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Targeting Automotive, Infineon Spins Industry’s First LPDDR Flash Memory

Targeting Automotive, Infineon Spins Industry’s First LPDDR Flash Memory

To meet the new demands of automotive zonal architectures, Infineon marries flash memory with an LPDDR interface to enable more performance and scalability than xSPI NOR flash.


News Apr 20, 2023 by Jeff Child
Qualcomm Releases Four New Processors to Scale IoT Ecosystem

Qualcomm Releases Four New Processors to Scale IoT Ecosystem

Providing a major bump to AI and industrial applications, Qualcomm’s latest processors bring more computing power to the network edge.


News Apr 20, 2023 by Aaron Carman
5G Base-Station-on-a-Chip Company EdgeQ Closes $75M in Series-B Funding

5G Base-Station-on-a-Chip Company EdgeQ Closes $75M in Series-B Funding

With its 5G base-station-on-a-chip SoC leading the way, EdgeQ has closed a $75 million round of investment funding.


News Apr 19, 2023 by Jeff Child
Intel Foundry and Arm Pen Manufacturing Deal for Intel’s 18A Process

Intel Foundry and Arm Pen Manufacturing Deal for Intel’s 18A Process

Intel Foundry Services scored a deal to manufacture future Arm-based processor cores on its 18A node process.


News Apr 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Chipmakers Defend the Place of “Forever Chemicals” as Ban Looms

Chipmakers Defend the Place of “Forever Chemicals” as Ban Looms

PFAS, essential materials in semiconductor manufacturing, are under legislative scrutiny. Their ban may affect chip manufacturers worldwide.


News Apr 11, 2023 by Darshil Patel
The State of SiC: A Roundup of SiC Supply Cuts, Booms, and More

The State of SiC: A Roundup of SiC Supply Cuts, Booms, and More

While some companies are scaling back SiC procurement in response to supply chain constraints, others are ramping up manufacturing and even developing SiC-focused simulation software.


News Apr 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz
AMD Rolls Out 5 nm ASIC-based Accelerator for the Interactive Streaming Era

AMD Rolls Out 5 nm ASIC-based Accelerator for the Interactive Streaming Era

With next-gen interactive live video streaming in mind, AMD’s new accelerator card is powered by dual purpose-built ASIC-based VPUs.


News Apr 06, 2023 by Jeff Child
 As Arm Eyes IPO and Higher Prices, RISC-V May Get a Boost

As Arm Eyes IPO and Higher Prices, RISC-V May Get a Boost

Arm, one of the leading providers of RISC IP, is raising the price of its licenses prior to its upcoming IPO, potentially paving the road for wider RISC-V adoption.


News Apr 05, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
All About Circuits Connections—Industry Jobs for April 4, 2023

All About Circuits Connections—Industry Jobs for April 4, 2023

Join our light-hearted look at the serious topic of job hunting as All About Circuits looks to help connect the great engineers in our audience with the amazing companies in our industry. If you apply for jobs with any of these companies, please tell them All About Circuits sent you!


News Apr 04, 2023 by Dale Wilson
German Researchers Devise New Method to Detect Manipulations in Chips

German Researchers Devise New Method to Detect Manipulations in Chips

German researchers developed a new method to detect hardware manipulations in microchips early on in the production process—a time when chips are most vulnerable.


News Apr 01, 2023 by Shraddha Tupe
Synopsys Debuts Full-stack AI-based EDA Tool Suite for IC Engineers

Synopsys Debuts Full-stack AI-based EDA Tool Suite for IC Engineers

At today’s Synopsys Users Group (SNUG) event, Synopsys has unveiled a full-stack suite of AI-based EDA tools.


News Mar 29, 2023 by Jeff Child
Startup Enfabrica’s Accelerated Compute Fabric Addresses AI/ML in the Cloud

Startup Enfabrica’s Accelerated Compute Fabric Addresses AI/ML in the Cloud

The networking silicon and software company emerged from stealth mode today at the inaugural MemCon, where it is introducing new Accelerated Compute Fabric (ACF) devices with the goal of addressing interface bottlenecks and scalability challenges in AI computing.


News Mar 28, 2023 by Dale Wilson
More Than Moore: Lux Semiconductors’ System-on-Foil Shrinks Circuits

More Than Moore: Lux Semiconductors’ System-on-Foil Shrinks Circuits

System-on-Foil may sustain semiconductor growth after the sun sets on Moore’s law.


News Mar 28, 2023 by Aaron Carman
iPronics Commercializes Easily Programmable Photonic Processors

iPronics Commercializes Easily Programmable Photonic Processors

The Spanish company has created programmable photonic chips for wireless signal processing, data centers, machine learning, and other advanced computing applications.


News Mar 24, 2023 by Ingrid Fadelli
Phosphorus-Turned-Metal Tackles Resistance Issues of 2D Semiconductors

Phosphorus-Turned-Metal Tackles Resistance Issues of 2D Semiconductors

KAUST researchers created a metal when stacking blue phosphorous, which effectively eliminated the contact issues of 2D semiconductors—a promising discovery for future transistors.


News Mar 20, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Touting Energy Efficiency, AMD Announces 4th-gen EPYC Embedded Processors

Touting Energy Efficiency, AMD Announces 4th-gen EPYC Embedded Processors

At Embedded World this week, AMD has unveiled its 4th-gen EPYX Embedded processors. The chips offer energy efficiency along with some embedded-specific features.


News Mar 15, 2023 by Jeff Child
STMicro Unveils MCUs and MPUs Featuring BLE, Improved Security, and More

STMicro Unveils MCUs and MPUs Featuring BLE, Improved Security, and More

Ahead of this week’s Embedded World event, STMicroelectronics has released new MCUs, MPUs, and security technology that provide developers new options.


News Mar 14, 2023 by Jeff Child
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Lynn Conway, Pioneer of VLSI Design

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Lynn Conway, Pioneer of VLSI Design

For many computer scientists and EEs, Conway's textbook on VLSI design was one of the most influential books of its time. But Conway's story is far more expansive and influential than the textbook alone.


News Mar 13, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois
Commemorating Grace Hopper, the Woman Who Inspired NVIDIA’s CPU

Commemorating Grace Hopper, the Woman Who Inspired NVIDIA’s CPU

Grace Hopper’s advancements helped bring about the modern age of computing, a feat highlighted by NVIDIA’s processor named after her.


News Mar 06, 2023 by Aaron Carman
We Want to Connect Job Seeking Engineers with New Opportunities

We Want to Connect Job Seeking Engineers with New Opportunities

As layoffs cause disruption in our industry, All About Circuits wants to help connect out-of-work engineers with interesting new job prospects.


News Feb 28, 2023 by Jeff Child