This week Kevin and I discuss Allegion’s acquisition of Yonomi, and what that means for those of you using the cloud service or consumers using the app. We then turn to a mention of the rebranding of GE Lighting after its acquisition by Savant last summer before talking about Singapore’s about-face on the use of […]
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Samsung is advocating jumping past 5G NR to 5G Stand Alone (SA). The company established a transmission rate record with partner Intel. The post Samsung Touts Superiority of Stand Alone Version of 5G appeared first on EETimes.
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Experts at the Table: Any chip can be reverse-engineered, so what can be done to minimize the damage? The post Why It’s So Hard To Stop Cyber Attacks On ICs appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
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How a FOCoS chip production line that yielded over 99% was established, and higher integration complexity achieved to meet the growing needs of the 5G era. The post A Production-Worthy Fan-Out Solution — ASE FOCoS Chip Last appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
This week’s show kicked off with us discussing a fascinating interview with the head of the LoRa Alliance about its efforts to bring Amazon’s Sidewalk network into compliance with the LoRaWan standard. We then discussed Apple’s app privacy labels, a similar option for Google users, and the nutrition-style label for connected device security. Then it […]
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CEA-Leti presented two papers this week at IEDM 2020 that confirm the advantages of combining 3D architectures and resistive-random-access-memories (RRAM) for in-memory computing (IMC), and their applications for Edge-AI and neural networks. The post CEA-Leti Scientists Present In-Memory Computing Pathways for Edge-AI & Neural Networks with 3D Architectures & Resistive-RAM appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.
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The shift to finer chip geometries and China’s SMIC accounted for the sharp increase in foundry spending. The post Chip Scaling, China Spending Fuel Fab Capex Surge appeared first on EETimes.
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STMicroelectronics announced its goal to become carbon neutral by 2027, the earliest date anticipated for any semiconductor company globally. The post STMicroelectronics to be Carbon Neutral by 2027 appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.
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Agency announces performer teams selected for LUMOS program First demonstrated sixty years ago, the laser has become an essential technology in world. It has transformed diverse fields including communications, sensing, manufacturing, and medicine. More recently, innovations in integrated photonics have allowed the miniaturization of key optical components and the ability to arrange several elements on […]
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Adapting technology to the driver can have very different results than training the driver to use technology. The post How Will Future Cars Interact With Humans? appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
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My contacts are just part of the digital baggage I lug from one phone to the next. My photos are a bit out of control… The post The Detritus of a Digital Life appeared first on EETimes.
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– The new M1 chip unveils previously hidden asset – Could/should Apple sell semiconductors? – Are servers next? – The M1 chip appears to be a rousing success and the beginning of a new era Essentially 100% of all early reports on the performance of the M1 chip have come back with stellar reviews. Great […]
This week’s podcast kicks off with the news that Project Connected Home over IP (CHIP) will also have a commercial element focused on offices, apartments, and public buildings. Then we focus on edge computing with a new way to bring machine learning to the edge and Arm expanding its free IP license program to some […]
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Reducing handling, predicting failures, and more tips for dealing with complex packaging technologies. The post The Ten Commandments Of Packaging appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
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In light of Apple’s M1 processor announcement this week, let me ponder why Apple passed on the chiplets, and where chiplets make sense. The post Apple M1 Processor, Passing on the Chiplets appeared first on EETimes.
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Well, it’s official, the TSMC Board of Directors approved an investment to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in Arizona with a paid-in capital of $3.5 billion. As history shows the investment may be more than that but $3.5B is a great starting point. This is being discussed in the SemiWiki Forum and I have been gathering […]
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Qualcomm received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China’s Huawei Technologies, an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid rising tensions with China. “We received a license for a number of products, which includes some 4G products,” a Qualcomm spokeswoman told Reuters. Qualcomm and all other American semiconductor […]
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By Karen Field for Fierce Electronics – When it comes to sensor technologies for sound and voice control, innovation is happening on all fronts—from the audio device itself to the software and algorithms and big improvements in MEMS microphones themselves. AI-driven data analysis FierceElectronics recently spoke with Dimitrios Damianos, Technology & Market Analyst and Custom […]
This week’s show starts off with a conversation about Thread because it’s clear that it’s going to become an important radio for the future of the smart home. We explain why before discussing an update to LoRaWAN and an alternative to the big voice-controlled smart speakers from Josh.ai. After that, we express frustration with exploding […]
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Experts at the Table: One side is well-behaved and predictable, the other is not. How to ensure reliability across both is a looming challenge. The post Dealing With Two Very Different Sides Of 5G appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
