SEMI and Semiconductor Digest today announced finalists for the Best of West award to be presented at the virtual SEMICON West 2020. Presented annually, the Best of West award recognizes innovative new products or services that significantly advance the electronics manufacturing supply chain or a particular manufacturing capability.
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“A Prescription for Recovery” Introduced at Virtual SEMICON West News and Views Media Conference
Four briefings to present industry and government forecasts, economic opportunities for microelectronics markets, July 21. Answering these questions and more — tune in to find out: How semiconductor factories globally have been enabled during the pandemic to maintain full production with minimal staff, and how new standards are in development to withstand the next pandemic or crisis
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Siemens Acquires Avatar, Expands EDA Footprint with Innovative Place and Route Technology
Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Santa Clara, CA-based Avatar Integrated Systems Inc., a leading developer of place and route software for integrated circuit (IC) design. Avatar helps engineers optimize power, performance, and area (PPA) for complex chips with fewer resources.
Technological Advancements Adding New Feathers of Growth to Electronic Health Records Market
The advantages stitched to the electronic health records such as improved precision and extraordinary efficiency may bring transformational growth for the electronic health records market during the forecast period of 2017-2025. Furthermore, the growing threat of SARS-CoV-2 is anticipated to add extra stars of growth to the electronic health records market.
SEMICON Taiwan 2020 on Schedule as First Comprehensive Virtual and On-Site Event
Current and emerging smart applications in 5G, medtech and artificial intelligence (AI) that are transforming the way we work and live and have helped the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic will take center stage at SEMICON Taiwan 2020.
Keysight Expands Scienlab Charging Discovery Systems Portfolio
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has expanded the company’s Scienlab Charging Discovery System (CDS) portfolio with two new test and certification solutions for charging interfaces within an electric vehicle (EV) or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).
Nanoelectronics Learn the Same Way as the Human Brain
For the very first time, scientists at TU Dresden and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have now successfully imitated the functioning of brain neurons using semiconductor materials.
ESD Alliance Reports Electronic Design Automation Industry Revenue Growth for Q1 2020
The Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 3.5 percent in Q1 2020 to $2,698 million, compared to $2,606.4 million in Q1 2019. The four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 5.2 percent.
Traditional PC Shipments Continue to Grow Amid Global Economic Slowdown, According to IDC
The second quarter of 2020 (2Q20) ended well for the Traditional PC market, comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, with global shipments growing 11.2% year over year reaching a total of 72.3 million units.
Imec and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announce Breakthrough in AI Chip, Bringing Deep Neural Network Calculations to IoT Edge Devices
Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF), the world’s leading specialty foundry, today announced a hardware demonstration of a new artificial intelligence chip.
