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Part one of this forecast looked at evolving transistor architectures and lithography platforms. This report examines revolutions in interconnects and packaging. When it comes to device interconnects, it’s hard to beat copper. Its low resistivity and high reliability have served the industry exceedingly well as both on-chip interconnect and wires between chips. But in logic …

Big Changes Ahead In Power Delivery, Materials, And Interconnects Read More »

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now the key driving force behind advances in information technology, big data and the internet of things (IoT). It is a technology that is developing at a rapid pace, particularly when it comes to the field of deep learning. Researchers are continually creating new variants of deep learning that expand the …

A Hierarchical And Tractable Mixed-Signal Verification Methodology For First-Generation Analog AI Processors Read More »

Recent years of IoT/IIoT evolution resulted in an important shift from cloud-level to device-level AI processing. It enables devices to run some AI tasks locally, thus minimizing security issues, data transfer costs, and latency. The ability to run AI/ML tasks becomes a must-have when selecting an SoC or MCU for IoT and IIoT applications. Embedded …

Compact NN Accelerator In CodAL Read More »

Siemens EDA’s Dan Yu warns that the unavailability of verification data is slowing down the development of advanced machine learning for verification, with valuable data assets either siloed among different team members or projects or simply discarded due to the lack of analytic techniques to extract value from them. Synopsys’ Richard Solomon and Dana Neustadter …

Blog Review: March 22 Read More »

Each issue of Semiconductor Digest has articles found only in the magazine. Click on the links to read the articles in the March issue. In this Issue: EDITORIAL: Let’s Row NEWS AUTOMATION: Automation Considerations in Front-End Wafer Processing ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Yield Prediction and Smart Product Routing Using Deep Learning AUTOMATION: A Guide to Using Robotics …

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Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today released its latest Sustainability Report highlighting the company’s continued progress towards environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. This Sustainability Report, reflecting 2022 data, demonstrates our ongoing commitment to building, and improving on, the Company’s sustainability strategy. “Even in the face of significant social and global economic challenges, we made …

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The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the guardrails included in the CHIPS Incentives Program to advance America’s technological and national security. The national security guardrails are intended to ensure technology and innovation funded by the CHIPS and Science Act is not used for malign purposes by adversarial countries against the …

Commerce Department Outlines Proposed National Security Guardrails for CHIPS for America Incentives Program Read More »

Zepsor Technologies, a developer of zero-power infrared sensors, is announcing that the company has been accepted into the Silicon Catalyst incubator, the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating semiconductor solutions. Zepsor has designed and demonstrated a unique sensing capability that detects the thermal energy generated from a person, and then activates itself and other …

Zepsor Technologies Joins the Silicon Catalyst Incubator Read More »

Shipments of large-area display in 2023 will increase by 0.8% year on year (YoY) in unit and 3.5% YoY in area, according to Omdia’s latest Large Area Display Market Tracker 4Q22. Large-area display unit shipment forecast (millions of units) Applications 2021 2022 2023(F) 2022 YoY (%) 2023(F) YoY (%) TV                    269               270               262 0.6% -3.1% …

Omdia: Large-Area Display Expects to Grow by 0.8% YoY in Unit and 3.5% YoY in Area Shipments in 2023 in Spite of Global Recession Read More »

TECHCET— the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— reports that the Electronic Gases market segment grew over 8% in 2022, reaching US$6.8 billion in global sales. Going into 2023, TECHCET is expecting a slight contraction of -2% in Electronic Gas revenues due to a slowdown in the overall semiconductor industry, at least …

Electronic Gas Markets Show Minor Contraction on the Heels of Solid Growth Read More »