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First industry standard real world AI benchmark
First industry standard real world AI benchmark
Technology News |
The first industry-standard benchmark for measuring real-world, end-to-end AI and ML scenarios, TPCx-AI, is now available via downloadable kit…
Secure sub-1-GHz SoCs combine long-range RF, energy efficiency
Secure sub-1-GHz SoCs combine long-range RF, energy efficiency
New Products |
Semiconductor company Silicon Labs has announced what it claims are the first secure sub-GHz SoCs with 1+ mile wireless range…
Consolidation will change the automotive chip industry says Yole
Consolidation will change the automotive chip industry says Yole
Market news |
A technology analysis firm Yole Développement sees major challenges ahead for the car industry as semiconductors become even more important.
Yole sees dramatic changes for automotive chip industry
Yole sees dramatic changes for automotive chip industry
Market news |
The car industry is going through a very fundamental transformation. Suppliers - including semiconductor manufacturers - are not getting off…

European Chips Act for semiconductor sovereignty
European Chips Act for semiconductor sovereignty
Business news |
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has proposed a European Chips Act to drive semiconductor infrastructure in the region…
EU proposes Chips Act to build technology sovereignty
EU proposes Chips Act to build technology sovereignty
Business news |
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said there will be a European Chips Act designed to create a "state-of-the-art European chip ecosystem, including production."…
Security toolkit tests Apple SoCs, finds vulnerability
Security toolkit tests Apple SoCs, finds vulnerability
Market news |
Researchers at North Carolina State University say they have developed a software toolkit that allows users to test the hardware security of Apple devices.
Versal Core FPGA Development Kit for space
Versal Core FPGA Development Kit for space
New Products |
Alpha Data with TI, Teledyne e2v and Infineon, has launched the ADK-VA600 based on the Xilinx XQR Versal AI Core VC1902 ACAP.
TSMC heads south for next 7nm wafer fab location
TSMC heads south for next 7nm wafer fab location
Business news |
Leading foundry chipmaker TSMC plans to build a wafer fab in the port city of Kaohsiung in the south of Taiwan, according to an Asia Nikkei Review report.
Galway in line for Intel megafab
Galway in line for Intel megafab
Business news |
Intel is looking closely at building a leading edge semiconductor fab in Galway in the West of Ireland.
Imagination looks to IPO or sale
Imagination looks to IPO or sale
Business news |
UK IP developer Imagination Technologies is considering a return to the stock market or a company sale, according to a Bloomberg report.
Indian analog wafer fab plan stuck in neutral
Indian analog wafer fab plan stuck in neutral
Business news |
Plans for a $3 billion 65nm analog wafer fab in the Gujurat region of India are in jeopardy with Tower Semiconductor, a potential project participant, threatening to pull out because…
Intel’s European mega-fab could go to Galway, Ireland
Intel’s European mega-fab could go to Galway, Ireland
Business news |
A former military firing range in Oranmore near Galway in the west of Ireland is the Industrial Development Agency's "preferred site" for an Intel chip foundry that would employ 10,000…
Imagination preps for IPO or company sale
Imagination preps for IPO or company sale
Business news |
IP cores licensor Imagination Technologies Ltd. (Kings Langley, England) is considering a return to the stock market or a company sale, according to a Bloomberg report.
Xilinx expands space FPGA range
Xilinx expands space FPGA range
New Products |
The Versal AI core and Versal AI edge FPGAs from Xilinx have been qualified for space operation…
Agile teams with Silex for security IP
Agile teams with Silex for security IP
Business news |
Analog IP cores provider Agile Analog Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has formed a partnership with security IP provider Silex Insight SA (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium) to provide chip manufacturers with protection against side-channel…
First 4-in-4-out FMC ADC card with LVDS
First 4-in-4-out FMC ADC card with LVDS
New Products |
Logic-X in Amsterdam has launched industry’s first 4-in-4-out analog-to-digital conversion FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) with low voltage differential signalling (LVDS) interfaces.
August was share deal time for NXP Semiconductor executives
August was share deal time for NXP Semiconductor executives
Business news |
The top executives of chip company NXP Semiconductors disposed of NXP shares throughout August, raising up to tens of millions of dollars each, according to regulatory filings.
Report calls for European FPGA tools to boost open source hardware
Report calls for European FPGA tools to boost open source hardware
Technology News |
Open source FPGA tools, a non-proprietary bitstream format and a European centre of excellence are needed to boost Open Source hardware (OSH) says report…
Renesas, Dialog tie-up yields new ‘Winning Combinations’
Renesas, Dialog tie-up yields new ‘Winning Combinations’
New Products |
Semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics, which recently acquired mixed-signal IC provider Dialog Semiconductor, has announced 39 new "Winning Combinations" expert designs that showcase both Renesas’ and Dialog’s complementary, and now combined,…
SMIC plans $9bn 300mm fab
SMIC plans $9bn 300mm fab
Interviews |
China's largest and most advanced chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., has announced plans to build a US$8.87 billion wafer fab in Shanghai.
Global chip market growth rate flattens
Global chip market growth rate flattens
Market news |
A period of exceptional growth for the global chip market may have reached its peak in July, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, which reports figures tracked by World Semiconductor…
SMIC plans for $9 billion Shanghai wafer fab
SMIC plans for $9 billion Shanghai wafer fab
Business news |
China's largest and most advanced chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., has announced plans to build a US$8.87 billion wafer fab in Shanghai.
Samsung backs off from NXP deal
Samsung backs off from NXP deal
Business news |
Samsung Electronics is becoming less keen to acquire NXP Semiconductors due to the increased value of the company says a local report.
Indie Semiconductor in laser buy
Indie Semiconductor in laser buy
Business news |
US automotive semiconductor component vendor Indie Semiconductor is buying its photonic supplier TeraXion for $159m…
MCU startup Alif samples two AI-enabled families
MCU startup Alif samples two AI-enabled families
New Products |
Alif Semiconductor Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.) has launched the Ensemble and Crescendo families of ARM-based AI-enabled, connected microcontrollers.
Indie Semiconductor buys in laser expertise
Indie Semiconductor buys in laser expertise
Business news |
Automotive semiconductor component vendor Indie Semiconductor Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) has said it will pay US$159 million in cash and stock to acquire TeraXion Inc. (Quebec, Canada).
Free chip design kit for exploring next-gen ICs
Free chip design kit for exploring next-gen ICs
New Products |
Researchers from NC State University and electronic design automation company Synopsys have unveiled a new computer chip design kit to facilitate the development of new chips.


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