Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 22 Nov, 2023 - Comments: 0

By Jesse Allen, Susan Rambo, and Liz Allan The U.S. government will invest about $3 billion for the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP), including an advanced packaging piloting facility to help U.S. manufacturers adopt new technology and workforce training programs. It also will provide funding for projects concentrating on materials and substrates; equipment, tools, ... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review

By The SE Staff - 03 Nov, 2023 - Comments: 0

By Susan Rambo, Gregory Haley, Jesse Allen, and Liz Allan President Biden issued an executive order on the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” It says entities need to report large-scale computing clusters and the total computing power available, including “any model that was trained using a quantity of computing power greater than 1,026 inte... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power

By Susan Rambo - 18 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

Synopsys’ board of directors appointed Sassine Ghazi as president and chief executive officer effective on Jan. 1, 2024. Ghazi, who is currently the COO, will succeed Aart de Geus, co-founder, chair, and CEO of Synopsys, who will then become the executive chair of board of directors. IBM Research introduced an energy-efficient mixed-signal analog AI chip for DNN inferencing and demonstra... » read more

Chiplets: Deep Dive Into Designing, Manufacturing, And Testing

By The SE Staff - 07 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

Chiplets are a disruptive technology. They change the way chips are designed, manufactured, tested, packaged, as well as the underlying business relationships and fundamentals. But they also open the door to vast new opportunities for existing chipmakers and startups to create highly customized components and systems for specific use cases and market segments. This LEGO-like approach sounds ... » read more

Week In Review: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Test

By Susan Rambo - 30 Jun, 2023 - Comments: 0

Restrictions on China continue to grow. The Biden Administration is considering more restrictions on selling advanced AI chips to China, according to multiple media reports. Meanwhile, the Dutch government is expected to limit the sale of manufacturing equipment. JIC Capital, the wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Investment Corporation (JIC), will purchase materials company JSR Corp. through ... » read more

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

By Susan Rambo - 02 Jun, 2023 - Comments: 0

AI predictions and announcements filled the news this week, including a statement from the Center for AI Safety that was signed by some top AI execs — including Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — warning that uncontrolled AI could end up smarter than us and lead to our extinction. Foxconn estimates its artificial intelligence server revenue will double this year with the popularity of generative A... » read more

American Innovation, American Growth: A Vision For The National Semiconductor Technology Center

By MITRE ENGENUITY - 16 Feb, 2023 - Comments: 0

In the paper, MITRE Engenuity and The Semiconductor Alliance take on the task of defining the principles by which the NSTC should be established to ensure that the U.S. makes the most of this opportunity to bring substantial funding and cross-sector collaboration to bear on the challenge of driving U.S. leadership in semiconductors for decades to come. Click here to read more. » read more

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

By Susan Rambo - 02 Dec, 2022 - Comments: 0

Automotive, Mobility The U.S. space agency NASA entered a $57.2 million contract with ICON to develop technology to build roads on the moon. ICON, a Texas-based 3D printing construction company, has been working with NASA and the U.S. Air Force on construction technologies that can use local materials to build infrastructure on Mars. NASA is working on advanced 3D printing construction systems... » read more

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

By Susan Rambo - 21 Oct, 2022 - Comments: 0

Automotive, mobility The BMW Group will invest $1.7 billion in its U.S. operations to build electric vehicles and batteries, mostly in South Carolina. BMW will drop $1 billion in its South Carolina plant for EV production and $700 million for a new battery-assembly facility in the state. BMW also agreed to purchase battery cells from Japan-based Envision AESC, which plans to construct a new ba... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test

By Karen Heyman - 23 Sep, 2022 - Comments: 0

On Sunday, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southeast region of Taiwan, causing devastation. TSMC officials reported “no known significant impact for now.” Market research firm TrendForce arrived at a similar conclusion based on its analysis of individual fabs. The Biden administration announced appointment of the leadership team charged with implementing the US CHIPS and Science Ac... » read more

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Chip Industry Week In Review

Chip Industry Week In Review

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Week In Review: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Test

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

American Innovation, American Growth: A Vision For The National Semiconductor Technology Center

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test

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