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Researchers Claim Record-Breaking Speeds in New Optical Neuromorphic Chip

Researchers Claim Record-Breaking Speeds in New Optical Neuromorphic Chip

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.


News Jan 17, 2021 by Luke James
AI Chipmaker Raises Funding With Unique “Intelligent Processing Units”

AI Chipmaker Raises Funding With Unique “Intelligent Processing Units”

UK-based AI chipmaker Graphcore has closed a $222 million funding round, bringing the British company’s value up to $2.77 billion and in line with the likes of NVIDIA and Qualcomm.


News Jan 09, 2021 by Luke James
Inching Toward Autonomy, New ASIC for Driver Monitoring Systems Integrates AI Processors

Inching Toward Autonomy, New ASIC for Driver Monitoring Systems Integrates AI Processors

OmniVision claims this new ASIC for driver monitoring systems is the industry’s first to integrate a neural processor and image signal processor.


News Jan 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Data Centers are Only Getting Hotter, But Circuit Cooling Techniques Can Help

Data Centers are Only Getting Hotter, But Circuit Cooling Techniques Can Help

Data centers are increasingly overburdened, which drives up the heat. What are some common methods to cool them down?


Xilinx Joins Confidential Computing Consortium With Hopes to Bring Security to Accelerators

Xilinx Joins Confidential Computing Consortium With Hopes to Bring Security to Accelerators

The Confidential Computing Consortium is drilling down on hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments, and Xilinx is the newest member to benefit.


News Jan 04, 2021 by Jake Hertz
IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Signed Into Law

IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Signed Into Law

The bipartisan IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act was officially signed into law earlier this month, mandating that any IoT device purchased with government funds must meet minimum security standards.


News Dec 28, 2020 by Luke James
Was 2020 the Year of Edge AI Compute?

Was 2020 the Year of Edge AI Compute?

In 2020, many companies released flagship low-power devices with the goal of bringing AI to the edge. We’ll review some of the most recent ones and see how they compare.


News Dec 28, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Optical Sensor Mimicking the Human Eye Could Sharpen Neuromorphic Computing

Optical Sensor Mimicking the Human Eye Could Sharpen Neuromorphic Computing

A new type of optical sensor developed at Oregon State University can closely mimic the human eye’s ability to perceive changes in its visual field, researchers claim.


News Dec 16, 2020 by Luke James
2020 Chip Market Year in Review: DRAM Comes Out on Top

2020 Chip Market Year in Review: DRAM Comes Out on Top

According to IC Insights, DRAM was the biggest IC product category for 2020 with sales of $65.2 billion, followed by NAND coming in second at $55.2 billion.


News Dec 10, 2020 by Luke James
FPGAs and Firmware: An Ironclad Security Duo at Every Stage of Design and Manufacture

FPGAs and Firmware: An Ironclad Security Duo at Every Stage of Design and Manufacture

With increased data transfer comes increased hardware security. We sat down with Lattice Semiconductor to discuss a new security-focused FPGA that may be a solution to many firmware vulnerabilities.


News Dec 08, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Snapdragon 888: Qualcomm’s First High-End Chip with a Build-In Modem

Snapdragon 888: Qualcomm’s First High-End Chip with a Build-In Modem

Qualcomm recently unveiled Snapdragon 888, the company’s new high-end mobile platform built on the N5 process node.


News Dec 08, 2020 by Luke James
Developers Turn to 5nm ASICs to Meet 5G Data Center Loads

Developers Turn to 5nm ASICs to Meet 5G Data Center Loads

2020 has seen a swathe of progress on the 5nm process node led by TSMC. Here’s a quick look at recent developments involving 5nm ASICs.


News Dec 02, 2020 by Luke James
Analog Power at the Size of Digital? Edge AI Processor Combines Best of Both Worlds

Analog Power at the Size of Digital? Edge AI Processor Combines Best of Both Worlds

Can analog computation be a viable solution to the many challenges facing edge AI hardware? We spoke with Mike Henry, CEO of Mythic, to see why they think it is.


News Dec 02, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Power Density Roundup: New Assets in a Power Engineer’s Toolbox

Power Density Roundup: New Assets in a Power Engineer’s Toolbox

Power manufacturers are increasingly drilling down on power density as a priority. Here are a few recent updates around the industry.


News Nov 23, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
More on Noise-Canceling Headphones: Adaptive Controllers in Active Noise Control Systems

More on Noise-Canceling Headphones: Adaptive Controllers in Active Noise Control Systems

Active noise control is a principle technology in noise-canceling headphones. But there's a nuanced part of the ANC conversation that warrants discussion: adaptive controllers and cancelation paths.


News Nov 17, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
Micron Takes 3D NAND to Towering New Heights— 176 Layers to Be Exact

Micron Takes 3D NAND to Towering New Heights— 176 Layers to Be Exact

In what the company has described as a breakthrough in flash memory, performance, and density, Micron has shipped the world’s first 176-layer 3D NAND.


News Nov 17, 2020 by Luke James
Integrated Photonics May Solve Power and Speed Issues of Massive Data

Integrated Photonics May Solve Power and Speed Issues of Massive Data

With data increasing 70% each year, designers are increasingly faced with power and speed bottlenecks. Researchers and startups are looking to integrated photonics as the answer.


News Nov 09, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Boosting Memory Performance in the Age of DDR5: An Intro to DDR Training Modes

Boosting Memory Performance in the Age of DDR5: An Intro to DDR Training Modes

Analysts predict that DDR5 will dominate the DRAM market in coming years. How do you calibrate DDR for peak memory performance?


News Nov 06, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
In the Latest Semiconductor Merger, Marvell Buys Inphi

In the Latest Semiconductor Merger, Marvell Buys Inphi

As the industry rapidly consolidates, Marvell Technology Group Ltd announces its merger with Inphi Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal worth $10 billion.


News Nov 05, 2020 by Luke James
Newly-Announced $3.4 Billion Plan Aims to Stimulate US Semiconductor R&D

Newly-Announced $3.4 Billion Plan Aims to Stimulate US Semiconductor R&D

The SIA and the Semiconductor Research Corporation have released a preview of an upcoming report that outlines the next decade’s chip research and funding priorities.


News Nov 04, 2020 by Luke James