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Delayed Mobileye IPO May Mean Delayed Intel IDM 2.0
Intel has been banking on the Mobileye spinoff to fund its manufacturing expansion, but ‘market conditions’ and Mobileye’s strained ADAS alliances could blow a hole in those plans.
Robotaxi Priorities: Avoid Crashes or Avoid Blame?
AV companies’ collision reports seldom if ever find the robotaxi at fault. How could that be true?
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
What Caught Our Eye This Week
Semiconductor inventory hikes, BYD Unseats Tesla, China export controls
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.
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?
Shedding Light on Silicon Photonics
Light-based technologies appear poised to move beyond data transport to a range of real-world applications.
Let There Be Light
Photons are powering more components across data centers, wireless networks and, soon, edge AI deployments.
What Caught Our Eye This Week
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.
Semiconductor Inventory Cut Looming, or Just a Scare?
Samsung’s cutback signals the next inventory reduction cycle in response to inflationary pressures.
‘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.
Why Drivers Should Fund Rail
Revenues from road users ought not be committed primarily to roads.
What Caught Our Eye This Week
Electronics inside Russian weapons, security hole in Mega cloud, China’s space-based solar power station
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.
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.
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.
China’s Achilles’ Heel
The nation’s intractable disunity may offer an opening for Western industrialists.
The Fabless Semiconductor Model is Flawed
Here is how to fix it.
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