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DARPA Moves to Secure Chip Designs
The U.S. military is ramping up efforts to secure semiconductors and its electronics supply chain by embedding defenses during the chip design phase. The automation effort also addresses the ...Full Article
Pandemic Uncertainty Clouds Chip Forecasts
Uncertainty over the duration and impact of COVID-19 on the global economy is prompting uncertain forecasts in key technology segments like semiconductors, a market that was already seeing steep ...Full Article
Coronavirus Seen Slowing 5G Deployments
The unrelenting spread of the coronavirus is endangering global electronics supply chains, raising the possibility that planned 5G wireless deployments could be at risk. The rollout of key components ...Full Article
Chips Hit a New Low with ‘Valleytronics’
A potential interim step between conventional semiconductors and quantum devices has emerged, promising improved information processing schemes that outperform current electronic charge- and spin-based chip architectures. The emerging quantum ...Full Article
GlobalFoundries Drops 7nm Development Program
Under the new leadership of CEO Tom Caulfield, custom semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries has announced the seemingly sudden decision to drop its 7nm FinFET development program and restructure its R&D ...Full Article
DARPA Effort Pushes Beyond Moore’s Law
Responding to market forces that are driving the otherwise vibrant global electronics industry toward narrower computing applications and away from the next wave of innovation, the Defense Advanced Research ...Full Article
Chip Market Faces Headwinds as Tariffs Loom
The global chip market, buoyed over the last several quarters by surging enterprise and storage demand for memory components, cooled during the first quarter as the industry braces for ...Full Article
Intel Increases AI, Chip Investments
Intel Corp.’s venture capital arm unveiled a dozen new investments in startups this week spanning AI, cloud, Internet of Things and semiconductor technologies. Intel Capital announced the new investments ...Full Article
Memory Demand Propels Booming Chip Market
Chip makers have been scrambling to find new applications for their wares, focusing on the Internet of Things, big data and emerging machine learning applications requiring more processing power. ...Full Article
Memory Boom Propels Samsung Past Intel
The turbulent—and profitable—memory chip market has a new leader: Samsung Electronics has overtaken Intel Corp. as the world's largest memory supplier, ending Intel's 25-year reign. Gartner reported Thursday (Jan. ...Full Article
