Technology from Intel Capital Firms Helps in the Coronavirus Fight

As hospitals, governments, private firms and healthcare providers around the world battle the coronavirus, a collection of companies in which Intel Capital has invested – all of them small to medium-sized – offer products and services to help in the fight.

SIA Statement on Export Control Rule Changes

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following statement from president and CEO John Neuffer in response to new export control rule changes announced today. SIA represents 95 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry.

IAR Systems Enables Security Compliance for Embedded Applications Based on Mainstream MCUs from NXP Semiconductors

IAR Systems, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, announces the addition of support for a number of MCU devices from NXP® Semiconductors within its security development tool C-Trust.

Avatar Integrated Systems Continues to Tackle Advanced Process Node Design Challenges With New Aprisa release

Avatar Integrated Systems, a leader in next-generation physical design solutions, today announced it has added significant new features to its Aprisa™ place and route solution with the recent 19.1 rel.3 version of the product.

Cadence Expands Design IP Portfolio with 56G Long-Reach PAM4 SerDes on TSMC N7 and N6 Processes

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced the availability of 56G long-reach SerDes IP on TSMC’s N7 and N6 process technologies. Hyperscale computing continues to be the main driver for very high-speed SerDes, and 112G/56G is a key enabler for cloud data center and optical networking applications.

Efficient, ‘Green’ Quantum-Dot Solar Cells Exploit Defects

Novel quantum dot solar cells developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory match the efficiency of existing quantum-dot based devices, but without lead or other toxic elements that most solar cells of this type rely on.

Riddled With Holes: Making Flexible Thin-Film Electronics More Durable

The prospect of the widespread commercialization and application of flexible electronics has kept researchers worldwide searching for ingenious ways to enhance their performance and durability. From wearable smart devices to solar cells and health sensors, flexible electronics holds much promise in many engineering fields.