Modern semiconductor processes are extremely complicated and involve thousands of interacting individual process steps. During the development of these process steps, roadblocks and barriers are often ...

The high-aspect-ratio 3D NAND metrology equipment market is no longer a quiet, back-end function inside semiconductor fabs—it is quickly becoming one of the most critical invest ...

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first ...

In 2014, 3D NAND flash was introduced to the industry with 24 layers, and it co-existed with 2D NAND flash until 2017. 3D NAND flash gradually came to dominate the market with its high-density storage ...

To solidify its leading position in the NAND flash market, Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to again utilize a double-stack technology for manufacturing 3D NAND over 300 layers, aiming to surpass ...

The world's first 3D NAND-like DRAM is targeted to solve DRAM's capacity bottleneck and replace the entire 2D DRAM market; makes manufacturing and scaling memory with higher densities and capacities ...

The part 1 of this two-article series outlined the NAND flash technology and how it transitioned from 2D to 3D NAND flash. The article also explained the current challenges in the way of density ...

For several decades, NAND Flash has been the primary technology for low-cost and large-density data storage applications. This non-volatile memory is present in all major electronic end-use markets, ...

With the semiconductor industry moving toward 3D DRAM, 3D logic architectures, and 1000+ layer 3D NAND stacks, 1 mechanical failures may become more common. Due to the complexity of these structures, ...

What just happened? A Californian company is launching what it calls a ground-breaking solution for increasing DRAM chip density with 3D stacking technology. The new memory chips will greatly improve ...

The high-aspect-ratio 3D NAND metrology equipment market is no longer a quiet, back-end function inside semiconductor fabs-it is quickly becoming one of the most critical investment areas for memory ...