Global Chip War: Restructuring and Breakthroughs in the Semiconductor Industry

Global Chip War: Restructuring and Breakthroughs in the Semiconductor Industry

In the first quarter of 2025, TSMC announced the official mass production of its 1.4nm process technology, achieving a transistor density of 320 million per square millimeter—equivalent to shrinking the entire map of New York City down to the size of a fingernail. Meanwhile, the latest data from the U.S. Department of Commerce shows that … Read more

First Tape-Out Success Rate at 14%, 1.4nm Process Costs Soar: Opportunities for Domestic EDA?

First Tape-Out Success Rate at 14%, 1.4nm Process Costs Soar: Opportunities for Domestic EDA?

As chip scales continue to expand and design complexity increases, the development of EDA software has not kept pace. Recent statistics show that the first tape-out success rate for chips has hit a new low of only 14%. Previously, it was 28%, and even earlier it was 30%, showing a decline almost every year. This … Read more

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (28) FPGA Pricing and Demand

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (28) FPGA Pricing and Demand

Click the “blue text” above to follow for more exciting content. This article has a total of 577 words, and it takes about 2 minutes to read. Each generation of FPGA products generally reaches its revenue peak about 4-5 years after launch, with nearly 60% of revenue coming from the first 6 years. Based on … Read more

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (26) Evolution of FPGA Competitive Landscape from 1990 to Present

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (26) Evolution of FPGA Competitive Landscape from 1990 to Present

Click the “blue text” above to follow for more exciting content. This article contains a total of 2049 words, and reading the full text will take about 5 minutes. The competition in process technology is the main thread throughout the history of FPGA development, and leading in process technology is the most direct determinant of … Read more

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (8) Challenges in FPGA Design Related to Process Technology

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (8) Challenges in FPGA Design Related to Process Technology

Click the “blue text” above to follow for more exciting content. This article contains a total of 801 words, and reading the full text will take about 2 minutes. Technically, it is reflected in the necessity to keep up with the latest processes; leading processes are the most direct determining factor for FPGA market share.The … Read more

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (6) Evaluation Metrics for FPGA

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (6) Evaluation Metrics for FPGA

Click the “blue words” above to follow for more exciting content. This article contains a total of 3718 words, and reading the full text will take about 9 minutes. (1) Process Technology is a distinguishing standard for each generation of FPGA and is the primary metric for evaluating FPGA. As a type of digital chip, … Read more

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (Twenty-Four) Mainstream Demand for FPGAs

Industry Research: Universal Chip FPGA: (Twenty-Four) Mainstream Demand for FPGAs

Click the “blue text” above to follow for more exciting content. This article contains a total of 789 words, and it takes about 2 minutes to read. The global FPGA market can be roughly divided into three categories based on process technology: 1) >90nm, including 0.25/0.22 μm, 0.18/0.15 μm, and 0.13 μm, mainly used for … Read more