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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: Jan. 3
By Jesse Allen - 03 Jan, 2022 - Comments: 0

Optical device integration Researchers from the University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow, and the Australian National University propose a way to place multiple micron-scale optical devices made from different materials close together on a single silicon chip. “The development of electronics that are based on silicon transistors has enabled increasingly more powerful and flexible ... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Dec. 28
By Jesse Allen - 28 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Shrinking LEDs Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) are working to make LEDs smaller. Micrometer-scale light-emitting diodes (μLEDs) could be an ideal building block for future microLED displays, but devices based on nitride-based alloys used to achieve a broad color range become poor emitters of light when shrunk to micrometer scales. “The main ... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 23 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Deals Utilidata and Nvidia are teaming up on a software-defined smart grid chip that can be embedded in smart meters to with the aim of improving grid resiliency and integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, storage, and electric vehicles. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will test the software-defined smart grid chip as a way t... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Dec. 21
By Jesse Allen - 21 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Compact optical amplifier Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology propose a new optical amplifier design that is compact, high-performance, and doesn't generate excess noise. “We have developed the world's first optical amplifier that significantly enhances the range, sensitivity and performance of optical communication, that does not generate any excess noise – and is also com... » read more

Blog Review: Dec. 21
By Jesse Allen - 21 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Cadence's Paul McLellan points to Log4J, a logging utility with a new major vulnerability that could affect hundreds of millions of devices, what's being done to address it, and why the underlying problems may be around for decades. Siemens EDA's Ray Salemi continues explaining how to use Python for verification by checking out the Python logging module for pyuvm and how it compares to UVM r... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 17 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Memory CEA-Leti demonstrated 16-kbit ferroelectric random-access memory (FeRAM) arrays at the 130nm node. It utilizes back-end-of-line (BEOL) integration of TiN/HfO2:Si/TiN ferroelectric capacitors as small as 0.16 µm² and solder reflow compatibility for the first time for this type of memory. The researchers anticipate it will be useful for embedded applications such at IoT and wearable dev... » read more

Blog Review: Dec. 15
By Jesse Allen - 15 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Arm's Hannah Peeler, Joshua Randall, and Zach Lasiuk examine the carbon cost of data centers and introduce a tool that allows users to make informed decisions about the carbon impact of their compute workloads. Synopsys' Kenneth Larsen provides a primer on the fundamentals of quantum computing, the role of photonics in building quantum systems, and the future potential impact on chip design.... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Dec. 14
By Jesse Allen - 14 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Improved digital sensing Researchers from Imperial College London and Technical University of Munich propose a technique to improve the capability of many different types of sensors. The method addresses voltage limits in analog-to-digital converters and the saturation that results in poor quality when an incoming signal exceeds those limits. “Our new technique lets us capture a fuller ra... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 10 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Intel intends to take Mobileye public in mid-2022 on a US market through an IPO of newly issued stock. The subsidiary, which Intel acquired in 2017, develops SoCs for ADAS and autonomous driving solutions. Mobileye has achieved record revenue year-over-year with 2021 gains expected to be more than 40 percent higher than 2020, highlighting the powerful benefits to both companies of our ongoing p... » read more

Blog Review: Dec. 8
By Jesse Allen - 08 Dec, 2021 - Comments: 0

Arm's Shidhartha Das introduces a method to achieve fast yet accurate power modelling for both design and runtime power introspection within the same unified framework using machine learning and data science approaches. Synopsys' Mike Borza warns that the semiconductor industry is facing a flood of counterfeit chips and why being aware of different types of semiconductor scams and tackling t... » read more

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