Comments on: Size Matters: To Make Small Chips, You Need to be Big

By: Intel’s Multi-Billion Cost of Doing Business: Tech News «

Intel’s Multi-Billion Cost of Doing Business: Tech News « — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:51:03 +0000

[...] discussed how it takes a lot of money to keep making chips smaller and more powerful, with most fabs costing about $5 or $6 billion to [...]

By: Qualcomm Leapfrogs Intel With 28-Nano Chips – GigaOM

Qualcomm Leapfrogs Intel With 28-Nano Chips – GigaOM — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:40:39 +0000

[...] So what does that have to do with smaller chips? Shrinking a chip makes it smaller, faster, cheaper to manufacture on a per-unit basis, and more energy efficient –all good things when it comes to mobile devices. If Qualcomm can successfully leap ahead of the rest of the industry, its chips will perform better and cost less, giving it a significant advantage. [...]

By: 2 Years of Chips, Broadband and You! – GigaOM

2 Years of Chips, Broadband and You! – GigaOM — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:04:29 +0000

[...] By Stacey Higginbotham Jan. 7, 2010, 9:01am No Comments 0 0 0 0 Two years ago today I wrote my first post for GigaOM. After having read Om’s writing virtually every day for as long as I could [...]

By: 3 Reasons Nvidia Looks Good Despite Its Loss [GigaOM] | BYOHosting.com Blogs

Fri, 08 May 2009 21:21:12 +0000

[...] by the end of this year, 25 percent of Nvidia’s chips will be the smaller size. Switching to smaller process node means Nvidia will lower the costs associated with manufacturing its chips and could generate higher [...]

By: 3 Reasons Nvidia Looks Good Despite Its Loss

3 Reasons Nvidia Looks Good Despite Its Loss — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:57:00 +0000

By: Bailouts Aren’t the Answer to the DRAM Drama

Bailouts Aren’t the Answer to the DRAM Drama — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:30:38 +0000

[...] flip side to this coin is making more chips for less. Continuing down the process node so chipmakers can place more transistors on a chip is important in enabling economies of scale [...]

By: Don’t Panic. Gartner Drops Chip Forecast

Don’t Panic. Gartner Drops Chip Forecast — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:39:43 +0000

[...] when the recovery hits. In contrast, Intel is still moving to 32 nanometer, which will allow it to make more chips at a smaller size. It has been agressive about using its fabs to quickly shift its production in response to [...]

By: AMD Ditches Fabs to Stay Alive - GigaOM

AMD Ditches Fabs to Stay Alive - GigaOM — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:11:20 +0000

[...] pricing from rival Intel. Last quarter it reported a $1.2 billion loss. AMD finally had to admit it couldn’t keep up with the costs of building a $3 billion to $4 billion fab each time it wanted to shrink its chips and gain some economies of scale in manufacturing. [...]

By: When the Chips are Down, Ditch Those Assets - GigaOM

When the Chips are Down, Ditch Those Assets - GigaOM — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:00:26 +0000

[...] fab can cost up to $4 billion to build and equip, making it a game few can afford to play. In Dallas, for example, a 300mm fab built by Texas Instruments stands empty. Many firms have [...]

By: IBM and Hitachi Partner on 32nm Chips - GigaOM

IBM and Hitachi Partner on 32nm Chips - GigaOM — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:55:22 +0000

[...] and 22 nanometer nodes. Intel expects 22nm chips to come to market in 2011. IBM is already part of such a partnership with five other companies (WHICH ONES) to develop 45 nanometer chips and is also working with [...]

By: AMD Plays Catchup on 45nm - GigaOM

AMD Plays Catchup on 45nm - GigaOM — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:08:42 +0000

[...] but AMD won’t have 45 nm chips in laptops until 2009. By then Intel will be working on 32 nanometer chips, which leads me to wonder how long AMD can play this game. Share/Send Sphere Print Previous [...]

By: DNA Chips Might Break Moore’s Law - GigaOM

DNA Chips Might Break Moore’s Law - GigaOM — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:00:12 +0000

[...] inside every cell, is an incredibly efficient storage medium. With Moore’s Law demanding more transistors packed on a chip, the idea of DNA computers has taken hold as a means to get past 10 nanometers [...]

By: So Long Flash, and Thanks for the Memory - GigaOM

So Long Flash, and Thanks for the Memory - GigaOM — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:28:15 +0000

[...] all chips, memory follows Moore’s Law, which requires the space between transistors to get smaller. Kind of like doing the limbo, flash [...]

By: Startups Abandon Moore’s Law - GigaOM

Startups Abandon Moore’s Law - GigaOM — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:00:06 +0000

[...] makers are spending billions, to either build joint manufacturing facilities (called fabs) or to create research agreements that help offset the basic costs and challenges involved in trying to push a [...]

By: Introducing Stacey Higginbotham teasered @ TechTalkBlog

Introducing Stacey Higginbotham teasered @ TechTalkBlog — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:27:06 +0000

[...] to start a job! But anyone who willingly tackles the future of the semiconductor industry as her first post has already passed the sink-or-swim test, don’t you [...]

By: Chris Sherman

Chris Sherman — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:08:15 +0000

Congrats on the new gig. We should grab coffee sometime since we're both still in Austin.