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IBM’s Analog AI Chip Takes New Approach to Mixed-signal Architecture

Combining the compute performance of analog with the flexibility of digital makes for a device uniquely suited to complex AI challenges.

August 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Hailo Debuts Two Additions to Hailo-8 AI Accelerator Portfolio

AI at the edge is now in reach for more designers, thanks to the newly-announced Hailo accelerator chips.

August 04, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Startup HaiLa Aims Its Ambient IoT Tech at a ‘No Batteries’ IoT Future

Emerging from stealth mode, HaiLa believes they can enable a future of IoT nodes without batteries.

August 01, 2023 by Jake Hertz

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August 01, 2023 by Jeff Child

Graphene FET Tests Multiple Diseases On Chip at Once

Archer Materials’ latest device uses ultra-thin graphene to detect multiple diseases on one chip. The next goal: a reconfigurable biochip.

August 01, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Nanusens Reimagines MEMS Fabrication—With Major Capacitance Payoffs

By modifying CMOS processing techniques, Nanusens claims to have made a breakthrough in MEMS sensor fabrication.

July 25, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

STMicroelectronics Revs Up Production on New PowerGaN Transistors

As electronics become smaller, ST’s latest transistor family stands to shrink power electronics in tandem.

July 19, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Rambus Serves up Quantum-safe IP Solutions To Fend off Attacks

The new Root of Trust IP from Rambus offers post-quantum cryptography hardware solutions.

July 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Ex-Apple Engineers Develop ‘Disappearing Computer’ in Pin-sized Device

With a wearable projector that acts as a "non-physical smartphone," Humane hopes its flagship computing device will help people stay present in everyday life.

July 11, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois

Lightelligence Reports ‘World’s First’ Optical Network-on-Chip Processor

The new processor is said to use optical networking to overcome scaling challenges in conventional computing architecture.

July 11, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Nexperia Enters IGBT Market With Flexible Range of 600 V Devices

The company has added IGBTs to its product portfolio for the first time.

July 07, 2023 by Jake Hertz

New Transistor Packs a Punch With Reconfigurable Materials—Not Scaling

Using ferroelectric materials, researchers from Lund University developed a new type of reconfigurable transistor.

July 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Samsung Foundry Solidifies Partnerships With Major EDA Companies

At this year’s Samsung Foundry Forum, the company revealed how it is strengthening ties with Synopsys, Cadence, and Ansys.

July 03, 2023 by Jake Hertz

AMD Claims Planet’s Largest FPGA-based SoC for Emulation and Prototyping

The company positions the new chiplet-based SoC as well suited for todays’ ever more complex chip designs.

June 27, 2023 by Jake Hertz

One Year Later, Renesas Details the Status of Its Reality AI Acquisition

Renesas has a lot to show in the one year since it acquired the startup Reality AI.

June 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Nordic Semiconductor Releases Low-cost Wi-Fi 6 IC Option

The new Wi-Fi companion IC adds Wi-Fi 6 capabilities to an embedded system.

June 20, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Eliyan Talks First Silicon on ‘Most Efficient’ Chiplet Interconnect

Claiming record time for its first silicon, chiplet interconnect specialist Eliyan lays out its case for how its Nulink UCIe interconnect offers advantages over silicon interposer approaches.

June 19, 2023 by Duane Benson

Exclusive Interview: NYU Team Taps ChatGPT to Design Processor From Scratch

Using plain English—not a hardware definition language—a group of researchers used generative AI to successfully design a microprocessor.

June 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz

A Closer Look at LightSolver’s Laser-based Processing Unit (LPU)

Compared to supercomputers and quantum computers, LightSolver's all-laser processing unit demonstrated exceptional potential during its initial tests.

June 15, 2023 by Darshil Patel

Apple Completes Transition to All In-house Silicon With M2 Ultra SoC

Beneath the hood of Apple's "most powerful Mac desktops ever made" is the final iteration of the company's M2 SoC family.

June 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz