The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) today released a preview of their upcoming “Decadal Plan for Semiconductors,” a report outlining chip research and funding priorities over the next decade that will help strengthen U.S. semiconductor technology and spur growth in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced wireless communications.
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NTU Singapore Scientists Develop ‘Mini-Brains’ to Help Robots Recognize Pain and to Self-Repair
Using a brain-inspired approach, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a way for robots to have the artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise pain and to self-repair when damaged.
GlobalFoundries Accelerating Innovation in IoT and Wearables with Adaptive Body Bias Features on 22FDX Platform
GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) announced today at its Global Technology Conference (GTC) EMEA event that it is accelerating innovation in the IoT and wearables markets with the specialized Adaptive Body Bias (ABB) feature of its industry-leading 22FDX platform.
Temperature Sensor Market is Projected to Reach USD 9 Billion by 2026
According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, The temperature sensor market is projected to garner noteworthy gains on account of surging application across diverse electronic appliances.
Energy Taiwan 2020 Opens Tomorrow with Leading-Edge Smart Green Energy Technologies in the Spotlight
Energy Taiwan today hosts a pre-show press conference with government and industry opinion leaders sharing the latest perspectives on domestic policies, energy industry trends, corporate energy consumption, and domestic green energy transformation goals and opportunities.
CEA Achieves Mass-Spectrometry Breakthrough that Paves the Way to Detecting Viruses
Targeting analysis of biological particles with large aspect ratios, such as viruses or fibrils, CEA scientists have demonstrated a breakthrough in single-particle mass spectrometry (MS) that could fast track the detection of viral particles in hospitals, offices, airplanes and other public places.
Renesas Launches Arm Cortex-M33-based RA6M4 MCU Group with Superior Performance and Advanced Security for IoT Applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the expansion of its RA6 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with nine new RA6M4 Group MCUs, increasing the RA Family to 42 MCUs.
STMicroelectronics Introduces Bluetooth 5.2-Certified SoC, Extending Range, Throughput, Reliability and Security
STMicroelectronics has revealed its latest BlueNRG-LP Bluetooth® LE System-on-Chip (SoC), which leverages the latest Bluetooth features to increase communication range, raise throughput, strengthen security, and save power. The ultra-low-power radio is optimized to consume as little as 3.4mA in receive mode, just 4.3mA when transmitting, and less than 500nA quietly waiting for wake-up events, cutting by half the size of battery needed in most applications and prolonging runtime.
STMicroelectronics Launches LaSAR, an Ecosystem to Accelerate Development of Augmented-Reality Eyewear Applications
STMicroelectronics announces the launch of the LaSAR Alliance (Laser Scanning for Augmented Reality), an ecosystem of leading technology developers, suppliers and manufacturers collaborating to develop and accelerate Augmented Reality (AR) smart-glass solutions.
SEMI Virtual Conference Aims to Speed Smart Manufacturing Adoption Across Global Microelectronics Supply Chain
Aiming to accelerate the adoption of smart manufacturing across the worldwide microelectronics supply chain, the first SEMI Global Smart Manufacturing Conference will gather Industry 4.0 experts October 20-23 to share best known methods (BKMs) for improving data capture and analysis in microelectronics manufacturing. Registration for the virtual conference featuring keynotes, case studies and tutorials is open.
