Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that the Cadence 112G-LR SerDes is silicon proven on the HBM3/GLink/CoWoS platform from Global Unichip Corp.
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Global Top 25 Tech Companies Gain Over $2.4T in Q1 2023 Despite Challenges, Reveals GlobalData
Despite the ongoing challenges posed by geopolitical issues and interest rate hikes, the global top 25 technology companies gained more than $2.4 trillion in valuation in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, reveals GlobalData, a data and analytics company.
Neuralink Selects New Takano Wafer Particle Measurement System from ClassOne Equipment
ClassOne Equipment has announced the sale of its advanced new Takano particle measurement system to Neuralink Corp., the California-based developer of leading-edge brain-computer interfaces.
POET Technologies Introduces “POET Starlight” for the Artificial Intelligence Market
POET Technologies Inc., the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for the data center, telecommunication and artificial intelligence markets, today announced “POET Starlight”, a packaged light source solution for AI applications.
SEMI Europe Applauds Provisional Agreement Reached in EU Chips Act Trilogue Negotiations
SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today applauded the provisional agreement reached yesterday in the European Chips Act Trilogue Negotiations to invest €43 billion to bolster Europe’s microelectronics industry.
SK hynix Develops Industry’s First 12-Layer HBM3
SK hynix Inc. announced today it has become the industry’s first to develop 12-layer HBM3 product with a 24 gigabyte (GB) memory capacity, currently the largest in the industry, and said customers’ performance evaluation of samples is underway.
Quantum Source Raises $12M to Propel Continued Development in Photonic Quantum Computing
The extension brings Quantum Source’s seed round total to $27M, one of the largest total seed financings in the field of Quantum Computing.

Purdue Convenes CHIPS Summit in D.C. With Sec. Raimondo and Sen. Young
Leaders from industry, government and academia convened at a summit Tuesday (April 18) in Washington, D.C. to forge national solutions at scale to address the future of U.S. innovation in microelectronics and the semiconductor workforce.
Scientists Create High-Efficiency Sustainable Solar Cells for IoT Devices with AI-Powered Energy Management
Newcastle University researchers have created environmentally-friendly, high-efficiency photovoltaic cells that harness ambient light to power internet of Things (IoT) devices.