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SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 Goes Virtual to Highlight Industry Innovation and Growth Opportunities – Semiconductor DIgest

May 28, 2020 | Semiconductor Digest

SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 is going virtual as the region’s premiere global electronics manufacturing supply chain exposition and conference continues its rich tradition of gathering industry experts from around the world for critical insights into the semiconductor ecosystem, new business opportunities and collaboration. SEMICON SEA 2020 registration is now open. The post SEMICON Southeast Asia […]

Infinera leverages tower semiconductor SiGe technology in its industry 800Gbs optical engine

May 28, 2020 | I-Micronews

Providing the highest performance Data Center and 5G Infrastructure Optical ICs Tower Semiconductor the foundry of high value analog semiconductor solutions, announced Infinera’s selection of Tower’s high performance Terabit SiGe BiCMOS platform for use in Infinera’s industry 800G sixth-generation Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE6). ICE6 provides 800 gigabits per second single wavelength with unparalleled performance providing […]

TSMC: The Final Word Has Not Been Spoken – iMicronews

May 28, 2020 | I-Micronews

A leading-edge wafer fab in Arizona could reshuffle the entire semiconductor supply chain. A few weeks ago, there was no question of seeing a 5nm lithography node Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plant in the United States. Yet the rumor quickly swelled and the news spread. TSMC, the world’s largest contract semiconductor foundry, has announced […]

Cost Analysis of the Proposed TSMC US Fab – SemiWiki

May 20, 2020 | SemiWiki.com

On May 15th TSMC “announced its intention to build and operate an advanced semiconductor fab in the United States with the mutual understanding and commitment to support from the U.S. federal government and the State of Arizona.” The fab will run TSMC’s 5nm technology and have a capacity of 20,000 wafers per month (wpm). Construction… […]

HP Podcast Series #1- Technical Leader in 3D Printing in Barcelona

May 20, 2020

In this SWE Diverse episode, FY20 SWE President Cindy Hoover speaks with Virginia Palacios, 3D Product Management Director at HP. This is the first in a three-part podcast series with HP about social responsibility. Virginia discusses how HP’s equipment saved her dad’s life, her knowledge of 3D Printing and the obstacles she has faced as […]

Building 3D Neural Structures on a Single Wafer – EE Times

May 20, 2020 | EE Times

Following on from the first installment of her new column covering neuromorphic engineering, intelligent robotics, and AI hardware, Sunny Bains looks at attempts to increase circuit density and improve performance using multiple device layers. The post Building 3D neural structures on a single wafer appeared first on EETimes.

TSMC to Build 5nm Fab in Arizona – EE Times

May 15, 2020 | EE Times

TSMC will build a 5nm fab in the U.S. state of Arizona with support from that state and the U.S. federal government. The post TSMC to Build 5nm Fab in Arizona appeared first on EETimes.

Building an AI Ecosystem: You Can’t Do it All By Yourself – Amelia’s Fish Fry

May 15, 2020

We’re taking on industrial automation and AI at the edge in this week’s podcast! First, we take a closer look at a new deep-learning framework developed at UC Santa Cruz that can identify and classify galaxies and stars by analyzing astronomical image data pixel by pixel. Steve Cammish (VP of Edge Solutions, ADLINK) also joins […]

Under the Hood: What Audi A8 Has Taught Us – EE Times

Apr 30, 2020 | EE Times

The lessons that Audi learned from building the world’s first Level 3 autonomous vehicle, the A8, remain pertinent today. Here’s what our teardown of the A8 with System Plus revealed. The post Under the Hood: What Audi A8 Has Taught Us appeared first on EETimes.

Episode 266: Startups get ARM IP for Free – IoT Podcast

Apr 30, 2020

ARM is expanding access to its chip designs to startups that have raised less than $5 million through its Flexible Access program. Kevin and I explain why this is a big deal and then go on to discuss a new gesture-based interface that could be either a gimmick or a gamechanger. From there we talk […]