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Power Semiconductors: A Deep Dive Into Materials, Manufacturing & Business
By The SE Staff - 03 Apr, 2023 - Comments: 0

Whether you’re the owner of the average smartphone, commuting on trains, or driving around in a Tesla, you use power semiconductor devices every day. In a technology-dependent world, these devices are everywhere, and demand for more types of chips using different materials is growing. In the past, most engineers paid little attention to power semiconductors. They were deemed commodity, off... » read more

Week In Review: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Test
By Gregory Haley - 31 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

The U.S. Commerce Department outlined proposed rules for the Chips for America Incentives Program, including additional details on national security measures applicable to the CHIPS Incentives Program included in the CHIPS and Science Act. The rules limit funding recipients from investing in the expansion of semiconductor manufacturing in foreign countries of concern, notably the People’s Rep... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By SE Staff - 31 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

Synopsys rolled out an AI-driven design suite called Synopsys.ai at the Synopsys User Group conference this week, which it says reduces time to better results at multiple points in the design flow. The company noted the new technology uses reinforcement learning, which compensates for relatively small data sets by allowing engineers to interact with that data more easily at any point, and to ch... » read more

Week In Review: Automotive, Security and Pervasive Computing
By Linda Christensen - 31 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

The Biden administration uncorked a fueling station locator tool to help consumers locate charging stations by fuel type, a plan to install 24,000 charging stations at federal facilities by next fiscal year, as well as other clean energy commitments. Source: Department of Energy: Alternative Fuels Data Center & Station Locator Europe is making progress on a plan that requires all ... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test
By Karen Heyman - 24 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

TEL announced plans to build a Â¥2.2 billion ($168.2 million) production and logistics center at its Tohoku Office to increase capacity. Construction of the 57,000m² facility, which will be used for manufacturing thermal processing and single-wafer deposition systems, is slated to start in spring 2024, and expected to be completed in fall 2025. Toshiba's board voted in favor of a 2 trillio... » read more

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing
By SE Staff - 24 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

Automotive, mobility Ford expects to lose $3 billion from EV sales this year, but said that part of the business will begin generating profits soon. The company still expects to hit its overall profit numbers for the year, however. Volvo is making a new electric vehicle (EV) in China and exporting it to Europe and Japan, according to a Nikkei Asia interview. Volvo is owned by Zhejiang Geely... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Linda Christensen - 24 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

Renesas will acquire Panthronics, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-performance wireless products, expanding its reach into near-field communications for financial, IoT, asset tracking, wireless charging, and automotive applications. The two companies already had collaborated on designs for mobile point-of-sale terminals, wireless charging, and smart metering. Renesas also... » read more

China Chip Industry Startup Funding Annual Report & Analysis: 2022
By The SE Staff - 21 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

China is racing to stay competitive in semiconductors, as trade sanctions increasingly limit its access to EDA tools and manufacturing equipment required for the most advanced manufacturing processes. As a result, state-backed investors and regional development funds are pouring money into domestic semiconductor companies. This report will provide a glimpse into where the money is going, and wh... » read more

Mini-Consortia Forming Around Chiplets
By Ed Sperling - 20 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

Mini-consortia for chiplets are sprouting up across the industry, driven by demands for increasing customization in tight market windows and fueled by combinations of hardened IP that have been proven in silicon. These loosely aligned partnerships are working to develop LEGO-like integration models for highly specific applications and end markets. But they all are starting small, because it'... » read more

Week In Review: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Test
By Gregory Haley - 17 Mar, 2023 - Comments: 0

Samsung announced plans to invest $230 billion (300 trillion won) over the next two decades to construct the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing complex in South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province, reports AP. The complex will consist of five new semiconductor plants producing memory and logic chips. Chips will be the enabling engines, requiring massive investments in new technology, m... » read more

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