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Intel, Ohio, and the Fool’s Errand

Less flashy forms of incremental and process innovation provide a better return on economic development investments.

ST and GlobalFoundries Plan New 300mm Europe Chip Plant

By Bolaji Ojo STMicroelectronics NV and U.S.-based contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries Inc. said they have agreed to establish a new 300mm semiconductor manufacturing fab in France with “significant financial support” from the French government. They expect the new fab to start production in 2024 and become fully operational by 2026 when it should start producing up… Read More »ST and GlobalFoundries Plan New 300mm Europe Chip Plant
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Semiconductor inventory hikes, BYD Unseats Tesla, China export controls
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Silicon Photonics: Who Should Be on Your Radar and Why

The player roster is as long and diverse as the approaches they’re taking to harness light in the service of data. Here’s our 30,000-foot view of the field.
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Ayar Labs Mounts Chip-to-Chip Optical Connectivity Campaign

Ayar Labs raised $130 million during a Series C funding round in April. Can its silicon photonics approach become all things to all of its semiconductor company investors?
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Shedding Light on Silicon Photonics

Light-based technologies appear poised to move beyond data transport to a range of real-world applications.
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Let There Be Light

Photons are powering more components across data centers, wireless networks and, soon, edge AI deployments.
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Velodyne-Boston Dynamics, Autonomous Trucking, Self-Driving Doubts Grow

Pedestrian Rights Move to the Forefront in Traffic Safety Report

As pedestrian deaths spike, a report from the National Safety Council signals a fundamental shift in focus from passengers to passersby.
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Semiconductor Inventory Cut Looming, or Just a Scare?

Samsung’s cutback signals the next inventory reduction cycle in response to inflationary pressures.
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‘Road Safety for All’ Raises Stakes for Automakers

ADAS features designed to protect pedestrians take on importance in upcoming spin of NHTSA new-car safety rating system.
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Why Drivers Should Fund Rail

Revenues from road users ought not be committed primarily to roads.
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Electronics inside Russian weapons, security hole in Mega cloud, China’s space-based solar power station
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Investors Lobby Feds to Expand Tech Partnerships

A ‘deep-tech’ investment fund emerges as a key player in the drive to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
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NXP Drives Automotive Chip Race Without Big Brains

The chip maker hopes to bring together all the software for a next-generation vehicle platform – but without a big, central CPU at the wheel.
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RISC-V’s CTO on the Art of Herding Cats

Managing a fast-growing open-source community is not for the fainthearted, but Mark Himelstein keeps the new specs coming.
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China’s Achilles’ Heel

The nation’s intractable disunity may offer an opening for Western industrialists.
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The Fabless Semiconductor Model is Flawed

Here is how to fix it.
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Truth About Edge AI in MCUs: Is It Worth It?

NXP’s approach seeks to address the mismatch between long-lived embedded chips and evolving AI applications.
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NHTSA’s crash data, Canada’s new cyber attack disclosure law, MCU rankings
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