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MEMS in the Fight Against Covid-19 – EE Times

Apr 01, 2020 | EE Times

The race against time to fight the Covid-19 pandemic has motivated a global flurry of activity and collaboration by technology companies. The post MEMS in the Fight Against Covid-19 appeared first on EETimes.

Wafer Level Packaging Reaches New Heights – iMicronews

Mar 31, 2020 | I-Micronews

WLP will definitely be a winner by 2025, declared Yole Développement (Yole) in its new Advanced Packaging Quarterly Market Monitor. $2.5B will be the market figure to remember as it will be Fan-out (FO) package revenue by 2025. Behind this data, there is TSMC’s strategy to drive fan-out for 5G applications. In parallel, fan-in WLCSP […]

Mobile Phones to Track and Trace Coronavirus – EE Times

Mar 23, 2020 | EE Times

The U.K. is in discussions with mobile phone operators about accessing subscribers’ location data to ensure, and if necessary, enforce social-distancing guidelines. Several other nations are also known to have instigated similar efforts. The post Mobile Phones to Track and Trace Coronavirus appeared first on EETimes.

Creating Content, Building Communities, and Designing Experiences: Women In Tech Lithuania

Mar 16, 2020

Today we get to know Lisa Moyle, Co-Founder & Director of Strategy of VC INNOVATIONS; Creating Content, Building Communities, and Designing Experiences. To support the Women in Tech podcast go to https://www.patreon.com/womenintech – tweet @womenintechshow and @EspreeDevora. Since you love our show, we think you’ll also enjoy the Command Line Heroes Podcast. Check them out […]

HBM Issues In AI Systems – SemiEngineering

Mar 16, 2020 | SemiEngineering

Speeding up memory reveals new challenges, especially when memory is part of the package. The post HBM Issues In AI Systems appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

The Need for IoT Security At the Chip Level – Semiconductor Digest

Mar 16, 2020 | Semiconductor Digest

A critical element to successful IoT security chips is public key infrastructure (PKI). All IoT devices with these chips require a strong identity, which will then be used for secure authentication. The post The Need for IoT Security At the Chip Level appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.

Global Fab Equipment Spending Poised for 2021 Record High – Semiconductor Digest

Mar 10, 2020 | Semiconductor Digest

Global fab equipment spending promises to rebound from its 2019 downturn and see a modest recovery this year before a sharp uptick drives record investments in 2021, SEMI reported today in the latest update of its World Fab Forecast report. The report shows a slow recovery in 2020 – 3% year-over-year (YoY) growth to US$57.8 […]

SiP Demand Rises with Flip-chip, Wire-bond Platforms Dominating – iMicronews

Mar 10, 2020 | I-Micronews

An article written by Pradeep Chakraborty for Pradeep’s Techpoints | The demand for system-in-package (SiP) has increased significantly in recent years, with an adoption in a wide ranging of applications. Flip-chip and wire-bond platforms dominate the SiP market. There are ample opportunities for fan-out and embedded-die packaging solutions as well. Strong advancement in packaging technologies There have […]

Algorithmic Acceleration and The Next Phase of Moore’s Law

Feb 24, 2020

In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, we take a closer look at deep learning model acceleration and the future of Moore’s Law. First up, Tom Smelker (Mercury Systems) and I discuss modular chip design and why he thinks it will be crucial to the next phase of Moore’s Law. Next, we investigate AI hardware and […]

Cryptocurrency Fraud Reached $4.3 Billion in 2019 – SemiWiki

Feb 24, 2020 | SemiWiki.com

Cryptocurrency fraud is aggressively on the rise and topped over $4 billion last year, according to the security tracking company Chainalysis. This is especially shocking to those who thought they had found an incredible investment in the cryptocurrency world, yet were swindled out of everything. As part of these cryptocurrency… Read More

Covid-19 Is Crimping the Electronics Industry

Feb 18, 2020 | EE Times

The coronavirus epidemic is likely to have a negative impact on general markets, especially consumer markets. Global GDP is going to take at least a minor hit. The post Covid-19 Is Crimping the Electronics Industry appeared first on EETimes.