The foundational elements of digital technologies – semiconductors and other micro/nanoelectronic devices – have become indispensable to modern life, and the place to learn about cutting-edge research in the field is the 67th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, to be held December 11–15, 2021 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel.
AI Chipmaker Hailo Raises $136 Million to Expand Edge AI Solutions as Global Demand Surges
AI chipmaker Hailo today announced it has raised$136 million in a Series C funding round led by Poalim Equity and Gil Agmon.
Alif Semiconductor and Arm Announced Record-Breaking Power Efficiency Breakthrough for Edge Node AI/ML Workloads
Measurements on Alif’s Ensemble MCU show a 76x increase in power efficiency per inference for image classification vs. Cortex-M55 alone, and 800x uplift in performance as compared to previous generation Cortex-M CPU cores.
Samsung Starts Mass Production of Most Advanced 14nm EUV DDR5 DRAM
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s smallest, 14-nanometer (nm), DRAM based on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology.
xMEMS Announces World’s First True MEMS Speaker, Montara, Is Now in Production
xMEMS Labs today announced the production of the world’s first monolithic MEMS µspeaker, Montara. Working closely with TSMC, the semiconductor foundry, Montara has passed all required performance and reliability qualifications.
Engineers 3D-Print Personalized, Wireless Wearables That Never Need a Charge
The new devices, custom made to fit individuals, could mean massive improvements in the monitoring and treatment of diseases, the testing of new drugs and the ability to track personal health.
Aehr Receives $1.3 Million Order for FOX-NP Test & Burn-in Systems for Photonics Device Characterization and Product Qualification
Aehr Test Systems, a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and reliability qualification equipment, today announced it has received a $1.3 million order from a current customer for two FOX-NP systems, adding to their existing fleet to provide additional test capacity for new product engineering characterization and qualification of photonics devices.
Chip Demand Riding High but for How Long?
TECHCET warns of possible bull-whip effect from the 2020-2021 steep chip growth. A key factor that may ease any sudden inventory correction is limited materials capacity.
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New Study from StrategyR Highlights a $58.7 Billion Global Market for FinFET Technology by 2026
A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) a market research company, today released its report titled “FinFET Technology – Global Market Trajectory & Analytics”.
