The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today applauded Congress for enacting the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that includes Title XCIX, “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America,” which authorizes federal incentives to promote semiconductor manufacturing and federal investments in semiconductor research.
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New Electron Microscopy Technique Offers First Look at Previously Hidden Processes
Northwestern researchers have developed a new microscopy method that allows scientists to see the building blocks of “smart” materials being formed at the nanoscale.
IBM Selected for Department of Defense Award to Support Advancing the United States Microelectronics Technology Design Capabilities
IBM today announced a Phase 1 Other Transactions Agreement under the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes (RAMP) Advanced Commercial Capabilities Project through the Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S²MARTS) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to support advancing U.S. microelectronics technology.
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Receives $48M Contract for Medical Imaging Electronics
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) recently received a $48M contract to support the medical imaging industry, providing Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and product support.
Two UArizona Researchers Receive $1M Grants to Advance Cyberinfrastructure and Quantum Sensing
Laura Condon, a University of Arizona assistant professor of hydrology and atmospheric sciences, and Zheshen Zhang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering and optical sciences, have each received $1 million in funding from the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program.
Low-Power Radar Chip Enables Devices to Sense Vital Signs
A radar sensor operating at 60 GHz can detect small motions with high range resolution. Thanks to chip technology and a phenomenal reduction in power consumption, these radar sensors are becoming ready for the next big step: integration into tiny, battery-powered devices. This enables a range of smart health applications, from contactless heartbeat sensors to non-invasive fall detection systems.
Semtech and AWS Collaborate on AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN
Semtech Corporation announced that they have teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate the LoRaWAN protocol on the Network Server with AWS IoT Core, AWS’s managed Cloud service that lets connected devices easily and securely interact with Cloud applications and other devices.
France Awards Soitec-led European Consortium for Semiconductor Innovation
The French Government has granted the REFERENCE consortium led by Soitec, a world leader in semiconductor materials based in France, the “Étoile de l’Europe” (“Star of Europe”) award for innovation in telecommunication.
Aspinity Releases Analog Voice-First Evaluation Kit for Battery-Operated Devices
Aspinity, a pioneer in ultra-low-power analog machine learning processors, launched its Voice-First Evaluation Kit (EVK2), a complete hardware/software development kit that demonstrates Aspinity’s ultra-low-power edge processing solution for analog voice activity detection and preroll.
