Challenges for 22-nm node: A team of expert analysts from Semiconductor Insights--Xu Chang, Vu Ho, Ramesh Kuchibhatla and Don Scansen--came up with a list of top challenges for the 22-nm node. Here's a list of 15 challenges (and more). More...

10 fab technologies on the hot seat: There's trouble brewing in chip-making paradise. Delivery of chips at 32-nm and beyond won't be a cool breeze. EE Times has constructed the following list of 10 fab technologies that could make or break future IC scaling. More...

6 fab technologies on the bubble: It isn't going to be a slam-dunk to deliver chips at 32-nm and beyond. See our story about 10 fab technologies on the hot seat. Then read this article: 6 technologies on the bubble. More...

Top 20 chip suppliers: Six of the top 10 IC companies are expected to suffer revenue declines in 2008, with the broader industry hamstrung by a ''disastrous'' year for the memory chip segment, according to iSuppli's preliminary rankings of the top 20 chip suppliers. More...

We want change!: More calls for a change in engineering education surfaced at the recent International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). Change is needed to become more competitive. Also see the stream of letters on the subject. More...

Hot technologies to watch for in 2009: Every technologist, marketer, industry analyst and reporter on a hunt for the next big thing is bracing for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show scheduled less than a month away. More...

Top 20 predictions for semis in 2009: To help sort out the confusion in the market, EE Times has released its own chip forecasts--and other predictions--for 2009. So, what will happen in analog, FPGAs, foundry, memory, MPUs and other sectors? More...

Silicon 60 version 7.0 The EE Times 60 Emerging Startups list, first published in April 2004, has been updated to version 7.0 to reflect the latest corporate, commercial, technology and market conditions. More...