‘So This is Christmas, and What Have You Done?’ – EE Times
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This Christmas, weary parents must up their electronics game to the level of their tech-savvy kids. The post ‘So This is Christmas, and What Have You Done?’ appeared first on EETimes.
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Top 10 Takeaways from DAC 2021 – SemiWiki
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The “in-person” portion of the Design Automation Conference (DAC) was recently held in San Francisco. (As several presenters were unable to attend, a “virtual” program is also available.) The presentations spanned a wide gamut – e.g., technical advanced in design automation algorithms; new features in commercial EDA tools; … Read More The post Top 10 Takeaways […]
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As part of our SEMICON West Hybrid 2021 podcast series, Françoise spent lots of time on the show floor, catching up in person with 3D InCites community members to find out how business has been since the last time they saw each other at SEMICON West in 2019. In addition to talking about what they […]
The Biden-Harris Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan – iMicronews
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Gartner Predicts Chip Shortages Will Drive 50% of the Top 10 Automotive OEMs to Design Their Own Chips by 2025 – Semiconductor Digest
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By 2025, chip shortages and trends such as electrification and autonomy will drive 50% of the top 10 automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to design their own chips, according to Gartner, Inc. As a result, it will give them control over their product roadmap and supply chains. Gartner Predicts Chip Shortages Will Drive 50% of […]
Choose The Right Sensors For Autonomous Vehicles – SemiEngineering
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Identifying the right combination of sensors requires consideration of roles, capabilities, and limitations. The post Choose The Right Sensors For Autonomous Vehicles appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
A Conversation about Semiconductor Market Growth and What it Means
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At SEMICON West Hybrid 2021, everyone was talking about the impact of the chip shortage, global fab expansion, the talent shortage, and the over-arching topic of the importance of sustainable semiconductor manufacturing. We spoke with Ajit Manocha, CEO of SEMI, to get his perspective on all these issues, and the role SEMI plays in providing […]
A Conversation about FOMO and SEMICON Europa
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Advanced Packaging For Automotive Chips – SemiEngineering
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Cost, thermal dissipation, and overall reliability will likely determine which technologies get used where. The post Advanced Packaging For Automotive Chips appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
Why It’s So Difficult — And Costly — To Secure Chips – SemiEngineering
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Threats are growing and widening, but what is considered sufficient can vary greatly by application or by user. Even then, it may not be enough. The post Why It’s So Difficult — And Costly — To Secure Chips appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
Advanced Packaging Shifts Design Focus To System Level – SemiEngineering
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Partitioning and floor-planning become big challenges. What goes on which die? The post Advanced Packaging Shifts Design Focus To System Level appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
The Democratization of Chip Design – EE Times
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SEMICON West Keynote Preview: The Second Wave of the Supply Chain Crisis
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In this second SEMICON West preview episode, Françoise von Trapp talks with James Gellert, Chairman, and CEO of RapidRatings, a financial health, data, and analytics company based in New York City. James is delivering a keynote talk at SEMICON West titled – The Second Wave: Risk in Part Two of the Supply Chain Crisis. For […]
End In Sight For Chip Shortages? – SemiEngineering
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Europe’s Urgent Need to Invest in a Leading Semiconductor Ecosystem – Semiconductor Digest
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Memory Manufacturing Expands in China: Packaging Companies Will Benefit – iMicronews
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The ramp-up of Chinese memory, the growth of flip-chip DRAM and 3D-stacking technologies are opening significant opportunities for packaging players. “Memory is a critical market in modern data-centric societies, fueled by important megatrends, such as mobility, cloud computing, AI, and the IoT.” asserts Simone Bertolazzi, Ph.D. Senior Market & Technology Analyst, Memory at Yole Développement […]
Member Spotlight: A Conversation About Using Hybrid Bonding in 3D NAND Applications
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Hybrid bonding has been a big story in heterogeneous integration and particularly 3D integration for quite some time. At the recent IMAPS International Symposium, it seemed like every keynote speaker mentioned some sort of hybrid bonding as an enabler for next-generation technology. Everybody is talking about it, everyone wants it – in fact, Xperi recently […]
