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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?

July 15, 2020 by Ingrid Fadelli

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.

July 10, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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?

July 09, 2020 by Jake Hertz

A Statistical Model for Identifying Potential Defects in Quantum Computers

A Spanish student’s internship in Bilbao, Spain, has led to a paper where the author claims to have helped create a universal model that can predict the number distribution of topological defects in non-equilibrium systems.

July 08, 2020 by Luke James

SpooQy-1 Nanosatellite Brings Gains in Space for Privacy and Computing Power

Entangled quantum signals generated aboard a 2.6 kg nanosat in low earth orbit herald the possibility of hack-proof computer networks.

July 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Expanding Our Understanding of Optical Nonlinearity for Information Processing and Electronics Applications

German researchers claim to have revealed a previously overlooked nonlinear mechanism that emerges from the light-induced tunneling of electrons inside dielectrics.

July 04, 2020 by Luke James

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.

July 02, 2020 by Steve Arar

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.

July 02, 2020 by Kate Smith

A New Method to Generate Data for Training Autonomous Vehicles

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new technique for generating more data, which could be used to train autonomous vehicles tracking systems more efficiently.

June 29, 2020 by Luke James

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.

June 28, 2020 by Luke James

Improving Fuel Cell Efficiency Through Machine Learning Techniques

Better fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries will be made possible by greater knowledge of electrode microstructure.

June 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

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.

June 26, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

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?

June 25, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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.

June 25, 2020 by Rushi Patel

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.

June 25, 2020 by Luke James

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.

June 24, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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.

June 23, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

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.

June 23, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

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).

June 22, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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.

June 22, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons