Deloitte today released its Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) 2022 Predictions report, which highlights how worldwide trends in TMT may affect businesses and consumers worldwide.
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CEOs of Chip, Auto, Medical Device, Tech, Telecom, Other Companies Call on Congress to Strengthen U.S. Semiconductor Research, Design, Manufacturing
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today applauded a letter sent this morning to congressional leaders by a broad coalition of 59 CEOs and senior executives urging swift action to fund the CHIPS for America Act and enact a strengthened version of the FABS Act to bolster U.S.-based semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing.
IDC Forecasts Worldwide Quantum Computing Market to Grow to $8.6 Billion in 2027
International Data Corporation (IDC) today published its first forecast for the worldwide quantum computing market, projecting customer spend for quantum computing to grow from $412 million in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2027.
xMEMS Announces Tomales, the World’s First Monolithic MEMS Tweeter for Smart Glasses and Extended Reality Headset Applications
xMEMS Labs today introduced Tomales, the world’s first monolithic MEMS tweeter µspeaker. Tomales’ top and side-firing package options and 1mm-thin profile simplify speaker placement and positioning to direct audio toward the ear in smart glasses and xR headset applications.
Quantum Computers Getting Connected
Research team with participation of the University of Stuttgart succeeds in integrating color centers into nanophotonic silicon carbide structures.
SEMICON West 2021 to Gather Visionaries to Explore New Semiconductor Supply Chain Strategies and Opportunities
Future implications of ongoing global supply chain disruptions will take the spotlight as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joins SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha for opening remarks at SEMICON West 2021 Hybrid, December 7-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Researchers Shrink Camera to the Size of a Salt Grain
Micro-sized cameras have great potential to spot problems in the human body and enable sensing for super-small robots, but past approaches captured fuzzy, distorted images with limited fields of view.
A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and STMicroelectronics Team Up on Silicon Carbide R&D for the EV Market and Industrial Applications
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced the start of a Research & Development (R&D) collaboration in the field of silicon carbide (SiC) for power-electronics applications in the automotive and industrial markets.
Forza Integrated Production Services Achieve Practical Yields for Back Side Illumination Sensors
Forza Silicon recently used its Integrated Production Services (IPS) to enable the production of high-speed image sensors that employ back side illumination (BSI) technology.
Researchers Use AI to Optimize Several Flow Battery Properties Simultaneously
Scientists seek stable, high-energy batteries designed for the electric grid.
