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EdgeQ Adds Former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs & CTO Matt Grob as Advisors to Disrupt the Current Closed RAN Ecosystem with RISC-V based Highly Programmable 5G and AI Platform

EdgeQ Inc, a 5G systems-on-a-chip company, announced today that Dr. Paul Jacobs and Matt Grob have joined the advisory board.

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 7.3% in 2020

Following a decline of 12% in 2019, worldwide semiconductor revenue rebounded in 2020 to total $449.8 billion, an increase of 7.3% from 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

CMOS-Compatible 3D Ferroelectric Memory with Ultralow Power and High Speed

A POSTECH research team has recently demonstrated a ferroelectric memory that exceedingly surpasses the performance of the conventional flash memory in terms of operation speed, power consumption, and device reliability.

Foxconn and Winbond Make Strategic Investment in Kneron

Kneron, Inc., a leading on-device edge artificial intelligence (AI) company based in San Diego, California, announces it has raised additional funding from Foxconn and Winbond.

Trillion Dollar Chip Industry Seen at SEMI ISS

The semiconductor industry is entering a “supercycle” as 5G, IoT, AI data analysis converge.

Synopsys and Socionext Expand Collaboration to Deploy HBM2E IP for 5-Nanometer Process in AI and High-Performance Computing SoCs

Synopsys, Inc. and Socionext, Inc. today announced their collaboration to expand Socionext’s use of Synopsys’ broad DesignWare® IP to include Synopsys’ HBM2E IP for maximum memory throughput in AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications.

Intel Appoints Tech Industry Leader Pat Gelsinger as New CEO

Intel today announced that its board of directors has appointed 40-year technology industry leader Pat Gelsinger as its new chief executive officer, effective Feb. 15, 2021. Gelsinger will also join the Intel board of directors upon assuming the role. He will succeed Bob Swan, who will remain CEO until Feb. 15.

Syntiant Surpasses Milestone of 10 Million Processors Shipped

Syntiant Corp., a deep learning chip technology company advancing AI pervasiveness in edge devices, today announced that it has shipped more than 10 million of its Syntiant NDP100 and Syntiant NDP101 Neural Decision Processors (NDPs) to customers across the globe.

SEMICON Korea 2021 Goes Virtual With Focus on AI, Sensors, Smart Manufacturing and Talent

Cutting-edge innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), smart manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, and sensors for a hyper-connected world will take the spotlight at SEMICON Korea 2021 as the event goes virtual February 3-12 to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Registration is open.

Syntiant Receives CES 2021 Innovation Award for Its NDP120 Processor

Syntiant Corp., a deep learning chip technology company advancing AI pervasiveness in edge devices, today announced that it has been named a CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree for its Syntiant NDP120 Neural Decision Processor (NDP).

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