It’s RAINing RFID - I must admit that I was tempted to title this column “ It’s RAINing RFID! Hallelujah! ” But then I thought you’d probably spend the rest of the day with the Weather Girls song rattling around in your head, so I decided against it. You’re welcome.
Google developing 'frozen' chip that embeds Gemini models for efficiency gains - Google is reportedly developing a new chip that embeds information from its Gemini AI models directly onto the silicon to boost efficiency. If the anticipated performance gains materialize, this new design would mark a deeper integration of the tech giant's hardware and AI capabilities.
Carbon Nanotube Firm Strengthens Executive Team to Build CNT Ecosystem - Canatu stacks its C-suite to push CNTs into chips, cars, and diagnostics—watch how its new CEO plans to turn nanotube hype into yield. The post Carbon Nanotube Firm Strengthens Executive Team to Build CNT Ecosystem appeared first on EE Times .
See Defacto Technologies at DAC 2026 - I have had the pleasure of working with Defacto Technologies for the past 10 years on SemiWiki and I am always impressed with their professionalism and ability to quickly address the challenges of complex SoC design.
Siemens to Acquire Precision Innovations - Siemens today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Precision Innovations Inc., a privately held electronic design automation software company. The post Siemens to Acquire Precision Innovations appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Adapter makes CarPlay connectivity wireless - Bluetooth and Wi-Fi combine to untether smartphone-to-car connections…at least until the former’s battery drains, that is. The post Adapter makes CarPlay connectivity wireless appeared first on EDN .
Ep 184: Earnings TSMC/ASML/AEHR, State of AI Semis - In this episode, Ben and Jay analyze the latest developments in the semiconductor industry, focusing on TSMC, ASML, Air, and the broader market implications of AI and chip manufacturing advancements. They explore how these trends impact supply chains, CapEx, and future growth prospects. Key Topics: TSMC's...
Harvard Scientists Turned a Silicon Chip Into a DNA Factory - Harvard scientists have built a silicon chip that writes DNA using electricity and water, pointing toward a cleaner future for DNA manufacturing and biotechnology. Silicon chips have driven the computing revolution for more than 50 years. Now, researchers are finding new ways to use them in biology, including...
Gradiant Supports Landmark Semiconductor Manufacturing Expansion in Dresden - Project completed three months ahead of schedule, supporting one of Europe’s most significant semiconductor manufacturing expansions. The post Gradiant Supports Landmark Semiconductor Manufacturing Expansion in Dresden appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Siemens EDA acquires SoC toolmaker Precision Innovations - The acquisition aims to bring AI-driven chip planning to a much broader set of SoC design engineering teams. The post Siemens EDA acquires SoC toolmaker Precision Innovations appeared first on EDN .
Graph Transformer Speeds IC Interconnect Signal Integrity Analysis (Buffalo, Stuttgart, IBM) - Researchers at the University at Buffalo, University of Stuttgart, and IBM Research published “SI-GT: Fast Interconnect Signal Integrity Analysis For Integrated Circuit Design Via Graph Transformers.” Abstract Excerpt: “In this paper, we propose Si-GT, a novel transformer-based model for fast and...
Intel Bumps Xeon Memory Speeds - Intel is doing the spec upgrade by opinion blog thing again, this time it is Xeon memory speeds. Read more ▶ The post Intel Bumps Xeon Memory Speeds appeared first on Semiaccurate .
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available - For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month
A Century-Old Belief About Diamond Has Just Been Overturned - Researchers have uncovered an unexpected electrical response in ultrathin diamond membranes, challenging a century-old assumption about the material. Diamond is renowned for resisting pressure, heat, chemicals, and wear. But researchers have now shown that, when made thin enough, it can also generate...
LLVM Divination of GFX1251’s Differences ... - Hello you fine Internet folks, this article is a sequel to the Scrying the AMD GFX1250 LLVM Tea Leaves article where we are going to look at the differences between GFX1250 and GFX1251. ...
Verifying Networks On Chip - Challenges increase significantly with chiplets and coherency. The post Verifying Networks On Chip appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
[News] TSMC’s $265B U.S. Bet: “No Food Left on the Table” Despite 4-5x Higher Fab Construction Costs - As Intel reportedly moves to bring 80–90% of Nova Lake compute tile production back in-house on its 18A process, TSMC is stepping up its U.S. expansion with advanced nodes including 2nm and beyond. The foundry giant added US$100 billion to its investment plan last week, raising its total U.S. comm......
Monolithic 3D-DRAM with Oxide-Semiconductor Architecture (imec, KU Leuven, Samsung, Lam) - Researchers from imec, KU Leuven, Samsung Electronics, and Lam Research published a technical paper titled “Optimization of 3D-DRAM Architecture with Oxide-Semiconductor Channel through Process and Device Simulation.” Abstract Excerpt: “We investigate a monolithically stackable OSC-based 3D-DRAM...
Missing sense: Why physical AI can see everything and feel nothing - The future of physical AI will be determined by whether machines can interact with the real world with the same confidence that humans do. The post Missing sense: Why physical AI can see everything and feel nothing appeared first on EDN .
Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 21 - Near-memory HBM for LLM inference; processing-in-memory for 3D DRAM; SDV hardware abstraction; 3nm GAAFET SRAM self-heating and rad-hard; monolithic CMOS-photonic integration; quantum photonic chips; AI-driven thermal modeling for 3D photonic circuits. The post Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July...
DFI 6.0 Key Highlights of the Latest DFI Specification - Explore Cadence IP here The DDR PHY Interface (DFI) protocol specifies the signals, timing parameters, and configurable options necessary for the transfer of command information and data across the DFI, facilitating communication between the DDR memory controller (MC) and the …
Efficient Quantum-Mechanical Modeling of Nonradiative Charge Transfer Processes - Nonradiative charge transfer processes play a central role in a wide range of physical phenomena, including reliability phenomena in semiconductor devices such as bias temperature instability, hysteresis, random telegraph noise, and trap-assisted tunneling. nonradiative multiphonon (NMP) theory provides...
Post-Quantum Cryptography Incorporated into SoCs via eFPGA - Unlike hard-wired security engines, PQC algorithm mapped into eFPGA fabric claims to avoid costly silicon re-spins. The post Post-Quantum Cryptography Incorporated into SoCs via eFPGA appeared first on EE Times .
CEO Interview with Dr. Il Park of Primemas - Dr. Il Park is the Founder and CEO of Primemas Inc. Prior to founding Primemas, he was Vice President at SK hynix where he led memory solutions, design innovation, and CAE. Prior to that he was the head of the SOC architecture development and engineering team at Samsung Electronics. Earlier in his career,...
