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Energy Storage: Properties of Barium Titanate (Harvey Mudd)


A technical paper titled "Understanding surfaces and interfaces in nanocomposites of silicone and barium titanate through experiments and modeling" was published by researchers at Harvey Mudd College, Sandia National Lab and Air Force Research Laboratory. Abstract "Barium titanate (BTO) is a ferroelectric perovskite used in electronics and energy storage systems because of its high dielectr... » read more

Review of Advances in 3D integration of 2D Neuromorphic Electronics, Materials to Systems


A new technical paper titled "2D materials-based 3D integration for neuromorphic hardware" was published by researchers at  Seoul National University and University of Southern California. Find the technical paper here. November 2024. Kim, S.J., Lee, HJ., Lee, CH. et al. 2D materials-based 3D integration for neuromorphic hardware. npj 2D Mater Appl 8, 70 (2024). https://doi.org/10.10... » read more

Workload-Specific Data Movements Across AI Workloads in Multi-Chiplet AI Accelerators


A new technical paper titled "Communication Characterization of AI Workloads for Large-scale Multi-chiplet Accelerators" was published by researchers at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. Abstract "Next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are posing challenges of scalability and robustness in terms of execution time due to their intrinsic evolving data-intensive characteris... » read more

Benchmark and Evaluation Framework For Characterizing LLM Performance In Formal Verification (UC Berkeley, Nvidia)


A new technical paper titled "FVEval: Understanding Language Model Capabilities in Formal Verification of Digital Hardware" was published by researchers at UC Berkeley and NVIDIA. Abstract "The remarkable reasoning and code generation capabilities of large language models (LLMs) have spurred significant interest in applying LLMs to enable task automation in digital chip design. In particula... » read more

Pre-Silicon Verification Method Addressing Critical Aspects of Speculative Execution Vulnerability Detection


A new technical paper titled "Lost and Found in Speculation: Hybrid Speculative Vulnerability Detection" was published by researchers at Technical University of Darmstadt and Texas A&M University. "We introduce Specure, a novel pre-silicon verification method composing hardware fuzzing with Information Flow Tracking (IFT) to address speculative execution leakages. Integrating IFT enables two... » read more

The Impact of Magnetic Fields On STT-MRAM Operations


A technical paper titled "Impact of external magnetic fields on STT-MRAM" was recently published by researchers at Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Everspin, GlobalFoundries, imec, et al. Abstract "This application note discusses the working principle of spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM) and the impact that magnetic fields can have on STT-MRAM operation. Sources of... » read more

Recent Progress in Inorganic Metal-Oxide-Based Photoresists For EUVL


A technical paper titled "Recent Advances in Metal-Oxide-Based Photoresists for EUV Lithography" was published by researchers at University of South–Eastern Norway. Abstract: "Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is a leading technology in semiconductor manufacturing, enabling the creation of high-resolution patterns essential for advanced microelectronics. This review highlights recent... » read more

FPGA Fault Injection Attacks (ASU, KIT)


A new technical paper titled "Hacking the Fabric: Targeting Partial Reconfiguration for Fault Injection in FPGA Fabrics" was published by researchers at Arizona State University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Abstract "FPGAs are now ubiquitous in cloud computing infrastructures and reconfigurable system-on-chip, particularly for AI acceleration. Major cloud service providers s... » read more

PCM-Based Photonic Memory Cells: Design-Space Exploration And Performance Comparisons


A technical paper titled "Programmable phase change materials and silicon photonics co-integration for photonic memory applications: a systematic study" was published by researchers at Colorado State University, CEA-LETI, and UC Berkeley. Find the technical paper here. August 2024. "We delve into the performance comparison of PCM-based programmable photonic memory cells based on silicon p... » read more

Metamodeling Techniques for Formal Verification


A new technical paper titled "Verifying Non-friendly Formal Verification Designs: Can We Start Earlier?" was published by researchers at Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau and Infineon Technologies. Published in DVCon Europe 2024. Abstract "The design of Systems on Chips (SoCs) is becoming more and more complex due to technological advancements. Missed bugs can cause drastic failures in saf... » read more

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