Performance And Energy Characterization Of A Commercial Compute-in-SRAM Device (Cornell, USC, MIT, GSI)


A new technical paper titled "Characterizing and Optimizing Realistic Workloads on a Commercial Compute-in-SRAM Device" was published by researchers at Cornell University, USC, MIT and GSI Technology Inc. Abstract "Compute-in-SRAM architectures offer a promising approach to achieving higher performance and energy efficiency across a range of data-intensive applications. However, prior evalu... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Cadence plans to buy Hexagon AB's design and engineering business to accelerate expansion in physical AI and system design and analysis. Cadence will pay ~US$3.1 billion in cash and issue stock, with the deal expected to close in early 2026. PWC issued a 104-page in-depth analysis of semiconductor technology and markets, highlighting a broad swath of changes: $1T in annual revenue by 2030, ... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Sept 2


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=469 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Microsoft, OpenAI, and NVIDIA warned about power swings and physical damage to power grids increasing from AI training workloads and jointly proposed a multi-pronged approach to stabilize power in AI training data centers. Meanwhile, Anthropic issued a warning about the weaponization of agentic AI in a new 25-page Threat Intelligence report. Key concerns involve the evolution in AI-assisted ... » read more

An LLM-based Agentic Framework For Photonic IC Design Automation (U. of Toronto, Max Planck, MIT Et Al.)


A new technical paper titled "AI Agents for Photonic Integrated Circuit Design Automation" was published by researchers at the University of Toronto, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, GDSFactory, MIT and Axiomatic_AI Inc. Abstract "We present Photonics Intelligent Design and Optimization (PhIDO), a multi-agent framework that converts natural-language photonic integrated circui... » read more

Research Bits: August 26


THz-optical converter Researchers from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Harvard University designed a chip that can convert between electromagnetic pulses in the terahertz and optical ranges on the same device. Applications include communication, sensing, spectroscopy, and computing. The design embeds micron-sized transmission lines into a lithium niobate photonic chip... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


The EU’s tariffs on semiconductors will not exceed 15%, according to Trump’s latest trade deal. In addition, the EU committed to purchasing at least $40 billion worth of U.S. AI chips as well as other investments. [FAQ is here.] Lifelines for Intel: Intel inked a deal to sell the U.S. government a 10% non-voting equity stake in its business, worth $8.9 billion. The stake will be fun... » read more

Research Bits: August 19


Co-packaged optics Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Bridgewater State University developed a new way to co-package photonic and electronic chips that uses existing automated pick-and-place assembly equipment in traditional fabs along with a less-expensive passive alignment process. “We’ve developed a packaging design [for integrating photonics with el... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Apple plans to increase its U.S. investment by an additional $100 billion over four years, which includes the launch of an advanced manufacturing supply chain program, spurring a number of related chip industry announcements, including: Apple will invest in Amkor's new packaging and test facility in Arizona as its first and largest customer, and Amkor will package and test Apple silicon pr... » read more

Research Bits: August 5


Non-volatile RF switches Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) designed non-volatile RF switches based on vanadium oxide (VOx) for high-frequency bands used in next-generation wireless communications like 6G. The RF switch uses a memristor structure that enables it to operate and maintain its set state without consuming standby power. Additionally, the ... » read more

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