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Amid Chip Shortages, Companies Bet on RISC-V

Amid Chip Shortages, Companies Bet on RISC-V

The RISC-V architecture continues to gather momentum as organizations make efforts to leverage the open-source ISA technology and innovate with new RISC-V solutions.


News Aug 24, 2022 by Lianne Frith
Hindered by Drama—Cubic Boron Arsenide Strikes to be “Best Semiconductor Ever”

Hindered by Drama—Cubic Boron Arsenide Strikes to be “Best Semiconductor Ever”

Another potential "superior" semiconductor hits the scene: cubic boron arsenide (c-BAs). However, more tests and funding are needed to see whether this semiconductor shifts from the lab to practical applications.


News Aug 23, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Nordic Semiconductor Rolls Out Its First Wi-Fi IC

Nordic Semiconductor Rolls Out Its First Wi-Fi IC

Complementing its existing wireless IoT offerings, Nordic Semiconductor has unveiled a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 companion chip.


News Aug 22, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Worldwide Come Together on “NeuRRAM” Neuromorphic Chip

Researchers Worldwide Come Together on “NeuRRAM” Neuromorphic Chip

The teams have developed the first compute-in-memory chip to tackle a range of AI applications at lower energy and higher accuracy than other platforms.


News Aug 22, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Inspired by Pavlov, Researchers Use Light to Bring Classical Conditioning to AI

Inspired by Pavlov, Researchers Use Light to Bring Classical Conditioning to AI

A team at the University of Oxford drew inspiration from Pavlov's dog to design a photonics-based neural network.


News Aug 20, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Caltech’s Wearable Sensor Detects Metabolites and Nutrients From Sweat

Caltech’s Wearable Sensor Detects Metabolites and Nutrients From Sweat

Looking beyond uncomfortable blood draws for lab results, Caltech researchers hope to unlock a new era of reusable, continuous sweat-monitoring wearables.


News Aug 19, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Digi-Key Electronics opened its new distribution center this week at its headquarters. The new facility triples the location’s shipping rate to 81,000 boxes per day of electronic parts.


News Aug 19, 2022 by Jeff Child
New Wind Sensor Takes Flight to Improve Drone Performance

New Wind Sensor Takes Flight to Improve Drone Performance

Researchers have developed a more efficient wind sensor to improve the take-off and landing safety of drones, balloons, and other autonomous aircraft.


News Aug 18, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

OmniVision keeps shrinking the pixel size of its complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors by introducing its latest sensor with the "world’s smallest" pixel size.


News Aug 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Intel Zeros in on Hardware Security with a Tunable Replica Circuit

Intel Zeros in on Hardware Security with a Tunable Replica Circuit

Intel is employing a new hardware security measure to mitigate the threat of physical fault injection attacks.


News Aug 16, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Upping the game for low pin count, high throughout DRAM, Infineon’s third generation HYPERRAM device doubles bandwidth to 800 MB/s in a 49-pin BGA.


News Aug 16, 2022 by Jeff Child
In the Race for Quantum Supremacy, Researchers Claim to Pull Ahead of Google

In the Race for Quantum Supremacy, Researchers Claim to Pull Ahead of Google

New research from the Chinese Academy of Sciences may overtake Google’s 2019 claims of quantum supremacy.


News Aug 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz
MicroLED Devices Integrating Microlenses May Sharpen the AR Experience

MicroLED Devices Integrating Microlenses May Sharpen the AR Experience

MicroLED developer MICLEDI is getting even more granular with microLEDs—now, with integrated microlenses.


News Aug 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz
“World’s First” Buck Converter IC With Intelligent Power Sharing

“World’s First” Buck Converter IC With Intelligent Power Sharing

Silanna Semiconductor unveiled a high-efficiency, single-chip USB port power supply solution that claims to reduce component count and simplify the power-sharing design in multi-port fast chargers.


News Aug 13, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Additive PCB Manufacturing Process Offers Efficiency and Environmental Perks

Additive PCB Manufacturing Process Offers Efficiency and Environmental Perks

InnovationLab says its additive PCB process is more energy efficient and produces less waste than traditional PCB manufacturing methods.


News Aug 12, 2022 by Arjun Nijhawan
Biden Gives CHIPS+ Act Final Stamp of Approval—But Not Everyone is Celebrating

Biden Gives CHIPS+ Act Final Stamp of Approval—But Not Everyone is Celebrating

A go-ahead has been given to the CHIPS and Science Act as President Biden signed off the law on Tuesday.


News Aug 11, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Automotive Mergers and Acquisitions Point to Clear Road Ahead for EVs

Automotive Mergers and Acquisitions Point to Clear Road Ahead for EVs

Mergers and acquisitions help companies bypass the R&D stage and stay competitive. Here are some recent M&As that may accelerate electric mobility.


News Aug 11, 2022 by Darshil Patel
E-bag Tags and Personalized Flight Info Displays Coming to Airports Soon

E-bag Tags and Personalized Flight Info Displays Coming to Airports Soon

Catching a flight is a time-consuming process. Now, airlines are modernizing harried check-in and navigation processes to speed things up.


News Aug 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Three’s a Crowd—YTMC Throws Its Own 3D NAND Into the Ring

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.


News Aug 10, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
How to Compare FETs: NIST Releases a Guide to FET Benchmarking

How to Compare FETs: NIST Releases a Guide to FET Benchmarking

At last, researchers and companies will have a standardized method to evaluate and benchmark new transistors.


News Aug 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz