Abstract:
The exploding multi-media data traffic is putting heavy demands on the network, storage, and compute centers. At the core level of the infrastructure, heat dissipation of high-performance server processor chips is a key limiter. At the application level, smart mobile devices, like tablets and smart phones, suffer from battery constraints. These system and application requirements are influencing the technology trends, putting ever more focus on power-efficiency and cost.
In this presentation, we will reveal some of semiconductor scaling secrets addressing these challenges: process technologies to keep process costs under control, how design technology can help us attain the right solution. We will examine the scaling trends and review the possible paths forward for process technologies. Last but not least we will discuss how system insights, combined with technology know-how, will pave the way of the semiconductor scaling roadmap.