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Jesse Allen

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Jesse Allen is the Knowledge Center administrator and a senior editor at Semiconductor Engineering.

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Power/Performance Bits: July 14
By Jesse Allen - 14 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Photo-doping semiconductors Scientists at Michigan State University found that by shooting an ultrafast laser pulse into a semiconducting material, its properties would change as if it had been chemically doped, in a process known as photo-doping. "The material we studied is an unconventional semiconductor made of alternating atomically thin layers of metals and insulators," said Chong-Yu... » read more

The Week In Review: Design/IoT
By Jesse Allen - 10 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

The EDA Consortium announced EDA industry revenue increased 7.5% for Q1 2015 to $1877 million, compared to $1746.1 million in Q1 2014. The four-quarters moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 8.0%. Employment also increased, and according to Wally Rhines, "all categories showed revenue increases except CAE. Geographically, the Ameri... » read more

Blog Review: July 8
By Jesse Allen - 08 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

In this week's picks for his top five technology articles, Ansys' Justin Nescott rolls in with two ways for cyclists to improve safety, the development of the wheelchair and the advancement of fingerprint scanners for healthcare and security. With the launch of the BBC Micro:bit, one part of a program to inspire young people to get into coding and digital creation, ARM's Gary Atkinson shows ... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: July 7
By Jesse Allen - 07 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Direct solar energy storage Storing solar energy as hydrogen is a promising way for developing comprehensive renewable energy systems. To accomplish this, traditional solar panels can be used to generate an electrical current that splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, the latter being considered a form of solar fuel. However, the cost of producing efficient solar panels makes wate... » read more

The Week In Review: Design/IoT
By Jesse Allen - 02 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Synopsys continued its expansion into security with the acquisition of security IP provider Elliptic Technologies. The Canadian company's focus was cryptography cores, security protocol accelerators and processors, Root of Trust embedded security IP modules, secure boot and cryptography middleware as well as content protection IP for integration into SoCs. NXP and Freescale shareholders appr... » read more

Blog Review: July 1
By Jesse Allen - 01 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

On the eve of his retirement, Cadence's Richard Goering takes a look back at 30 years of covering EDA: the highlights, the lowlights, and the headlights shining into the future. Established nodes are experiencing a much higher demand than one might normally expect at this point in their lifecycle. Mentor's Michael White examines the dynamics and market forces behind the longevity, and the ch... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: June 30
By Jesse Allen - 30 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

Tiny, solar-powered sensors Last week, at the Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits, MIT researchers presented a new power converter chip that can harvest more than 80 percent of the energy trickling into it, even at the extremely low power levels characteristic of tiny solar cells. Previous ultralow-power converters that used the same approach had efficiencies of only 40 or 50 percent. ... » read more

The Week In Review: Design/IoT
By Jesse Allen - 26 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

IP Sonics released the latest version of the company's flagship NoC, which expands on their interleaved multi-channel technology and includes new layout optimization features for design flows based on modern physical synthesis and place & route tools. Synopsys extended its PCI Express 4.0 IP to support RAS features to help designers ensure data integrity and increase data protection i... » read more

Blog Review: June 24
By Jesse Allen - 24 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

Rambus' Aharon Etengoff reports on a new development enabling a needle measuring just a few millimeters in length to inject mesh electronics directly into the brain, and the medical possibilities of injectable electronics. ARM's Eoin McCann presents seven topics getting a lot of air time both in the booths and in speeches, presentations and panel discussions at DAC. Synopsys' Michael Posn... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: June 23
By Jesse Allen - 23 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

Printing 3D circuits from wood Researchers at Chalmers created three-dimensional objects made entirely of cellulose for the first time with the help of a 3D-bioprinter. They also added carbon nanotubes to create electrically conductive material. The difficulty using cellulose derived from wood in additive manufacturing is that cellulose does not melt when heated. Therefore, the 3D printer... » read more

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