-nanometer transistors, the WSJ report said.
Last year, Reuters had reported TSMC's plans to build several more chipmaking factories in Arizona beyond the current one, including discussions about whether the next plant should be a more advanced facility that can make chips with 3-nanometer chipmaking technology compared to the slower, less-efficient 5-nanometer technology used for the first factory.
TSMC did not immediately repond to a Reuters request for comment.
The United States has been encouraging foreign tech firms to manufacture in the country and also vigorously supporting local research, development and manufacturing after passing its CHIPS Act.
While the chips sector is already bracing for waning demand as red-hot inflation squeezes spending, Taiwan faces a tougher situation - sandwiched between its largest export market China and its main international backer and arms supplier, the United States - especially as Beijing steps up military pressure to force Taipei to accept Chinese sovereignty claims.
Interesting that Dr. Sun was marketing those products in the China Semiconductor Equipment Annual Conference were there is mainly Chinese suppliers as if those are Chinese.
Well, in the current geopolitical situation if those products are really made in the US, then sadly, are basically poison, too risky to use and should be avoided, if possible.
Now, I'm really curious about this one. Phytium had said they are releasing a new product around 20th congress, but didn't really happen. Could be Hygon or Phytium. It would make sense for Phytium to now finally release a N+1 CPU that's competitive. It would be able to get a large chunk of China's drive for domestic CPU replacement.
Just in past week, Phytiums participated in the 2nd industrial control conference
They are really trying to get the industries to use domestic chips like Phytium, so would be good news if they have something here.
Looks like Geo-chip has broken through in mass producing 5G RF chips
Probably older gens but it is still huge. If these news are true, we might see something really competitive in a few years.
I wonder if this is a x86 processor or ARM?
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