European teams explore 3D integration tradeoffs
Two leading European research institutes presented their work on the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of monolithic 3D integration at this year’s IEDM.
Tech Design Forum Briefing
Briefing Authors
Paul Dempsey
Paul Dempsey has been a technology journalist for 20 years. His work has also appeared in EETimes, Red Herring and specialist journals published by the Financial Times.
Luke Collins
Luke Collins is a freelance technology journalist with 22 years’ experience. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of Electronics Times in the UK, and co-founded the IP9x series of conferences.
Chris Edwards
Chris Edwards has spent two decades 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.
Learn how to simplify power states in UPF
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X-Fab cuts flicker noise for 180nm process
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Near-threshold clock control aims to improve processor efficiency
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Webinar outlines the impact of AI on autonomous vehicles
Will discuss how automotive OEMs and chip designers can use AI, deep learning, and convolutional neural networks to achieve better performance than traditional techniques.
Siemens builds Mentor AMS offering with Solido buy
Solido acquisition will also add further machine learning expertise to Mentor’s capabilities.
Maxim uses own PUF for low-cost crypto devices
Maxim has used its own mismatch-based PUF technology to support a new line of low-cost security devices.
Arm plans secure reference architecture for Cortex-M
Arm is putting together a security framework that the company is assembling to support, at least initially, IoT devices based on the Cortex v8M architecture.
Microsemi sets up RISC-V partner program
Microsemi has set up an ecosystem program around the RISC-V soft cores the company has designed for its FPGAs.