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Traps Intel’s Prodigal Son Should Avoid – EE Times

Jan 19, 2021 | EE Times

We just witnessed Intel reportedly having forced Bob Swan to install Pat Gelsinger, its prodigal son, while Qualcomm handed over the baton to president Cristiano Amon. The post Traps Intel’s Prodigal Son Should Avoid appeared first on EETimes.

How US Trade Pressure will Strengthen China’s Semiconductor Supply Chain in 2021 – iMicronews

Jan 14, 2021 | I-Micronews

Despite short-term struggles, escalating US restrictions will bolster China’s domestic semiconductor industry in the long-term. At Yole Développement (Yole) we follow this industry and deliver our vision all year long through an impressive collection of technology & market reports as well as monitors: Status of the Advanced Packaging Industry, Status of the Power Electronics Industry, […]

A Modern Marvel: The Taiwan Tech Arena at CES 2021 – EE Times

Jan 07, 2021 | EE Times

For tech lovers and engineers alike, it’s that time of year again, where the best and brightest minds in the industry gather together at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to show off the latest tech and gadgets. The Taiwan Tech Arena, in particular, will be showcasing many new developments in the fields of cloud services, […]

Episode 302: CES and GE Lighting is betting on Cync – IoT Podcast

Jan 07, 2021

This week Kevin and I discuss Allegion’s acquisition of Yonomi, and what that means for those of you using the cloud service or consumers using the app. We then turn to a mention of the rebranding of GE Lighting after its acquisition by Savant last summer before talking about Singapore’s about-face on the use of […]

Episode 299: LoRaWAN tries to co-opt Amazon Sidewalk – IoT Podcast

Dec 17, 2020

This week’s show kicked off with us discussing a fascinating interview with the head of the LoRa Alliance about its efforts to bring Amazon’s Sidewalk network into compliance with the LoRaWan standard. We then discussed Apple’s app privacy labels, a similar option for Google users, and the nutrition-style label for connected device security. Then it […]

CEA-Leti Scientists Present In-Memory Computing Pathways for Edge-AI & Neural Networks with 3D Architectures & Resistive-RAM – Semiconductor Digest

Dec 17, 2020 | Semiconductor Digest

CEA-Leti presented two papers this week at IEDM 2020 that confirm the advantages of combining 3D architectures and resistive-random-access-memories (RRAM) for in-memory computing (IMC), and their applications for Edge-AI and neural networks. The post CEA-Leti Scientists Present In-Memory Computing Pathways for Edge-AI & Neural Networks with 3D Architectures & Resistive-RAM appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.

DARPA Looks to Light Up Integrated Photonics with Chip-scale Laser Development – iMicronews

Dec 03, 2020 | I-Micronews

Agency announces performer teams selected for LUMOS program First demonstrated sixty years ago, the laser has become an essential technology in world. It has transformed diverse fields including communications, sensing, manufacturing, and medicine. More recently, innovations in integrated photonics have allowed the miniaturization of key optical components and the ability to arrange several elements on […]

The Detritus of a Digital Life – EE Times

Dec 03, 2020 | EE Times

My contacts are just part of the digital baggage I lug from one phone to the next. My photos are a bit out of control… The post The Detritus of a Digital Life appeared first on EETimes.

Is Apple the Most Valuable Semiconductor Company in the World? – SemiWiki

Nov 25, 2020 | SemiWiki.com

– The new M1 chip unveils previously hidden asset – Could/should Apple sell semiconductors? – Are servers next? – The M1 chip appears to be a rousing success and the beginning of a new era Essentially 100% of all early reports on the performance of the M1 chip have come back with stellar reviews. Great […]

Episode 295: Project CHIP Goes Commercial and the Eero Pro Review – IoT Podcast

Nov 19, 2020

This week’s podcast kicks off with the news that Project Connected Home over IP (CHIP) will also have a commercial element focused on offices, apartments, and public buildings.  Then we focus on edge computing with a new way to bring machine learning to the edge and Arm expanding its free IP license program to some […]

The Ten Commandments Of Packaging – SemiEngineering

Nov 19, 2020 | SemiEngineering

Reducing handling, predicting failures, and more tips for dealing with complex packaging technologies. The post The Ten Commandments Of Packaging appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.