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JEDEC Releases DDR5 Standards—And the Push for Widespread DDR5 Adoption is On

JEDEC Releases DDR5 Standards—And the Push for Widespread DDR5 Adoption is On

The new DDR5 standards may revolutionize the modern data center.


News Jul 23, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Develop Graphene Ribbons That Behave Like Semiconductors

Researchers Develop Graphene Ribbons That Behave Like Semiconductors

A team of researchers has produced what they call the first porous graphene ribbons with properties that make them attractive for electronics applications.


News Jul 19, 2020 by Luke James
When Will the Semiconductor Industry Bounce Back? Market Experts Weigh In

When Will the Semiconductor Industry Bounce Back? Market Experts Weigh In

COVID-19 hard hit the semiconductor industry. How long will it take for the business to recover?


News Jul 15, 2020 by Ingrid Fadelli
AI Chip Strikes Down the von Neumann Bottleneck With In-Memory Neural Net Processing

AI Chip Strikes Down the von Neumann Bottleneck With In-Memory Neural Net Processing

The von Neumann Architecture, which has been a staple in computer architecture, may soon find itself less useful in the world of artificial intelligence.


News Jul 10, 2020 by Jake Hertz
From Autonomous Cars to Autonomous Satellites, a NN Accelerator Chip Fits Both

From Autonomous Cars to Autonomous Satellites, a NN Accelerator Chip Fits Both

What happens when you bring AI initially geared for autonomous vehicles to space?


News Jul 09, 2020 by Jake Hertz
FPGA Roundup: New Contenders Hone in on Memory, Size, Power, and Even AI

FPGA Roundup: New Contenders Hone in on Memory, Size, Power, and Even AI

Three newly-released FPGAs can tell us a lot about the direction of these devices in the industry.


News Jul 02, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
STEM, COVID, and the Silver Tsunami: ST Tackles Engineering Education

STEM, COVID, and the Silver Tsunami: ST Tackles Engineering Education

The next generation of engineers is not only under huge pressure to gain experience in a variety of EE fields—they're expected to do so in daunting circumstances. Here's how ST aims to help.


News Jul 02, 2020 by Kate Smith
Achieving Magnetic Tunnel Junctions With Record High Speeds for MRAM Peak Efficiency

Achieving Magnetic Tunnel Junctions With Record High Speeds for MRAM Peak Efficiency

A group of researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University have announced the development of a magnetic tunnel junction with some of the highest speeds seen yet.


News Jun 28, 2020 by Luke James
Ampere’s 128-Core Processor Challenges Intel and AMD in a Cloud-Based Processor Showdown

Ampere’s 128-Core Processor Challenges Intel and AMD in a Cloud-Based Processor Showdown

Intel and AMD have historically been the leaders of data-intensive processors. But now, Ampere's Altra Max 128-core processor may beat out the two in managing data center workloads.


AI-Accelerating Software Gives FPGAs a Leg Up on GPUs

AI-Accelerating Software Gives FPGAs a Leg Up on GPUs

Xilinx recently tapped a startup for its AI accelerating software platform. In what ways might this platform add extra benefits for FPGAs in contrast to GPUs?


News Jun 25, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Can a New Programming Language Help Boost Innovation in Quantum Computing?

Can a New Programming Language Help Boost Innovation in Quantum Computing?

A new high-level quantum programming language called “Silq” is correcting a major flaw in quantum computing.


News Jun 25, 2020 by Rushi Patel
Designing the Next Generation of Energy Efficient AI Devices with Spiraling Circuits

Designing the Next Generation of Energy Efficient AI Devices with Spiraling Circuits

Machine learning allows computers to be “trained” using data, enabling better and more precise predictions regarding a given outcome.


News Jun 25, 2020 by Luke James
Optical Switches May Be the Answer to Extending Moore’s Law in Data Centers

Optical Switches May Be the Answer to Extending Moore’s Law in Data Centers

University College London (UCL) and Microsoft have discovered a new technique called “clock phase caching” that may pave the way for an all-optical data center in the future.


News Jun 24, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Quasiparticles Found to Have a Critical Role in Future Applications for Quantum Computing and Memory Storage

Quasiparticles Found to Have a Critical Role in Future Applications for Quantum Computing and Memory Storage

Discerning the properties of tiny quasiparticles is a significant step toward developing new types of electronic components.


News Jun 23, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Qualcomm Puts AI and 5G in the Hands of Robotics Designers

Qualcomm Puts AI and 5G in the Hands of Robotics Designers

Surging 15 trillion operations per second, Qualcomm’s RB5 platform is bringing AI and deep learning workloads to the edge of robotics.


News Jun 23, 2020 by Nicholas St. John
IC Designers Now Have a Platform to Design Chips in the Cloud

IC Designers Now Have a Platform to Design Chips in the Cloud

Samsung Electronics, in collaboration with Rescale, has just announced the launch of the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Cloud Design Platform (CDP).


News Jun 22, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Intel’s AI Portfolio Shows How Designs Must Gear Up for Real-Time Processing

Intel’s AI Portfolio Shows How Designs Must Gear Up for Real-Time Processing

With processing demands on data centers higher than ever before, designers should be aware of how hardware- (and software-) based AI may have increasing prominence in their designs.


News Jun 22, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Microsoft Sends a Data Center to the Ocean Floor to Find a COVID-19 Vaccine

Microsoft Sends a Data Center to the Ocean Floor to Find a COVID-19 Vaccine

Why underwater? The reason is actually quite practical: cooling.


News Jun 18, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
AI Sensor System Demonstrates New Methods of Collecting Data

AI Sensor System Demonstrates New Methods of Collecting Data

A new AI-enabled sensor system for measuring staff comfort levels and workplace concentration could help employers make the most out of flexible, open-plan office spaces and “hot desking”.


News Jun 13, 2020 by Luke James
MIT’s Confetti-Sized “Brain-on-a-Chip” Is Replete With Thousands of Memristors

MIT’s Confetti-Sized “Brain-on-a-Chip” Is Replete With Thousands of Memristors

While there's some debate on whether memristors even exist beyond the theoretical realm, MIT seems to have made a major breakthrough in artificial brain synapse technology.


News Jun 10, 2020 by Robin Mitchell