JEDEC announced the publication of JESD233: XFM Embedded and Removable Memory Device (XFMD) standard.
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Intel Wins US Government Project to Develop Leading-Edge Foundry Ecosystem
Intel Foundry Services will lead the first phase of the U.S. Department of Defense’s RAMP-C program to establish a domestic commercial foundry infrastructure.

IBM Unveils On-Chip Accelerated Artificial Intelligence Processor
At the annual Hot Chips conference, IBM unveiled details of the upcoming new IBM Telum Processor, designed to bring deep learning inference to enterprise workloads to help address fraud in real-time.

Samsung Brings In-memory Processing Power to Wider Range of Applications
Samsung’s revelations at Hot Chips include the first successful integration of its PIM-enabled High Bandwidth Memory (HBM-PIM) into a commercialized accelerator system, and broadened PIM applications to embrace DRAM modules and mobile memory.
SEMICON Southeast Asia 2021 Goes Virtual Next Week with 5G in Focus
Opening next week as a virtual conference and exhibition, SEMICON Southeast Asia (SEMICON SEA) 2021, the region’s premier event for the global electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, will gather industry experts from around the world for insights into the latest semiconductor ecosystem developments and trends with a focus on 5G, a key industry growth driver.
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 Rescheduled to Dec. 28-30 with 3-Month Experience Set to Begin in September
Semiconductor leaders and visionaries will gather to provide insights into the latest industry developments and innovations during a three-monthSEMICON Taiwan 2021 experience starting with five live online forums in September and culminating in the on-site exhibition December 28-30 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1).
Submerged Sensors to Control Wearable Electronics
Flexible and waterproof sensors that could unlock new applications for wearable electronics have been developed by scientists in Korea.
The New Reality: Opportunities in Augmented Reality to Explode in Coming Years
Lux Research foresees innovations and advancements that will drive smart glasses adoption in as little as two years and fully immersive AR glasses in as little as five years.
NTU Singapore Scientists Develop a Stretchable Sweat-Powered Battery for Wearable Tech
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a soft and stretchable battery that is powered by human perspiration.
SEMI Unveils Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roadmap, Toolkit and Event Guidelines
SEMI, the trade association representing the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today unveiled a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roadmap and Toolkit to help its more than 2,400 members transform the way they hire and retain employees and build a more diverse workforce.