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China Isn’t for Everyone, Maybe Not Even Nvidia
Nvidia may not want to, but it should exit the Chinese market. Geopolitical powers are warring, and technology firms will be mangled. Being able to walk away from the nastiness is a step that Nvidia should not hesitate to take.

What’s the Long-Term Outlook for Auto Chip Industry?
In the face of the seeming despondent industry dynamic, here’s why I contend there are good reasons to cheer the long-term outlook for the industry

GM Rips Away the Cruise ‘Band-Aid’
We got Phil Koopman, professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and Bryan Reimer, research scientist, as our podcast guests to discuss how GM’s decision to end its Cruise experiment affects the future of ADAS, robotaxis and personal autonomous vehicles (PAV).

With AI accelerator integrated, ST Calls New MCU a ‘3rd Seminal Moment’
ST is hoping to establish itself as a genuine AI leader in the embedded world.

ST Looks Beyond Troubled MCU Waters
The MCU market debacle derailed ST’s $20 billion short-term revenue objective. The executives are regrouping for another run at this goal but they are being a lot more flexible about the dates this time.

Can South Korea Get ‘Processing-in-Memory’ to Stick?
PIM isn’t new. Companies big and small have long been trying to embed processors in DRAM, with little take up. What will tip the balance?

Accelerating IoT Innovation with Pre-Certified Wi-Fi Modules
To accelerate innovation and extend the real-world benefits of the IoT, device makers need solutions that simplify development.

AI Past, Present, and Future (Part 2)
Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications are popping up all over the place these days. Some make us say, “Oooh, Shiny!” Others make us exclaim, “Eeek, Scary!”

Infineon on Tightrope Chasing AI Power and ‘Green’
Infineon wants to help electronics makers with efficient power management devices but can this quest profitably co-exist with environmentally friendly production?

What Drove Investors to Fund (or Decline) Tenstorrent
During Tenstorrent’s 18-month fundraising marathon, the startup made pitches to hundreds of companies. What did they learn?

A Come-to-De Geus Semiconductor Moment
Aart de Geus, executive chair, founder of Synopsys Inc, recipient of the 2024 SIA Robert Noyce Award, discusses industry-wide “waves” that have changed the world. He shares with us where technology developments in the computational age will take us.

Intel: It’s Time for the Unthinkable
Intel’s recently departed CEO Pat Gelsinger should have walked in with a scalpel in hand four years ago. The urgency is more intense today, which means all options must be considered for the semiconductor icon.

Electronic Design Automation in Shift-Left Age
Siemens EDA builds toward package-board-mechanical integration.

After Covid, MCU Makers Gambled … and Lost. What’s Next?
MCU makers see another bleak year ahead, having tripped over old demand-supply hurdles. As they salvage their reputations, steps must also be taken to avert a repeat of their inventory blunders.

Who, What, When and How of Photonic Processors
Our conversation with Yole Group’s chief analyst Eric Mounier offers the lay of the optical computing marketplace.

ST Charges its Edge AI Push with Biosensor MEMS
Edge AI applications are the rage for semiconductor vendors. Everyone is talking about it and trying to gain a strong foothold with innovative applications. STMicroelectronics joined the throng at Electronica.

Q.ANT With First Optical Computer for AI
How will Q.ANT’s photonics-based Native Processing Unit (NPU) fit Into the AI processing done on existing datacenter GPUs and CPUs?

Where Are We Headed with China?
Is there an end-game strategy for the simmering tech Cold War with China or should electronics companies expect to be locked into an environment of endless skirmishes with ill-defined playing rules? What exactly do the governments involved in these geopolitical tussles want and who will determine when the objectives are achieved? The industry deserves answers.

Smarter, Safer, More Responsive: The Future of IoT Is Here
By embedding AI/ML capabilities directly into IoT devices, we enable real-time data analysis and decision-making at the source.

RISC-V: Epitome of Decoupled World
The Electronica trade fair in Munich has revealed a glimpse of what’s to come in a divided tech world where having a single “global solution” no longer works.
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