There were over 220 participants at the recent SOI Academy FD-SOI Training event organized in Shanghai. The event extended over two days, with the first day covering a basic introduction to the technology as well as the ecosystem worldwide and in China. The second day was hands-on professional training. Attendees got a comprehensive understanding of […]
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EuroSOI-ULIS (April 2019, Grenoble) – 1st Call for Papers
The organizing committee of the EuroSOI-ULIS conference, which will be held in Grenoble on the 1st-3rd of April 2019, has issued a first call for papers. The deadline is 15 January 2019. Here are the submission guidelines, and here is a poster you can share with colleagues. If you’ve never been, you should put it […]
Now, We Ramp! Panelists at Japan Workshop See Good Opps for FD-SOI, RF-SOI
Lots of great information came out of the two days of workshops in Japan recently organized by the SOI Consortium. Some of the presentations are now posted on the consortium website (get them here). The first day (held in Yokohama and sponsored by Silvaco) focused on FD-SOI and RF-SOI design. The second day (held at […]
New Bluetooth 5 RF IP from VeriSilicon Targets Wearables, IoT on GF’s 22FDX
Since about a third of all IoT devices are expected to be connected by Bluetooth, chip designers need IP solutions that will help reduce system cost and greatly improve battery life. And that’s just what VeriSilicon has announced for GlobalFoundries’ 22FDX® (FD-SOI) process. “By taking advantage of integrated RF capabilities of FD-SOI, in particular GF’s […]
QuickLogic ultra-low power eFPGA on GF’s 22FDX FD-SOI and in PULP/RISC-V SoC
Some great pieces of FD-SOI news from QuickLogic. The company recently demonstrated its ultra-low power ArcticPro™ embedded FPGA (eFPGA) solutions at the GlobalFoundries Technology Conferences in Santa Clara, California, Munich and Shanghai. The technology is available now. ArcticPro is the industry’s first eFPGA offering for GF’s 22FDX® process (btw they’ve been shipping it in volume […]
1st Highlights from Shanghai FD-SOI/RF-SOI Events – Amazon/Blink, Intellifusion, Foundries, China Mobile, Nokia, Qorvo and More
Excellent news and exciting applications made headlines at the recent FD-SOI and RF-SOI events in Shanghai. During the FD-SOI day, Amazon/Blink and Intellifusion shared news about their new chips, and we got updates from GF and Samsung. The RF-SOI day featured a great talk with details about China Mobile’s 5G plans, and peeks at Nokia’s […]
4G/5G Opps for SOI Supply Chain – Workshop Presentations Now Posted
The presentations from the SOI Consortium sponsored workshop held during Semicon West are now posted and freely available on the website – click here to see the full agenda with links to the presentations. The workshop, entitled 4G/5G Connectivity: Opportunities for the SOI Supply Chain, was well-attended and generated excellent discussions. If you don’t have […]
pSemi: World’s First Monolithic SOI Wi-Fi FEM
pSemi (formerly Peregrine, now a Murata company) has staked its claim for having the world’s first monolithic SOI Wi-Fi front-end module (FEM)—the PE561221. This 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi FEM is the first to integrate a low-noise amplifier (LNA), a power amplifier (PA) and two RF switches (SP4T, SP3T) on a single SOI CMOS die. pSemi says […]
Chengdu Conference Indicates FD-SOI Will Play Major Role in China/Automotive
FD-SOI was a very important topic during the recent Mount Qingcheng China IC Ecosystem Forum. To situate things, Mount Qingcheng, with its lush hills and waterways, is located just outside of Chengdu. That of course is where GlobalFoundries is building its new fab, which will be the first in China to run FD-SOI. Chengdu is […]
Share This! Terrific Guide to All Things FD-SOI in GSA Newsletter
Manuel Sellier, Product Marketing Manager at Soitec for the FD-SOI (and some other) SOI product lines has written an absolutely terrific primer entitled FD-SOI: A technology setting new standards for IoT, automotive and mobile connectivity applications. It’s in the August edition of the GSA Forum (the GSA is the Global Semiconductor Alliance). If you know […]