At SEMICON West, Horacio Mendez, executive director of the SOI Industry Consortium, previewed a major study that compares the manufacturability, performance, and cost of 3D transistors vs. bulk. Ensuring companies in the process of making a decision about transitioning from bulk to SOI have access to information so they can make an educated decision, is a high priority of the Consortium, he notes.
Mendez also previews the group's "Simply Greener" initiative to showcase major energy savings vs. bulk silicon, and discusses the role of the group: