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U.S. Puts China in a Semiconductor Chokehold
Concluding that China is both a security threat and an unfair economic player, the U.S. will block Beijing’s access to chip technology.
Investment Opportunities Abound in Africa’s Tech Communities
A new generation of ‘Afropreneurs’ is turning the continent into ‘the next digital growth frontier.’
Autonomy Race: Nvidia Ups Ante With 2,000 TOPS ‘Superchip’
In unveiling Thor, the company’s new automotive SoC, Nvidia touts “greater computing performance in the vehicle equals greater safety.” Is that a valid argument?
Silicon Labs Targets a ‘Mature’ IoT Market
Betting the farm on the internet of things, the Austin chipmaker seeks to separate itself from other IoT entrants.
Drive ’Til You Can’t, Then AV Aids Kick In
The utopian vision of drivers relaxing while their cars drive themselves is a mirage. Instead of making it their mission to replace human drivers, automated-vehicle technologies should concentrate on helping those drivers cope with emergencies.
Taiwan Gamer EVGA Ends Nvidia Relationship
Its decision not to offer Nvidia’s next-generation series stems from a disagreement over business practices that is likely to roil the PC graphics industry.
What Caught Our Eye This Week
Pressure builds to curb congressional tech stock transactions.
Cruise Gambles on a Build-Your-Own Strategy
The autonomous driving company wants to design everything from a central compute engine to a radar chip for its vehicles.
Semiconductor Capex Cutback Inevitable as Downturn Looms
Semiconductor capital expenditures will be sharply reduced next year in response to an expected sales downturn.
Google, NIST Launch License-Free Chip Production
The new effort aims to spur semiconductor and nanotechnology innovation.
SiFive’s RISC-V Processors Challenge Nvidia’s Auto SoCs
The portfolio will target ADAS and AV markets that SiFive says are being ill served by Arm-based incumbents.
Intel Touts DoD As Another Future Foundry Customer
The U.S. chipmaker’s participation in Pentagon initiatives has yielded test chips that could be manufactured at planned fabs.
Kelly Peng Sees Smart Glasses in Your Future
Will Kura’s Gallium succeed in prying the smartphones out of consumers’ addicted hands?
What Caught Our Eye This Week
Intel to India: No thanks; CHIPS Act funding by spring 2023?
Just-in-Time is Neither Dead, Nor on Life Support
Just-in-Time inventory management system is being considered again by manufacturers that only recently questioned its continuing relevance.
Training Future Engineers in the Semiconductor Metaverse
Could a metaverse of virtual fabs help close the semiconductor industry’s design and manufacturing skills gap?
Podcast: How Safe Is Safe Enough?
AVs can’t be more dangerous than human drivers. But is ‘safer than human’ safe enough?
Arm’s Suit Against Qualcomm Highlights Strained IP Ecosystem
The IP vendor appears caught in a competition between licensees Apple and Qualcomm.
Google Glass May be Half-Full
Lighter, cheaper augmented reality glasses with privacy guardrails are staging a comeback.
Phil Koopman’s New Book Asks the Hardest AV Question: ‘How Safe is Safe Enough?’
Engineers, AV enthusiasts, public officials and even ordinary drivers should heed Phil Koopman’s insights, pausing to consider what must be done before unleashing AVs on our streets.
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