Research Bits: Nov. 5


Optical in-memory computing Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Cagliari, and Institute of Science Tokyo propose a resonance-based photonic architecture which leverages the non-reciprocal phase shift in magneto-optical materials to implement photonic in-memory computing. “The materials we use in developing these cells have b... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Oct. 29


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=375 /] More Reading Chip Industry Week In Review Intel’s EU court win; high-NA benchmarks and new maskless litho; SiC down, GaN up; Natcast’s plan; Xiaomi’s 3nm chip; semi tax credit rules; RISC-V; lithium mine; AI-edge expansion. Technical Paper Library home » read more

New Approach to Encoding Optical Weights for In-Memory Photonic Computing Using Magneto-Optic Memory Cells


A new technical paper titled "Integrated non-reciprocal magneto-optics with ultra-high endurance for photonic in-memory computing" was published by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, University of Cagliari, University of Pittsburgh, AIST and Tokyo Institute of Technology. Abstract "Processing information in the optical domain promises advantages in both speed and energy efficiency over existi... » read more

Research Bits: July 30


Embedded thermoelectric devices Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University propose using locally embedded thermoelectric devices (TEDs) to perform active cooling inside circuits. “Circuits like clock generators and arithmetic and logic units (ALU) create high-frequency heat fluxes with their peak hot spots occurring on the microprocessor,” said Feng Xio... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 8


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library. [table id=238 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

Thermoelectric Active Cooling Hot Spots in Chips


A technical paper titled “Thermoelectric active cooling for transient hot spots in microprocessors” was published by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. Abstract: "Modern microprocessor performance is limited by local hot spots induced at high frequency by busy integrated circuit elements such as the clock generator. Locally embedded thermoelectric ... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Jan 2


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=180 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

Environmentally Sustainable FPGAs (Notre Dame, Univ. of Pittsburgh)


A new technical paper titled "REFRESH FPGAs: Sustainable FPGA Chiplet Architectures" was published by University of Notre Dame and University of Pittsburgh. Abstract "There is a growing call for greater amounts of increasingly agile computational power for edge and cloud infrastructure to serve the computationally complex needs of ubiquitous computing devices. Thus, an important challenge i... » read more

Chip Industry’s Technical Paper Roundup: Dec 5


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=171 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

Chiplets For Generative AI Workloads: Challenges in both HW and SW


A new technical paper titled "Challenges and Opportunities to Enable Large-Scale Computing via Heterogeneous Chiplets" was published by researchers at University of Pittsburgh, Lightelligence, and Meta. Abstract "Fast-evolving artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms such as large language models have been driving the ever-increasing computing demands in today's data centers. Heterogeneous c... » read more

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