Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and StradVision, Inc., a vision processing technology solutions provider for autonomous vehicles with expertise in deep learning, today announced the joint development of a deep learning-based object recognition solution for smart cameras used in next-generation advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) applications and cameras for ADAS Level 2 and above.
Lam Research Announces New Technology Center in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Korean government officials from the Gyeonggi-do province and executives at Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX), a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, both signed a memo of understanding (MOU) to establish the Korea Technology Center (KTC), a research and development facility with a focus on key equipment for semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Light In a New Light
In a paper published today in Nature’s NPJ Quantum Information, Omar Magaña-Loaiza, assistant professor in the Louisiana State University (LSU) Department of Physics & Astronomy, and his team of researchers describe a noteworthy step forward in the quantum manipulation and control of light, which has far-reaching quantum technology applications in imaging, simulation, metrology, computation, communication, and cryptography, among other areas.
Synopsys and TSMC Collaborate to Develop Portfolio of DesignWare IP for TSMC 5nm FinFET Plus (N5P) Process
Synopsys, Inc. today announced a collaboration with TSMC to develop a broad portfolio of DesignWare interface IP, logic libraries, embedded memories, and one-time programmable (OTP) non-volatile memory (NVM) IP on TSMC’s 5-nanometer (nm) FinFET Plus (N5P) Process. This collaboration reinforces the longstanding relationship between the two companies to provide designers with the high-quality IP needed to lower risk, differentiate their system-on-chips (SoCs), and accelerate their time-to-market.
Seoul Semiconductor Successfully Obtains Permanent Injunction against Patent Infringement in U.S. Following German Court’s Injunction Orders
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ 046890) (“Seoul”), a global innovator of LED products and technology, announced on September 26 that it won a patent infringement lawsuit against Service Lighting And Electrical Supplies, Inc., an operator of “1000bulbs.com” – the largest online light bulb distribution channel. The Texas Northern District federal court issued a permanent injunction against the sales of more than 50 lighting products, as well as any colorable variations of those products unless they have been licensed, according to the parties’ stipulation.
Toshiba Memory America Introduces Next-Gen Serial Interface NAND
Toshiba Memory America, Inc. (TMA), the U.S.-based subsidiary of Toshiba Memory Corporation, today announced the launch of a new family of SLC NAND flash memory products for embedded applications. Compatible with the widely used Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), Toshiba Memory’s second-generation Serial Interface NAND can be used in a wide range of consumer and industrial applications that require high-speed data transfers, including flat screen TVs, printers, wearable devices, and robots.
Researchers Report a New Way to Produce Curvy Electronics
Contact lenses that can monitor your health as well as correct your eyesight aren’t science fiction, but an efficient manufacturing method – finding a way to produce the curved lenses with embedded electronics – has remained elusive. Until now. A team of researchers from the University of Houston and the University of Colorado Boulder has reported developing a new manufacturing method, known as conformal additive stamp printing, or CAS printing, to produce the lenses, solar cells and other three-dimensional curvy electronics.
Development of Highly Sensitive Diode, Converts Microwaves to Electricity
The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Fujitsu Limited, and the Tokyo Metropolitan University announced that they developed a highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire backward diode, which can convert low-power microwaves into electricity. Through JST’s Strategic Basic Research Programs, the technology was developed by researchers led by Kenichi Kawaguchi of Fujitsu Limited and Professor Michihiko Suhara of the Tokyo Metropolitan University.
Achronix Joins TSMC IP Alliance Program
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a provider in FPGA-based hardware accelerator devices and high-performance eFPGA IP, has joined the TSMC IP Alliance Program, a key component of TSMC Open Innovation Platform® (OIP). Achronix’s award-winning Speedcore eFPGA IP is optimized for high-end and high-performance applications. Speedcore eFPGA IP is available today on TSMC 16nm FinFET Plus (16FF+) and N7 process technologies, and it will be soon available on TSMC 12nm FinFET Compact Technology (12FFC).
Samsung Introduces Industry’s First 0.7μm-pixel Mobile Image Sensor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today introduced the industry’s first 0.7-micrometer (μm)-pixel image sensor, the 43.7-megapixel (Mp) Samsung ISOCELL Slim GH1. Thanks to advanced ISOELL Plus technology, the new ultra-high-resolution GH1 image sensor embraces 43.7-million 0.7μm-sized pixels in a super-small package, providing the optimum solution for slim full-display devices.
