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Nanometer Chips Blend Work on Quantum Affects and Light
For all you science geeks out there, consider this blog as my chip and quantum computer design “weird science” update. [Weird because quantum mechanics is weird … cool weird, but still weird.] NIST...
View ArticleVoltage Spikes Lead to Deeper Integration
The move by Silicon Labs toward power systems integration on MCUs points to a larger trend followed by Silicon Blue and IMEC, among others. Efficient voltage regulation is critical to the design of...
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Grenoble IP Cluster Grows into Embedded
The French technology center fosters growth through hardware-software integration while sharing technical IP, business and marketing expenses. Laurent Julliard, Director at Minalogic in Grenoble, FR....
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Nano-technology in a Macro-world
Imec, Belgium’s R&D leader, will join with global partners at Semicon West to showcase nanotechnology advances in almost every imaginable market. This year at the beginning of the Semicon West...
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Semiconductor’s Sustainability Promise
The Imec-Semi keynote highlighted how the semiconductor collaboration model and technical advances are addressing critical world issues. Luc Van Den Hove, CEO and president of Imec, opened the ITF...
View ArticleSemicon West 2012 Videos
Show floor interviews with leaders from Semico Research, MEMS Industry. Group, ASML, Soitec, Applied Materials, and IMEC.Semicon West 2012 – Part 1 - Where cerulean skies shine on uncertain market...
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Virtual Reality for Chip Design?
As chip design moves into the realm of three-dimensional transistor structures and even MEMS, virtual-reality simulators may prove a necessity for both architects and educators. They say that travel...
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Cameras “See” More with Imec Hyperspectral Imaging
New CMOS-based imagers offer smaller size and cost, but with greater discriminating powers over today’s RGB-based cameras. Imec, a major researcher in nanoelectronic technology, has announced an...
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Flexible Yogurt-Lid Electronics Become a Reality
Truly flexible electronics from processor, memory, interface, and battery components are here, thanks to Intel, IBM, STMicro, Leti, Imec, Kaist, Kovio, and others. As leading-edge semiconductor...
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Is Hardware Really That Much Different From Software
When can hardware be considered as software? Are software flows less complex? Why are hardware tools less up-to-date? Experts from ARM, Jama Software and Imec propose the answers. By John Blyler,...
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