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Wanted: A New Order in the Auto Supply Chain
Players in the automotive supply chains — now increasingly divided, not united — no longer know where they stand in relation to each other.
Laser-Cutting the Cost of Silicon Carbide Wafers
Startup Halo Industries is among a growing list of companies seeking to boost SiC wafer yields with laser tools.
Valeo Sits Atop Lidar Market – So Far
Startups tout whizzy technologies, but they lack the ability that automotive OEMs demand to industrialize, verify and validate their products.
China Crash Shrouded in Mystery
Airline crash investigations are laborious and detailed. The latest could be even more so.
AMD/Xilinx: Chipmakers Bulk Up as AIoT Cycle Heats Up
AMD’s acquisition of Xilinx ushers in a new era of technology integration and stiffer competition among chip vendors.
Nvidia’s Automotive Playbook: Hyperion 9, Drive Map, Omniverse
A new sensor suite, more computing horsepower and mapping software are among the key components of an expanding AV ecosystem.
AMD/Xilinx Automotive Chips Must Go Beyond FPGAs
AMD needs an auto semiconductor road map that tightly integrates Xilinx’s FPGAs with its own embedded expertise.
Just What is an FPGA, Anyway?
Neither programmable nor an array of gates, FPGAs can sometimes go where ASICs fear to tread.
Wary China Clings to Neutrality Over Ukraine Invasion
Beijing’s fence-sitting appears to be a case of keeping its friends close and its enemies closer.
Surviving the Semiconductor Supply Chain Crisis
Companies with deep pockets are stockpiling components as a hedge against future shortages, in essence hoarding devices.
Who’s Driving — and Crashing — My Robocar?
The question of driver accountability is muddied in the age of autonomous vehicles.
Semiconductor Inventories Surge Despite Shortages
Two years of supply chain disruptions have shifted the balance of power from buyers to sellers.
The Turing Dilemma in Machine Learning
The machine brain can’t deviate from its program or think up new stuff. If it is a mind, it’s a mind that can’t wander.
Silicon Screen Descends on Russia
The West’s technology blockade of Russia is also aimed at Chinese chipmakers skirting technology restrictions.
AlphaICs: How to Stand Out in the AI Startup Crowd
A growing list of AI startups must identify underserved markets, then stick to their knitting.
Avalanche of AV Bills Slams U.S. State Legislatures
State-by-state approach brings laws favoring AV companies to life with little oversight and scant attention to safety, legal and regulatory issues.
If HD Maps Make Driving Safer, They May Make Walking More Dangerous
Technology that improves car safety for drivers can introduce new hazards for pedestrians and cyclists. High-definition maps offer one example of potential unintended consequences.
CHIPS Act: Feeding Frenzy Begins
Intel and its rivals are dispatching legions of lobbyists to DC, all circling a $52-billion honey pot authorized by Congress for semiconductor R&D.
That Semiconductor Forecast? Toss It!
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the scourge of war in Europe adds another layer of uncertainty as chip makers enter a twilight zone.
A Blurred Line: AV Capability and Human Responsibility
Drivers left holding the bag as autonomous vehicles fail to live up to automakers’ hype. Trade secrets are in, transparency is out.
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