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Quantum Memristors Combine AI and Quantum Computing

Quantum Memristors Combine AI and Quantum Computing

Memory capacity remains one of the enduring challenges to quantum computing. Now, Vienna researchers say they have found a way to scale quantum memristors.


Finding Your EE “Why” With Thy Tran: The “Semiconductor Gypsy”

Finding Your EE “Why” With Thy Tran: The “Semiconductor Gypsy”

In honor of Woman’s History Month, AAC talked with Micron’s Thy Tran who has made waves in the industry, inspiring new engineers and helping to bring groundbreaking DRAM technology to life.


News Mar 31, 2022 by Kimber Wymore
TinyML Strikes Out to Improve Memory Performance and Ease FPGA Design

TinyML Strikes Out to Improve Memory Performance and Ease FPGA Design

As the world of machine learning (ML) grows and finds its use in more applications, researchers and companies are finding ways to leverage it to improve hardware performance and design.


News Jan 31, 2022 by Jake Hertz
New RRAM Arrays Bypass 1T1R Limitations for Better Non-volatile Memory Solutions

New RRAM Arrays Bypass 1T1R Limitations for Better Non-volatile Memory Solutions

Aiming to kick non-volatile memory to the next level, Weebit Nano demonstrated its first crossbar resistive random-access memory (ReRAM or RRAM) arrays.


News Jan 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Arm Puts Security Architecture to the Test With New SoC and Demonstrator Board

Arm Puts Security Architecture to the Test With New SoC and Demonstrator Board

Arm recently announced a new prototype architecture that has spun out of its Morello program, which may pave the road for next-generation data security systems.


News Jan 26, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Renesas Pushes Beyond MRAM Write Challenges Spurring Memory Technology Forward

Renesas Pushes Beyond MRAM Write Challenges Spurring Memory Technology Forward

With new improvements to magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) write technology, Renesas claims to improve power consumption for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications and push MRAM further.


News Jan 04, 2022 by Jake Hertz
New Research Suggests Processing-in-Memory Could Revolutionize Analog Computing

New Research Suggests Processing-in-Memory Could Revolutionize Analog Computing

Processing-in-memory is no longer confined to the research realm. Even companies like Samsung and IBM are spearheading the movement toward in-memory computing.


News Dec 23, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova
Around the Industry: Examples of How Complex ICs Require Complex Design Tools

Around the Industry: Examples of How Complex ICs Require Complex Design Tools

Industries like aerospace and defense are only raising the bar on IC requirements. Here are a few recently announced tools helping IC designers meet the task.


News Dec 21, 2021 by Ikimi .O
From GPUs to DDR5 Modules: CES 2022 Kicks Off Innovation Awards With Honorees

From GPUs to DDR5 Modules: CES 2022 Kicks Off Innovation Awards With Honorees

With 2022's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) coming up soon, we’ll take a look at some notable technologies to be highlighted at next year's Innovation Awards.


News Dec 20, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Three New Memory Technologies Keep Pace With Computing Demands

Three New Memory Technologies Keep Pace With Computing Demands

Three recent announcements reflect what's happening in the memory space—and how it correlates with advances in high-performance computing.


News Dec 17, 2021 by Nicholas St. John
In a Month of Major Mergers and Divisions, Toshiba Splits Into Three Companies

In a Month of Major Mergers and Divisions, Toshiba Splits Into Three Companies

While Samsung is combining business divisions, Toshiba is splitting in three to sharpen its focus and compensate for recent business failings.


News Dec 09, 2021 by Lianne Frith
A Critical DRAM Fault Poses a Looming Threat to CPU Security

A Critical DRAM Fault Poses a Looming Threat to CPU Security

Rowhammer attacks are just one type of affront to DRAM security. Now, a team at ETH Zürich has uncovered an even more insidious threat to CPU memory.


The Next Gen of Memory: Micron and MediaTek Team Up to Validate LPDDR5X

The Next Gen of Memory: Micron and MediaTek Team Up to Validate LPDDR5X

Hoping to unlock AI and 5G smartphone innovations, Micron and MediaTek, leveraging 1α node technology, have validated the next generation of memory: the LPDDR5X.


News Nov 19, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Phase-change Memory Could Open Doors to Better Data Storage and Computing

Phase-change Memory Could Open Doors to Better Data Storage and Computing

Pushing beyond the von Neumann bottleneck can be difficult for memory devices. One option is phase-change memory (PCM) which Stanford and IBM are researching for data storage and computing.


Micron’s Crucial DDR5 DRAM Promises Better Bandwidth for Next-gen Computers

Micron’s Crucial DDR5 DRAM Promises Better Bandwidth for Next-gen Computers

Reliability, speed, and large bandwidth per core are demanded by high-powered applications in personal computers. These are exactly what Micron's latest Crucial DDR5 memory promises to deliver.


News Nov 01, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Macronix and Crypto Quantique Team Up to Push Back on IoT Security Challenges

Macronix and Crypto Quantique Team Up to Push Back on IoT Security Challenges

Hoping to create an end-to-end security solution for the Internet of Things (IoT), Macronix and Crypto Quantique are teaming up to take on IoT security challenges.


News Oct 25, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Renesas’ New RA2E2 32-bit MCUs Promises More Scalable IoT Designs

Renesas’ New RA2E2 32-bit MCUs Promises More Scalable IoT Designs

Based on the ARM Cortex-M23 32-bit core, the RA2E2 microcontroller unit (MCU) group hopes to bring more scalability to the internet of things (IoT) endpoint applications.


News Oct 15, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Micron Seeks to Solve Data Center Challenges with New Generation SSD

Micron Seeks to Solve Data Center Challenges with New Generation SSD

Data centers are facing serious challenges as technology continues to boom and Micron is out to keep them at bay with its latest solid-state drive.


News Oct 07, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Will Lithium-based Memristors Spur an Analog Computing Renaissance?

Will Lithium-based Memristors Spur an Analog Computing Renaissance?

In an AAC interview with MIT's faculty Jennifer Rupp and Ericsson's Dr. Saeed Bastani, we learned how a new field, "lithionics," could be the key to advancing neuromorphic computing.


News Oct 04, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Beyond HBM: Samsung Breaks Processing-in-memory Into AI Applications

Beyond HBM: Samsung Breaks Processing-in-memory Into AI Applications

AI applications bring with them many challenges, including data processing and memory. Samsung hopes to take on these issues by combining processing-in-memory with high bandwidth memory.