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Three’s a Crowd—YTMC Throws Its Own 3D NAND Into the Ring

Summer 2022 is turning out to be a hot one for the memory industry, with not just one, not just two, but three announcements from chipmakers relating to advanced 3D NAND production.

About 13 hours ago by Chantelle Dubois

Analyzing 2nd-Order Circuits in Laplace Space Using Python

Learn about simplifying the mathematics of circuit analysis using the Laplace transform, Python, and SymPy using a series RLC circuit as an example.

3 days ago by Darby Hewitt

iPronics Launches an Era of Programmable Photonic Processors

iPronics is bringing FPGA concepts to the world of photonics.

August 03, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Digital Polar Radio Approach Shrinks Power for Wi-Fi IoT Devices

Designing its patented digital polar radio implementation into an SoC and a development kit, InnoPhase brings extreme low power to Wi-Fi IoT systems.

July 29, 2022 by Jeff Child

Ep. 50 | AWS VP of Engineering Bill Vass on AI, Quantum Computing, and the Metaverse

Bill Vass of Amazon Web Services talks AI/ML, quantum computing, servers in space, the Metaverse, and how AWS wants to help engineers “just focus on being an engineer.”

July 19, 2022 by Daniel Bogdanoff

From FinFETs to CFETs: imec’s Plan for Continued Transistor Scaling

imec researchers have uncovered new findings about the "complementary FET," an attractive device architecture for 1 nm logic technology nodes and beyond.

July 16, 2022 by Darshil Patel

Semiconductor Industry Eyes Sustainable Manufacturing

Semiconductor manufacturing has typically incurred a heavy environmental toll. Now, many facilities are prioritizing sustainability.

July 15, 2022 by Lianne Frith

Harvard Researchers Control and Modulate Acoustic Waves on Chip

In a recent publication, researchers at Harvard demonstrated how they tuned and controlled sound waves on an integrated circuit for the first time.

July 14, 2022 by Ingrid Fadelli

Siemens EDA Launches Revamped Mixed-signal IC Verification Platform

At this week’s Design Automation Conference (DAC), Siemens EDA rolled out a next generation version of its mixed-signal IC verification tool adding new capabilities.

July 12, 2022 by Jeff Child

The Rise and Decline of Silicon Art

If we look inside an integrated circuit, we expect to see evidence of humanity’s towering scientific and technological achievements. Most of us would be surprised to find artistic expression as well.

July 11, 2022 by Robert Keim

The Future of AI is Analog? New Framework Strikes to Scale Analog AI Chips

Revitalizing the need for analog chip design, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) describe a framework for future analog AI chips.

July 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Intel Joins With EDA Allies for On-demand Hardware on a Foundry Platform

IC design calls for advanced hardware and software. With Cloud Alliance, small companies can tap into trusted design environments and on-demand compute.

July 06, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova

Samsung Crashes Through 3nm Scaling Barriers With New MBCFET Architecture

Pushing beyond Moore's law, Samsung claims to have achieved an industry first when it comes to 3 nm process nodes with its latest architecture—the multi-bridge-channel field-effect transistor (MBCFET).

July 05, 2022 by Jake Hertz

SiC Collabs Fuel Advances in EV Traction Inverters and Charging Gear

As silicon carbide (SiC) proliferates in EV designs, a series of manufacturer collaborations are fueling innovation in electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters, charging infrastructure, and more.

July 02, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle