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MEMS
ASU and Deca Technologies Selected to Lead $100M SHIELD USA Project
The National Institute of Standards and Technology — part of the U.S. Department of Commerce — announced today that it plans to award as much as $100 million to Arizona State University and Deca Technologies for the SHIELD USA initiative.
xMEMS Introduces Sycamore, a 1mm Thin Near-Field Full-Range MEMS Micro Speaker
xMEMS Labs, developers of the foremost platform for piezoMEMS innovation and creators of the world’s leading all-silicon micro speakers, today announced xMEMS Sycamore, the company’s latest breakthrough in micro fidelity (µFidelity) audio.
Natcast CEO Deirdre Hanford to Deliver Keynote Remarks at 2024 SIA Awards Dinner
Natcast is the non-profit entity operating the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), established by the CHIPS and Science Act.
CHIPS for America Announces New Proposed $285 Million Award for CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute for Digital Twins
The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) are entering negotiations for the Department to provide SRC $285 million to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA institute headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
TetraMem Inc and SK hynix Announce Research Partnership
Today, TetraMem Inc & SK hynix Inc announced that they have signed an SOW outlining their partnership on a joint research project to advance the promise of in-memory computing (IMC) for AI applications.
AlixLabs Awarded 345,000€ Swedish Innovation Agency Grant
Funds awarded from Swedish innovation agency’s “Acceleration of deep tech companies 2024” call.
xMEMS Active Micro-Cooling “Fan on a Chip” Named as CES Innovation Awards 2025 Honoree
The recently announced xMEMS XMC-2400 µCooling chip, the first-ever all-silicon, active micro-cooling air pump for small, thin electronics devices and next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, has been named a CES Innovation Awards 2025 Honoree in the best in computer hardware and components category.
NVIDIA’s AI-Driven Triumph Over Intel Powered by Strategic Innovations, GlobalData Reveals
In a historic shift, NVIDIA has taken Intel’s coveted spot on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Professors from Georgia Tech and University of Michigan To Be Honored for Excellence in Semiconductor Research
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) today announced the recipients of the 2024 University Research Awards.
