Intel veteran Uri Frank has been hired by Google as its new VP of engineering for server chip design. What does this mean for Google's custom silicon?
Intel veteran Uri Frank has been hired by Google as its new VP of engineering for server chip design. What does this mean for Google's custom silicon?
Keeping up with Moore's law at semiconductor fabs is not only an economic struggle. It's an issue of process control…
Keeping up with Moore's law at semiconductor fabs is not only an economic struggle. It's an issue of process control technology, too.
In an effort to solidify its European presence and expand wireless technologies, Apple will soon break ground on a new…
In an effort to solidify its European presence and expand wireless technologies, Apple will soon break ground on a new silicon design center in Germany.
Scientists at the Terasaki Institute have put their own spin on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) to improve…
Scientists at the Terasaki Institute have put their own spin on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) to improve the performance in wearable health devices.
Companies like Sony and OmniVision continue to develop advanced CMOS image sensors, while the Emmys pay respect to Kodak…
Companies like Sony and OmniVision continue to develop advanced CMOS image sensors, while the Emmys pay respect to Kodak as one of the forerunners in digital imaging.
Cryptocurrency mining has only surged in popularity heading into 2021. Like many other industries, the mining sector is…
Cryptocurrency mining has only surged in popularity heading into 2021. Like many other industries, the mining sector is now facing the repercussions of global chip shortages, notably in China.
The DoD is partnering with companies like IBM, Microsoft, Intel, and most recently Synopsys to speed microelectronic…
The DoD is partnering with companies like IBM, Microsoft, Intel, and most recently Synopsys to speed microelectronic innovation within the government.
Renesas-Intersil continues its legacy of space-ready integrated circuitry with the successful landing of Perseverance on Mars.
Renesas-Intersil continues its legacy of space-ready integrated circuitry with the successful landing of Perseverance on Mars.
This month alone, multiple research institutions have flooded the press with news of a singular goal: to create…
This month alone, multiple research institutions have flooded the press with news of a singular goal: to create room-temperature superconductors.
Forget Silicon Valley—here’s how Arizona could become the "Silicon Desert" with more semiconductor titans considering…
Forget Silicon Valley—here’s how Arizona could become the "Silicon Desert" with more semiconductor titans considering the move.
The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for…
The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for delving into 3D IC research.
Texas Instruments claims its highly-integrated BLDC motor driver can reduce PCB area by as much as 30%—a possible…
Texas Instruments claims its highly-integrated BLDC motor driver can reduce PCB area by as much as 30%—a possible catalyst for speeding mild-hybrid EV adoption.
Working closely with ROHM Semiconductor, researchers at Osaka University have developed a device that operates in the…
Working closely with ROHM Semiconductor, researchers at Osaka University have developed a device that operates in the terahertz spectrum to transmit large, uncompressed 8K videos uninterrupted within a 300 GHz bandwidth.
u-blox’s newest technology integrates both GNSS and 5G onto the same package. We had the chance to sit down with Senior…
u-blox’s newest technology integrates both GNSS and 5G onto the same package. We had the chance to sit down with Senior Product Manager Samuele Falcomer to get the details.
While impedance-matching and electrostatic-discharge protection usually fall on the shoulders of discrete components, a…
While impedance-matching and electrostatic-discharge protection usually fall on the shoulders of discrete components, a new chipset is said to integrate both features in the same IC package.
Modeling hysteresis in SPICE can be difficult when you're dealing with a multivalued transfer function. In this article,…
Modeling hysteresis in SPICE can be difficult when you're dealing with a multivalued transfer function. In this article, we'll teach you a way to "cheat" to get around this issue.
According to the researchers, this new type of optical neuromorphic processor can operate more than 1,000 times faster…
According to the researchers, this new type of optical neuromorphic processor can operate more than 1,000 times faster than any previous type of processor.
Some challenges to EE research include tight budgets and limited access to reputable silicon IP. DARPA Toolbox hopes to…
Some challenges to EE research include tight budgets and limited access to reputable silicon IP. DARPA Toolbox hopes to open access to these resources to drive microelectronic innovation forward.
Assessing the thermal performance of an IC package becomes easier if you understand this common, but often misapplied,…
Assessing the thermal performance of an IC package becomes easier if you understand this common, but often misapplied, parameter known as theta JA.
TSMC has been formally recognized by the IEEE with the 2021 IEEE Corporate Innovation Award. The 7nm node is just the…
TSMC has been formally recognized by the IEEE with the 2021 IEEE Corporate Innovation Award. The 7nm node is just the beginning of TSMC's plans, though.
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