The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) recently signed a memorandum of understanding to support hands-on research opportunities for undergraduate students in technical areas related to semiconductors.
JEDEC Publishes HBM3 Update to High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) Standard
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in the development of standards for the microelectronics industry, today announced the publication of the next version of its High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) DRAM standard.
NucleiSys Adopts Breker’s System Coherency TrekApp
Breker Verification Systems announced Nuclei System Technology deployed its System Coherency Synthesis TrekApp to ensure coherency of its configurable low-power and high-performance 32- and 64-bit RISC-V processor intellectual property (IP) designs.
SmartDV and NSITEXE Sign Agreement
SmartDV Technologies, a supplier of Design and Verification Intellectual Property (IP), and NSITEXE, developer of advanced processors, today signed a multi-year agreement that enables SmartDV to license NSITEXE’s recently announced RISC-V-based, 32-bit CPU core to its customers.
America COMPETES Act of 2022 Is a Much-Needed Bill, but Not Sufficient to Compete with China, Says ITIF
Following the introduction of the America COMPETES Act of 2022 from the House of Representatives, companion legislation to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which passed the Senate last June, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, released the following statement.
CEVA Introduces Security IP for Die-to-Die Communication Between Chiplets
CEVA, Inc. announced today that it has expanded its IP market reach by introducing the Fortrix SecureD2D IP solution.
Wooptix Introduces a Patterned Wafer Geometry System for 300mm Silicon Wafers
Wooptix SL will be presenting a new technique for Patterned Wafer Geometry at the upcoming SPIE Advanced Lithography conference on February 28th, 2022, in a paper published together with Applied Materials.
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts December 2021 Billings
After record-breaking billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers in November 2021, December billings remained robust and were the second-highest ever.
Asymmetry is Key to Creating More Stable Blue Perovskite LEDs
For the first time, researchers have created blue LEDs using layers of metal halide perovskite linked with asymmetrical bridges, solving a critical instability problem.
SPIE and the University of Rochester Announce $1 Million Optics Graduate Fellowship
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and the University of Rochester have announced the establishment of the SPIE Graduate Fellowship in Optical Sciences and Engineering.
