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.
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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.
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.
SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe to Spotlight Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Supply Chain Resilience
SEMI announced today the return of the Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) 2022 as an in-person event to Brussels, Belgium, May 30, with insights from leading analysts, economists, policymakers and technologists on major forces impacting the semiconductor industry.
Addressing the Microchip Shortage
This country’s semiconductor chip shortage is likely to continue well into 2022, and a Georgia Tech expert predicts that the U.S. will need to make major changes to the manufacturing and supply chain of these all-important chips in the coming year to stave off further effects.
Intel Announces Next US Site with Landmark Investment in Ohio
Intel will invest more than $20 billion to build two new factories and to establish a new epicenter for advanced chipmaking in the Midwest.
NUS Research Team Sets New Efficiency Record for Solar Cell Technology
Their solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials achieve a power conversion efficiency of 23.6%, approaching that of conventional silicon solar cells.
Secure-IC Raises €20M to Accelerate the Development of Its Cybersecurity Solutions for Connected Objects
After 10 years of sustained and controlled growth on equity, Secure-IC, a provider of end-to-end cybersecurity solutions for embedded systems and connected objects announced today a first capital raising of 20 million euros.
U.S. Is Keystone of the World’s Science and Engineering Ecosystem
In ecological science, a keystone species is essential to the entire ecosystem. Weaken or remove a keystone and it impacts everything else. The National Science Board’s The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2022 published today, shows that for the world’s science and engineering (S&E) ecosystem, the U.S. is such a keystone.
EnSilica and Omni Design Collaborating on Multiple SoCs
Omni Design Technologies, a provider of high-performance, low-power mixed-signal Intellectual Property (IP) solutions, and EnSilica, a provider of custom ASIC design and supply solutions, today announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement.
