For the first time in its 40-year history, the 2020 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits will be held as a virtual conference due to concerns over the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Global IC Market Forecast Lowered From 3% to -4%
When 2020 started, global economic conditions pointed to single-digit percentage sales growth in the IC market after it fell by 15% in 2019, based on worldwide market data compiled by IC Insights for the 2020 edition of The McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry (MR20). However, the world abruptly changed in 1Q20 with the rapid outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, which shut down nearly all countries and paralyzed global markets beginning in March 2020.
Groq Adopts Synopsys ZeBu Server 4 to Develop Breakthrough AI Chip
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that Groq has adopted the Synopsys ZeBu® Server 4 emulation solution for its Tensor Streaming Processor (TSP) architecture development. ZeBu Server 4 performance and capacity enabled first silicon success of Groq’s TSP architecture for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning platforms. ZeBu also enabled optimization and validation of Groq’s TSP architecture prior to silicon, resulting in unmatched performance for throughput and latency.
Lam Research Commits $25 Million To COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Efforts
Lam Research Corp. (Nasdaq: LRCX) announced that it is committing $25 million for global COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts. The funds will be for short-term community assistance, including supplies to hospitals, longer-term recovery for communities, and relief funds to employees.
UCI-Led Team Designs Carbon Nanostructure Stronger Than Diamonds
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices – nanometer-sized carbon structures – that are stronger than diamonds as a ratio of strength to density. In a recent study in Nature Communications, the scientists report success in conceptualizing and fabricating the material, which consists of closely connected, closed-cell plates instead of the cylindrical trusses common in such structures over the past few decades.
Samsung To Support U.S. Communities in the Fight Against COVID-19
Today, Samsung announced a community outreach donation of $4.3 million in COVID-19 relief to local partners in neighborhoods where a majority of their U.S. employees live and work. These donations build upon their global efforts to date, which now surpass $33 million.
Busch AG and Busch France Equip Hospitals With Additional Vacuum Systems
Within just one week, Busch Switzerland, together with Busch France, equipped two Swiss hospitals with additional vacuum systems. One hospital in Basel and another hospital in the canton of Thurgau were each supplied by us with a triplex vacuum system with three R5 rotary vane vacuum pumps.
Global Spintronics Market Worth $12.84 Billion by 2030
Due to the increasing deployment of electric vehicles (EV) across the globe and rising demand for magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM), the global spintronics market is expected to register a revenue of $12,845.6 million by 2030. The market was valued at $362.7 million in 2019, from where it is predicted to witness a CAGR of 34.8% during the forecast period (2020-2030).
SAP NS2 and Ossia Announce Strategic Alliance Partnership
SAP National Security Services, Inc. (SAP NS2®), a U.S. based independent subsidiary of SAP, today announced an alliance partnership with Ossia Inc. (Ossia), the company behind Cota® Real Wireless Power™. By joining forces, SAP NS2 and Ossia will together deliver unparalleled end-to-end enterprise solutions that helps turn customers’ businesses and operations into intelligent enterprises.
IAR Systems Enables Secure Applications Based on NXP’s LPC55S6x Arm Cortex-M33 MCUs
IAR Systems, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, announces support in its security tool C-Trust® for the Arm® Cortex®-M33 based LPC55S6x MCUs from NXP® Semiconductors, which will assist companies in easing the implementation of security in their applications.
