III–V Laser Grown on a Patterned Si Photonics Platform With Light Coupling Into Passive SiN Waveguides


A technical paper titled “Unlocking the monolithic integration scenario: optical coupling between GaSb diode lasers epitaxially grown on patterned Si substrates and passive SiN waveguides” was published by researchers at University of Montpellier, Tyndall National Institute, Munster Technological University and Polytechnic University of Bari. Abstract: "Silicon (Si) photonics has recently... » read more

Heat-Tolerant CNT-Based PUFs


A technical paper titled “CNT-PUFs: Highly Robust and Heat-Tolerant Carbon-Nanotube-Based Physical Unclonable Functions for Stable Key Generation” was published by researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology, University of Passau, Technical University of Darmstadt, and Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS). Abstract: "In this work, we explore a highly robust and... » read more

Direct Synthesis of Planar (2D) Micro and Nanopatterned Epitaxial Graphene on SiC


A technical paper titled “Direct synthesis of nanopatterned epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide” was published by researchers at University of Technology Sydney, Ludwig-Maxilimians Universität München, Monash University, and Imperial College London. Abstract: "This article introduces a straightforward approach for the direct synthesis of transfer-free, nanopatterned epitaxial graphene... » read more

Implementing Fast Barriers For A Shared-Memory Cluster Of 1024 RISC-V Cores


A technical paper titled “Fast Shared-Memory Barrier Synchronization for a 1024-Cores RISC-V Many-Core Cluster” was published by researchers at ETH Zürich and Università di Bologna. "Synchronization is likely the most critical performance killer in shared-memory parallel programs. With the rise of multi-core and many-core processors, the relative impact on performance and energy overhe... » read more

RISC-V Open Platform for Next-Gen Automotive ECUs (ETH Zurich, Huawei)


A technical paper titled “Towards a RISC-V Open Platform for Next-generation Automotive ECUs” was published by researchers at ETH Zurich and Huawei Research Center (Italy). Abstract: "The complexity of automotive systems is increasing quickly due to the integration of novel functionalities such as assisted or autonomous driving. However, increasing complexity poses considerable challenges... » read more

Demonstrating The Capabilities Of Virtual Wafer Process Modeling And Virtual Metrology


A technical paper titled “Review of virtual wafer process modeling and metrology for advanced technology development” was published by researchers at Coventor Inc., Lam Research. Abstract: "Semiconductor logic and memory technology development continues to push the limits of process complexity and cost, especially as the industry migrates to the 5 nm node and beyond. Optimization of the p... » read more

A Flip-Chip, Co-Packaged With Photodiode, High-speed TIA in 16nm FinFET CMOS


A technical paper titled "A 112-Gb/s —8.2-dBm Sensitivity 4-PAM Linear TIA in 16-nm CMOS With Co-Packaged Photodiodes" was published by researchers at University of Toronto, Alphawave IP, and Huawei Technologies Canada. Abstract: "A flip-chip co-packaged linear transimpedance amplifier (TIA) in 16-nm fin field effect transistor (FinFET) CMOS demonstrating 112-Gb/s four-level pulse-amplitude... » read more

NoC Obfuscation For Protecting Against Reverse Engineering Attacks (U. Of Florida)


A technical paper titled "ObNoCs: Protecting Network-on-Chip Fabrics Against Reverse-Engineering Attacks" was published by researchers at University of Florida. Abstract: "Modern System-on-Chip designs typically use Network-on-Chip (NoC) fabrics to implement coordination among integrated hardware blocks. An important class of security vulnerabilities involves a rogue foundry reverse-engineeri... » read more

A Practical DRAM-Based Multi-Level PIM Architecture For Data Analytics


A technical paper titled "Darwin: A DRAM-based Multi-level Processing-in-Memory Architecture for Data Analytics" was published by researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) and SK hynix Inc. Abstract: "Processing-in-memory (PIM) architecture is an inherent match for data analytics application, but we observe major challenges to address when accelerating it usi... » read more

A Chiplet-Based Supercomputer For Generative LLMs That Optimizes Total Cost of Ownership


A technical paper titled "Chiplet Cloud: Building AI Supercomputers for Serving Large Generative Language Models" was published by researchers at University of Washington and University of Sydney. Abstract: "Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have demonstrated unprecedented capabilities in multiple AI tasks. However, hardware inefficiencies have become a significant factor limiting ... » read more

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