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System Bits: June 10
By Ann Mutschler - 10 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

Graphene for dummies EPFL researchers have developed a “how-to” manual for making the most efficient optical graphene circuits possible that facilitates and accelerates technological development in this future field. Graphene holds great promise as the basis for new chips that are faster, better-performing and more compact. For example, graphene makes it possible to design systems that ... » read more

Manufacturing Bits: June 10
By Ed Sperling - 10 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 2

Self-Assembling Nano Films Applying thin films with uniformity has always been an engineering challenge, but as feature sizes shrink the problem become even more pronounced. But a new approach developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Labs’ Materials Science Division could end up simplifying this process. The new approach used chloroform as an annealing solvent to create self-assembling arr... » read more

Manufacturing Bits: June 10
By Mark LaPedus - 10 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

At the recent ITF Brussels 2014 event in Belgium, Imec and its partners described a plethora of new technologies in several arenas. Here’s just a small sample of what Imec and others are working on: Hyperspectral imaging cameras Imec and Ximea have devised the world’s smallest hyperspectral imaging camera. Hyperspectral cameras divide the light spectrum into many small wavelength bands.... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing
By Mark LaPedus - 06 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

To help fab tool vendors, Imec has formally launched what it calls a “suppliers hub.” This program aims to offer an open R&D platform, which enables chip suppliers and tool makers to collaborate more deeply and in an earlier stage in the process. D2S has acquired the assets of Gauda, a developer of GPGPU-based computational lithography acceleration technology headquartered in Sunnyvale,... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ed Sperling - 06 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

Tools Mentor Graphics rolled out embedded Linux software for AMD’s x86 G-series SoCs, code-named Steppe Eagle and its Crowned Eagle CPUs. Ansys-Apache and TowerJazz have created a power noise and reliability signoff design kit, including reference flow guidelines, test case examples and flow setup guidance. Synopsys updated its verification portfolio with static and formal tools for CD... » read more

Blog Review: June 4
By Ed Sperling - 04 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

Sonics' Drew Wingard looks at the challenges of IP integration, from standards to re-use to the need for intelligence on the network. Given the focus on IP integration, as well as the myriad challenges, this is very timely information. ARM's Karthik Ranjan has an interesting theory about why Java developers wear glasses. Ansys' Justin Nescott unearths the five most interesting engineering... » read more

Imec Launches R&D Tool Hub
By Mark LaPedus - 04 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 1

The semiconductor industry is entering yet another inflection point. Consumers want faster mobile systems with more functions. So, chipmakers are under pressure to deliver new and low-power chips that are smaller and faster. The problem is that IC design and chip manufacturing costs continue to escalate. These costs, in turn, are fueling an ongoing shakeout in the chip and fab tool industrie... » read more

DAC Day One
By Brian Bailey - 03 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

The Design Automation Confeence got off to a roaring start today and the Synopsys breakfast and keynote were standing room only. The Synopsys breakfast brought together foundry (Samsung), IP developer (Arm) and tool provider (Synopsys) to talk about the growing requirements of ecosystems and partnership in order to make new processes available for production usage. Perhaps the most surprisin... » read more

System Bits: June 3
By Ann Mutschler - 03 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

Controlling the growth of metal-crystals from single atoms In a breakthrough that allows for observation and direct control of the nano-world in motion, researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a method, called Nanocrystallometry, that allows for the creation of precise components for use in nanotechnology. The method uses a doped-graphene matrix to slow down and then trap at... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: June 3
By Ann Mutschler - 03 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

Stabilizing common semiconductors for solar fuels generation Researchers around the world are trying to develop solar-driven generators that can split water, yielding hydrogen gas that could be used as clean fuel. These devices would require efficient light-absorbing materials that attract and hold sunlight to drive the chemical reactions involved in water splitting. As semiconductors like sil... » read more

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