Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Dec. 16


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=501 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here and in the most recent Chip Industry Week in Review. » read more

Efficient Synchronous Dataflow Execution For GPUs (NVIDIA, UW-Madison)


A new technical paper titled "Kitsune: Enabling Dataflow Execution on GPUs with Spatial Pipelines" was published by researchers at NVIDIA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Abstract "State-of-the-art DL models are growing in size and complexity, with many modern models also increasing in heterogeneity of behavior. GPUs are still the dominant platform for DL applications, relying on ... » read more

Generative AI In Chip Manufacturing


Generative AI is a natural-language or text-based query, predicting patterns based on a massive set of data. While most of the attention has been focused on chatbots and copilots, it also can be used to identify small, transient aberrations in semiconductor manufacturing that are otherwise difficult to find. Jon Herlocker, vice president and general manager of software analytics at Cohu, talks ... » read more

Environmental Sensors Catch More Data For A Greener World


Sensors to detect temperature, pressure, and gases, such as CO2, have been around for centuries. However, the latest devices can measure a growing list of substances and process the data in real-time. Likewise, single-use sensors to measure pH levels in water are well established, but the latest water sensors can be deployed all along the pipeline from source to processing to outlet or tap, sav... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Deals of the week: Arteris announced plans to acquire cybersecurity provider Cycuity. “Expanding our technology portfolio to include Cycuity’s hardware security assurance products will enable our customers to achieve secure on-chip data movement,” said Charlie Janac, chairman and CEO of Arteris. Qualcomm acquired Ventana Micro Systems, a maker of RISC-V data center-class CPU IP. ... » read more

Chiplet Approach For Quantum Processors (U. of Innsbruck, Alpine Quantum, Fraunhofer ISIT)


A new technical paper titled "Chiplet technology for large-scale trapped-ion quantum processors" was published by researchers at University of Innsbruck, Alpine Quantum Technologies GmbH, and Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology ISIT. Abstract "Trapped ions are among the most promising platforms for realizing a large-scale quantum information processor. Current progress focuses on ... » read more

Thermal Management System Architectures for BEVs (UIUC, Ford, Kyushu Univ.)


A new technical paper titled "Automated Enumeration of Reconfigurable Architectures for Thermal Management Systems in Battery Electric Vehicles" was published by researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ford Motor Company, and Kyushu University. Abstract "As the automotive industry moves towards vehicle electrification, designing and optimizing thermal management systems... » read more

AI In A/MS IC Design: Between Buzzword And Productivity Boost


In the past few years, AI has burst onto the public stage in grand style. This ongoing trend is apparent in the rising number of AI applications in everyday life. But more and more, it can also be seen in a broad range of technical niches, where the main motivation is AI’s promise of continuously increasing efficiency. One such niche that has seen decades of attempts to achieve greater eff... » read more

PCIe 8.0: Preparing For The Next Doubling


By Monica Olvera and Gustavo Pimentel Every few years, the industry confronts the same challenge: can general-purpose I/O double again without overwhelming power budgets, overwhelming signal-integrity limits, or fragmenting the ecosystem? With PCIe 8.0, the answer appears to be yes—if the entire stack continues to advance together. Public PCI-SIG information outlines an objective of 256.0 ... » read more

AI Moves Out Of The Cloud And Onto The Edge


The impact of AI to date, in the cloud, is undisputed, but the question we must answer going forward is whether we can only expect more of the same or whether there is a fundamental shift looming that will change everything. Today, we will explore historical data to find patterns repeated through the ages to help us see what I will attempt to prove is imminent. A brief history of time… keepi... » read more

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