High-throughput LHSI Reflectometry Technique For ICU and IWU Measurements of Semiconductor Devices


New technical paper titled "Toward realization of high-throughput hyperspectral imaging technique for semiconductor device metrology," from researchers at Samsung Electronics Co. Abstract "Background: High-throughput three-dimensional metrology techniques for monitoring in-wafer uniformity (IWU) and in-cell uniformity (ICU) are critical for enhancing the yield of modern semiconductor manu... » read more

Addressing Vehicle Security Vulnerabilities With Structure-Aware CAN Fuzzing System


New technical paper titled "Efficient ECU Analysis Technology Through Structure-Aware CAN Fuzzing" from researchers at Soongsil University, Korea University, and Hansung University with funding from the Korean government. Abstract "Modern vehicles are equipped with a number of electronic control units (ECUs), which control vehicles efficiently by communicating with each other through the co... » read more

Novel Spintronic Neuro-mimetic Device Emulating the LIF Neuron Dynamics w/High Energy Efficiency & Compact Footprints


New technical paper titled "Noise resilient leaky integrate-and-fire neurons based on multi-domain spintronic devices" from researchers at Purdue University. Abstract "The capability of emulating neural functionalities efficiently in hardware is crucial for building neuromorphic computing systems. While various types of neuro-mimetic devices have been investigated, it remains challenging to... » read more

UT Dallas: Electronic, Thermodynamic & Dielectric Properties of Two Novel vdW Materials


New technical paper titled "A First-Principles Study on the Electronic, Thermodynamic and Dielectric Properties of Monolayer Ca(OH)2 and Mg(OH)2," from University of Texas at Dallas. With funding support from National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Defense,  Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Abstract "We perform first-principles calculations to explore the electronic, thermodynam... » read more

Novel Analog Key Generation Approach As An Alternative to Conventional Binary Keys (pHGen)


New research paper titled "pHGen: A pH-Based Key Generation Mechanism Using ISFETs" from RWTH Aachen University. Abstract "Digital keys are a fundamental component of many hardware- and software-based security mechanisms. However, digital keys are limited to binary values and easily exploitable when stored in standard memories. In this paper, based on emerging technologies, we introduce... » read more

Differentiable Analog Nonvolatile CAM (dCAM) Using Memristors


Technical paper titled "Differentiable Content Addressable Memory with Memristors" from researchers at Hewlett Packard Labs and University of Hong Kong. Abstract "Memristors, Flash, and related nonvolatile analog device technologies offer in-memory computing structures operating in the analog domain, such as accelerating linear matrix operations in array structures. These take advantage of ... » read more

Hybrid Sensing Platform w/Silicon Nanowires on a Fully Functional CMOS Chip Containing the Readout Electronics & Signal amplification


New technical paper titled "Multisite Dopamine Sensing With Femtomolar Resolution Using a CMOS Enabled Aptasensor Chip" from TU Dresden, Riken Quantitative Biological Center, Imperial College London, NaMLab gGmbH, ETH Zürich, MaxWell Biosystems AG, TU Wien, and Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research. Abstract "Many biomarkers including neurotransmitters are found in external bo... » read more

CFU Playground: Significant Speedups & Design Space Exploration Between CPU & Accelerator


Technical paper titled "CFU Playground: Full-Stack Open-Source Framework for Tiny Machine Learning (tinyML) Acceleration on FPGAs," from Google, Purdue University and Harvard University. Abstract "We present CFU Playground, a full-stack open-source framework that enables rapid and iterative design of machine learning (ML) accelerators for embedded ML systems. Our toolchain tightly integr... » read more

NBTI & PBTI of MOSFETs


Technical paper titled "Bias Temperature Instability of MOSFETs: Physical Processes, Models, and Prediction" from researchers at Liverpool John Moores University. Abstract "CMOS technology dominates the semiconductor industry, and the reliability of MOSFETs is a key issue. To optimize chip design, trade-offs between reliability, speed, power consumption, and cost must be carried out. This r... » read more

ETH Zurich Introduces ProTRR, in-DRAM Rowhammer Mitigation


New technical paper titled "PROTRR: Principled yet Optimal In-DRAM Target Row Refresh" from ETH Zurich. The paper was presented at the 43rd IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP 2022), San Francisco, CA, USA, May 22–26, 2022. This new paper introduces ProTRR, an "in-DRAM Rowhammer mitigation that is secure against FEINTING, a novel Rowhammer attack." The related video presentation can... » read more

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