Author Archives: Chris Edwards

About Chris Edwards

Chris Edwards has spent a long time covering electronics and EDA. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Engineering Times UK and electronics editor of the IET's Engineering & Technology. His work has appeared in a variety of international newspapers including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Age and the South China Morning Post.
May 29, 2024

Imec cleans up process for 2µm-pitch 3DIC stacks

Imec has developed cleaner techniques for preparing die-to-wafer bonding components for high-density logic-memory stacks and optical integration.
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May 13, 2024

Dense packaging focus for ECTC

This year’s ECTC, held at the end of May, will continue its focus on the role of packaging in keeping silicon scaling on track.
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May 2, 2024

VLSI to explore vertical device changes and 3nm finFET

The upcoming VLSI Symposium will examine progress in using backside contacts and 3D structures to improve density and speed as well as continuing improvements to finFET processes.
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April 9, 2024

Arm embraces Transformers with faster NPU

Arm has launched what the company claims is its highest-performance and most-efficient AI accelerator.
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March 18, 2024

Arteris extends safety and speed for NoC

Certification to ISO 26262 for automotive systems and compatibility with the latest Arm9 generation of processors and the CHI-E interface are among the updates to Arteris’ Ncore cache-coherent on-chip network IP framework.
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March 14, 2024

Two projects to deliver digital twins for software-defined vehicles

Arm is working with Cadence and Siemens on separate projects to support its plans in the SDV space.
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March 13, 2024

DVCon Europe calls for papers for 2024 event

DVCon Europe is looking for papers to be presented at this year’s event in mid-October.
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March 4, 2024

Latest version of Verilog-AMS ready for release

The board of directors of Accellera Systems Initiative has approved the 2023 edition of the Verilog-AMS standard for release.
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February 22, 2024

Cadence to work on IP for Intel 18A

Cadence has agreed to work with Intel Foundry Services on IP and flows for the 18A process, which will include backside power delivery and nanosheet transistors.
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February 8, 2024

Accellera forms working group for mixed-signal interfaces

Accellera has formed a working group to look at extensions to SystemVerilog to improve support for mixed-signal designs.
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