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Headline: Intel Throws a Curveball | The Book on Gallium Nitride

EE Times Current · 26 Mar 2021 · 43m

What this episode covers

Analysts Jim McGregor and Kevin Krewell of Tirias Research explain Intel's decision to establish a standalone foundry business, detailing the $20 billion investment, the separation from Intel's IDM operations, and the strategic collaboration with IBM on nanosheet technology. They discuss the challenges of competing with TSMC and Samsung, the importance of packaging expertise like Foveros and EMIB, and the need for immediate execution on 7nm processes. Additionally, EE Times editors Nitin Khanna, Dahad, and Maurizio de Paulo Emilio preview the new Aspencore Guide to Gallium Nitride, highlighting its applications in power electronics, EVs, and fast chargers, and its role as a reference for wide bandgap semiconductors.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Intel, Tirias Research, TSMC, Samsung, IBM, Skywater, Cadence, Synopsys, GlobalFoundries, Qualcomm, Apple, AWS, NVIDIA, AMD
Products
Aspencore Guide to Gallium Nitride, Foveros, EMIB
Materials
Gallium Nitride
Also
Quantum, ARM, RISC-V

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