Air-filled waveguides to cut losses in mass-market radar
AT&S and Imec partnered to develop a way of putting low-loss waveguides into conventional PCBs to support D-band automotive radar and 6G modules.
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Semidynamics adds flexible vectors to RISC-V cores
Semidynamics has released a customizable vector unit with out-of-order execution support to accompany its 64bit RISC-V processor cores.
X-Fab introduces BCD-on-SOI at 110nm
X-Fab Silicon Foundries claims to be the first with a foundry offering for 110nm BCD-on-SOI technology, aimed primarily at automotive designers.
UK projects builds models for quantum computer controls
Partners in the UK’s CryoCMOS Consortium have developed models that are expected to help deliver CMOS chips that will work inside cryostats.
Semidynamics pushes configurability on RISC-V core for HPC
Processor IP company will incorporate custom instructions and other changes in its superscalar core, which includes a novel memory unit for sparse matrices.
DVCon Europe adds research track
DVCon Europe is expanding coverage into research on design verification for its 10th conference later this year.
Arm signs sub-2nm deal with Intel foundry operation
Intel Foundry Services has signed a deal with Arm that will see the two companies work on a program of system and design-technology co-optimization.
Cadence adds AI to PCB design
Cadence Design Systems has expanded its use of machine learning for EDA into PCB design, joining a growing number of suppliers who have decided it is a sector that needs the AI treatment.
Curvilinear layout looks to wider adoption with mask speedups
Nvidia's move into software aimed at mask production and EDA looks to be part of a wider shift to improve yields.
SEMI predicts strong 300mm growth to 2026
SEMI predicts 300mm capacity to grow to almost 10,000 wafers per month in 2026, up from 6,500 in 2021.