MIT engineers have designed a “brain-on-a-chip,” smaller than a piece of confetti, that is made from tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses known as memristors — silicon-based components that mimic the information-transmitting synapses in the human brain.
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Memory, Power and AI Semiconductors in 5G to Hit $15.03 Billion in Revenues by 2025, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis finds that the 5G AI, memory, and power amplifier (PA) semiconductor market is rapidly transitioning from a nascent stage to a growth stage.
Elliptic Labs Joins Arm AI Partner Program
Elliptic Labs, a global AI software company and leader in virtual smart sensors, today announced it has joined the AI Partner Program from Arm, the global semiconductor IP provider.
Business Confidence in IT Spending Declines Despite Moves to Ease Economic Lockdown, According to IDC COVID-19 Tech Index
Business confidence levels declined in the last week of May, according to the latest update to the IDC COVID-19 Tech Index. IT buyers in the US, Western Europe, and some parts of Asia/Pacific indicated that they now expect total IT spending to decline by more than previously anticipated. This is in spite of a general stabilization in other market indicators over the past month, as many countries prepare to tentatively move into a gradual recovery phase.
‘Artificial Chemist’ Combines AI, Robotics to Conduct Autonomous R&D
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University at Buffalo have developed a technology called “Artificial Chemist,” which incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) and an automated system for performing chemical reactions to accelerate R&D and manufacturing of commercially desirable materials.
Tech Visionaries to Explore the Future of Innovation at Virtual SEMICON West 2020
Keynotes for SEMI’s 50th anniversary to highlight technology’s potential to improve prosperity worldwide.
Texas Instruments Maintains Firm Grip As World’s Top Analog IC Supplier
TI’s 2019 analog marketshare grew to 19% and ST climbed to fourth place as the top-10 suppliers collectively accounted for 62% of total analog sales.
Synopsys’ Silicon-Proven DesignWare DDR IP for High-Performance Cloud Computing Networking Chips Selected by NVIDIA
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its silicon-proven DesignWare® DDR5/4 PHY IP will be used by Mellanox, NVIDIA’s networking business unit, to address evolving memory requirements in its InfiniBand networking chips targeting high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Lattice and Etron Deliver Small, Low Power Reference Design for Edge AI and Video Processing Applications
The reference design reduces power consumption, overall design size, and data latency by allowing developers to store data used in AI and smart vision applications locally instead of using larger, external memory cards.
SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 Goes Virtual to Highlight Industry Innovation and Growth Opportunities
SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 is going virtual as the region’s premiere global electronics manufacturing supply chain exposition and conference continues its rich tradition of gathering industry experts from around the world for critical insights into the semiconductor ecosystem, new business opportunities and collaboration. SEMICON SEA 2020 registration is now open.
