There was a lot of big news in the semiconductor industry during the last week as the U.S., China and Taiwan face off in a chip war over Huawei.
U.S. Targets Huawei’s Chip Supply
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced plans to restrict Huawei’s ability to use U.S. technology and software to design and manufacture its semiconductors abroad.
TSMC to Build and Operate an Advanced Fab in the U.S.
TSMC announced its intention to build and operate an advanced semiconductor fab in Arizona.
Illinois RapidVent Emergency Ventilator Developed for COVID-19 patients
The Illinois RapidVent emergency ventilator was developed in less than a week, and preliminary tests show performance equivalent to commercial devices; additional tests ongoing
Medtronic Shares Ventilator Design Specifications
Medtronic is publicly sharing the design specifications for the Puritan Bennett™ 560 (PB 560) to enable participants across industries to evaluate options for rapid ventilator manufacturing.
A Call for Ventilator Collaboration
Wouldn’t it be great if a SEMATECH-like group formed and provided a forum to enable manufacturers to collaborate to quickly get a world-best open source ventilator design approved and make it available to capable equipment manufacturers?
Medtronic Continuing to Increase Ventilator Production to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
Medtronic has increased production by more than 40 percent to date and is on track to more than double its capacity to manufacture and supply ventilators.
MIT-based Team Works on Rapid Deployment of Open-Source, Low-cost Ventilator
Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages.
The Need for IoT Security At the Chip Level
A critical element to successful IoT security chips is public key infrastructure (PKI). All IoT devices with these chips require a strong identity, which will then be used for secure authentication.
A 300mm Platform for 2D-Material Based MOSFET Devices
2D materials, a family of materials that form two-dimensional crystals, promise to enable a broad range of semiconductor applications, such as selectors or back-end compatible transistors.
