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Will Lithium-based Memristors Spur an Analog Computing Renaissance?

Will Lithium-based Memristors Spur an Analog Computing Renaissance?

In an AAC interview with MIT's faculty Jennifer Rupp and Ericsson's Dr. Saeed Bastani, we learned how a new field, "lithionics," could be the key to advancing neuromorphic computing.


News Oct 04, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
IonQ and Quantum Machines Keep the Ball Rolling for Quantum Processing Units

IonQ and Quantum Machines Keep the Ball Rolling for Quantum Processing Units

As the field of quantum computing continues to heat up, two startups: IonQ and Quantum Machines, are hoping to fuel the fire with quantum processor architectures and a boost in funding.


News Sep 30, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Intel “Reverse Engineers the Brain” With Loihi 2 Neuromorphic Chip and Lava Framework

Intel “Reverse Engineers the Brain” With Loihi 2 Neuromorphic Chip and Lava Framework

Packing one million neurons, the Loihi 2, along with an open-source software framework Lava, is pushing the limits of neuromorphic computing.


News Sep 30, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Maxim Targets IoT with Low Power Coprocessor Toting ChipDNA PUF Technology

Maxim Targets IoT with Low Power Coprocessor Toting ChipDNA PUF Technology

Security is steadily becoming a top priority, especially at the hardware level. Maxim Integrated hopes to bring both security and low power to IoT applications with its cryptographic processor.


News Sep 22, 2021 by Jake Hertz
A Guide to Industry Tech Days 2021

A Guide to Industry Tech Days 2021

Welcome to Industry Tech Days 2021! This guide will walk you through some of the major features of the show.


News Sep 12, 2021 by Kate Smith
Alif Semiconductor Hopes to Push IoT Applications Further with New MCU Families

Alif Semiconductor Hopes to Push IoT Applications Further with New MCU Families

As the IoT market heats up, new devices are coming out to keep up with the momentum. One latest development comes from Alif Semiconductor with two new MCU families the "Ensemble" and "Crescendo."


News Sep 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Ep. 29 | NVIDIA CTO Michael Kagan on the New Age of AI and Supercomputers

Ep. 29 | NVIDIA CTO Michael Kagan on the New Age of AI and Supercomputers

AI is on the rise in everything from social media to online shopping to insurance. All of it relies on processing power and, increasingly, on the rise of supercomputers.


A Circuit-level Assessment of Dojo, Tesla’s Proposed Supercomputer

A Circuit-level Assessment of Dojo, Tesla’s Proposed Supercomputer

The star of this year's Tesla AI Day was a newly-announced supercomputer, Dojo. But just how remarkable is this project from a design perspective?


News Sep 02, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
From Home to the Quantum Realm: 3 Companies Push Processor Limitations

From Home to the Quantum Realm: 3 Companies Push Processor Limitations

As the need for better, faster, and safer processing continues to grow, companies like Intel, Cadence, and QuantWare are bringing their A-game to the workplace, vehicles, and quantum computing.


News Aug 28, 2021 by Ikimi .O
IBM’s First CPU With On-chip AI Acceleration Detects Fraud at Lightning Speeds

IBM’s First CPU With On-chip AI Acceleration Detects Fraud at Lightning Speeds

Containing 22 billion transistors, IBM's new processor, Telum, features on-chip acceleration for AI inferencing. The goal: to detect fraud before a transaction is complete.


News Aug 27, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
AI Accelerator Chip with 1000 RISC-V Cores Shakes Up Data Center Inference

AI Accelerator Chip with 1000 RISC-V Cores Shakes Up Data Center Inference

As the need for AI and data center processing keeps rising, a new AI accelerator has risen to the challenge. After years of development, Esperanto has announced its ET-SoC-1 ML inference chip.


News Aug 26, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Intel Strikes Back: How CEO Pat Gelsinger Plans to Revive a Microchip Goliath

Intel Strikes Back: How CEO Pat Gelsinger Plans to Revive a Microchip Goliath

Despite many challenges, like companies moving to in-house chip fabrication and delays in processing node technology, Intel hopes to forge ahead with a new CEO and roadmap.


News Aug 25, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Highlights of Intel’s 2021 Architecture Day—a Computing-centric Event

Highlights of Intel’s 2021 Architecture Day—a Computing-centric Event

At Intel's 2021 Architecture Day, CEO Pat Gelsinger called the company's new computing technology "magic." Here are a few highlights from the event.


News Aug 24, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Can 3D NAND Flash Memory Side Step the Challenges of NAND?

Can 3D NAND Flash Memory Side Step the Challenges of NAND?

Traditional NAND often faces power, performance, and cost inefficiencies. NEO Semiconductor has announced recently-patented X-NAND to bypass these limitations.


News Aug 18, 2021 by Ikimi .O
Samsung Stuffs More Tech Into Wearables with Industry’s First 5nm Processor

Samsung Stuffs More Tech Into Wearables with Industry’s First 5nm Processor

The struggle to include more while taking up less space is a major challenge for wearables. Despite that, Samsung is pushing boundaries with the industry's first 5nm processor for wearables.


News Aug 12, 2021 by Jake Hertz
From Robots to E-waste Medals: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Takes First Place

From Robots to E-waste Medals: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Takes First Place

Support was an overarching theme to this year's Olympic games, which showcased innovative ways of showing support through recycling, robotics, and immersive experiences.


News Aug 08, 2021 by Kimber Wymore
Flexible Processors? Arm and PragmatIC Push Flexible Electronics Up A Level

Flexible Processors? Arm and PragmatIC Push Flexible Electronics Up A Level

Flexible electronics have been a dream for many researchers; however, could the creation of a flexible processor be the key to pushing this technology to the next level?


News Jul 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Optimizing Power Management with NXP’s i.MX RT500 Crossover MCU

Optimizing Power Management with NXP’s i.MX RT500 Crossover MCU

This article provides an introduction to microcontroller power management concepts. The NXP i.MX RT500 family of crossover MCUs will be used to provide examples of how these power management concepts can be employed by embedded developers in their applications.


A RISC-V Future? SiFive and Andes Aim to Shake Up the Processor Industry

A RISC-V Future? SiFive and Andes Aim to Shake Up the Processor Industry

RISC-V, the open-source instruction set architecture, is making inroads against industry giants, with the support of the RISC-V Foundation.


News Jun 25, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Understanding DSP Enablement Using NXP’s i.MX RT500 Crossover MCU

Understanding DSP Enablement Using NXP’s i.MX RT500 Crossover MCU

Learn about multi-threaded programs, developing applications using the XOS real-time operating system, resource sharing with semaphores, and how NXP's i.MX RT500 family of microcontrollers help engineers design DSP-enabled smart devices.