NVIDIA today announced that it is integrating its NVIDIA AI Enterprise software into Microsoft’s Azure Machine Learning to help enterprises accelerate their AI initiatives.
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Micron Launches U.S.-Japan University Partnership
Eleven-university strong network to grow the next-generation workforce and advance semiconductor-based research in both countries.
Efabless Announces AI Generated Open-Source Silicon Design Challenge
Efabless Corporation today announced its AI Generated Open-Source Silicon Design Challenge which provides a hands-on opportunity to experience how simple it can be to use AI to create and tapeout chip designs in days or even hours.
Massachusetts Launches Portal for Companies Seeking Federal CHIPS Act Funds
The Center for Advanced Manufacturing at MassTech (CAM) has launched a new online portal that creates a single ‘digital front door’ for Massachusetts companies that are preparing proposals to the federal CHIPS Act, a major $50 billion dollar federal initiative designed to “strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.”
Save the Date: Gordon Moore Tribute, June 1
An event to commemorate the life, work and legacy of Intel’s co-founder is planned for June 1.
New Method Uses Engineered Bacteria and AI to Sense and Record Environmental Signals
New method uses engineered bacteria and AI to sense and record environmental signals.
University of Southern California Launches $1B-Plus Initiative for Computing Including AI, Advanced Computation and Quantum Computing
USC President Carol L. Folt on Thursday announced a $1 billion-plus initiative for computing research and education across disciplines, with a focus on AI, machine learning and data science, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, gaming and block chain.

Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 8.7% in First Quarter
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $119.5 billion during the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 8.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 and 21.3% less than the first quarter of 2022.
ASMC 2023 Opens With Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Excellence in Focus
More than 85 experts will offer insights on the latest semiconductor manufacturing strategies and methodologies as hundreds of industry stakeholders gather at the 34th annual SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC 2023), opening today in Saratoga Springs, New York.
MIT Engineers “Grow” Atomically Thin Transistors On Top of Computer Chips
A new low-temperature growth and fabrication technology allows the integration of 2D materials directly onto a silicon circuit, which could lead to denser and more powerful chips.