Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 21


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: Technical Paper Research Organizations StreamDQ: Near-Memory Weight DeQuantization in Custom HBM for Scalable AI Inference Acceleration SK hynix Open DRAM Model—Part II: Enabling Processing-in-Memory in 3-D DRAM Georgia Institute of Technology Evaluating Hardware Abstraction Layer Concep... » read more

Graph Transformer Speeds IC Interconnect Signal Integrity Analysis (Buffalo, Stuttgart, IBM)


Researchers at the University at Buffalo, University of Stuttgart, and IBM Research published "SI-GT: Fast Interconnect Signal Integrity Analysis For Integrated Circuit Design Via Graph Transformers." Abstract Excerpt: “In this paper, we propose Si-GT, a novel transformer-based model for fast and accurate signal integrity analysis in IC interconnects.” Find the technical paper here. April... » read more

Research Bits: July 14


Cerebellum-inspired memtransistor Researchers from Northwestern University and University of Illinois at Chicago developed a cerebellum-inspired memtransistor for anomaly detection that ignores expected inputs and rapidly detects unexpected events while using less energy than conventional AI. “Today’s AI is remarkably good at recognizing patterns, but it often spends enormous amounts of... » read more

Hardware Abstraction Layer Study Targets Software-Defined Vehicles (U. of Stuttgart)


Researchers from University of Stuttgart published a technical paper titled “Evaluating Hardware Abstraction Layer Concepts for Software Defined Vehicles: Insights into Applicability and Effectiveness.” Abstract Excerpt: “The emergence of Software-Defined Vehicles represents a fundamental shift in automotive design, prioritizing software-centric architectures over traditional hardwa... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


Deals, Funding Intel will join Elon Musk’s Terafab chip manufacturing project alongside Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI. Intel described its role as helping refactor silicon fab technology for a project targeting production of 1 TW/year of compute for AI and robotics applications. Intel and Google are expanding a multi-year collaboration on AI and cloud infrastructure, with Intel Xeon processo... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Major Deals: Taiwan-based UMC is exploring possible collaboration with Polar Semiconductor for high-volume production of 8-inch wafers at Polar’s expanded Minnesota fab, a move that could provide domestic manufacturing capacity for automotive, data center, consumer, aerospace, and defense customers. Marvell will acquire Celestial AI for $3.25B, adding photonic fabric technology for o... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


The U.S. is considering annual approvals for Samsung and SK hynix to export chipmaking tools and materials to their factories in China, replacing perpetual waivers granted under the validated end user system, reports Bloomberg. The proposal, presented by the U.S. Commerce Department to South Korean officials, would require the companies to reapply each year for specific quantities of restricted... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Sept 8


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=471 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

Overview of Incorporating LLMs into EDA, With 3 Case Studies (TU Munich et al.)


A new technical paper titled "Large Language Models (LLMs) for Electronic Design Automation (EDA)" was published by researchers at the Technical University of Munich, University of Stuttgart, New York University, and University of Siegen. Abstract "With the growing complexity of modern integrated circuits, hardware engineers are required to devote more effort to the full design-to-manufactu... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: May 6


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=427 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here.   » read more

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