The support or use of AI (artificial intelligence) in electronics, including ML (machine learning), whether in software (supervised, unsupervised or reinforcement learning tools) or hardware (accelerators, GPUs, etc).
Japanese automotive component supplier Denso, has signed a development license agreement with Californian startup, Quadric for a neural processing unit (NPU). The agreement means Denso will acquire the IP core license for Quadric’s Chimera general purpose NPU (GPNPU). Both companies will co-develop IP for an in-vehicle semiconductor for use in intelligent vehicle systems (ADAS and AD/self-driving) and inter-vehicle and cloud ...
Tokyo University of Science has trained AI with years of electrochemical research results to predict better electrode materials for sodium-ion battery positive electrodes. Sodium-ion batteries are seen as a lower cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries, for grid storage, for example, but the large sodium ions are difficult to store. The university is looking into a class of compounds called transition-metal ...
As powerful new technologies have emerged, the transformation in chip design has accelerated in recent years. Jim Cantele explores five key trends shaping chip design today. The first trend is reproducible flows. They offer several significant advantages and enhance efficiency, reliability and success in the design and manufacturing processes. These flows ensure the same design process yields consistent outcomes every ...
The Turing Institute could be making 140 of its 440 staff redundant, reports the Guardian, as the national AI institute focusses on fewer projects. A memo thought to have been sent to 140 people and addressed to “affected employees”, says that the Institute “may need to consider making redundancies”. The memo said that the institute is working on 111 projects ...
VC funding of AI startups fell from $29.6 billion in Q2 to $11.8 billion in Q3, says Stocklytics.com. The total number of deals dropped by 28% y-o-y to 79 in Q3 2024, down from 110 in Q3 2023. For the year to date, $53 billion on fresh capital in the AI sector has been invested – 35% more than in ...
PhotonDelta, the European hub for photonics, will launch a worldwide competition for new applications for photonics chips at PIC Summit 2024 (Eindhoven 15 October). Partners include imec, LioniX International, Smart Photonics, Phix Photonics Assembly, Ephiphan and Bright Photonics and engineering community platform Werolver. Engineers are invited to use photonics ICs in designs to tackle challenges in, for example, healthcare, AI, ...
IR sensor specialist, Lynred, has announced it will acquire New Imaging Technologies. The Paris-based company designs and manufactures SWIR imaging sensors and modules based upon InGaAs focal plane arrays. It produces SWIR (shortwave IR) imaging modules and sensors, including large format shortwave sensors with a small pixel pitch. New Imaging Technologies also has a portfolio of wide dynamic range patents ...
The winner of the latest UK-APAC Tech Growth programme, Heronic Technologies, will collaborate with Rohm Semiconductor to explore how Rohm can develop its own power semiconductor materials for emerging technologies. Heronic specialises in AI accelerator architectures. Its proprietary technology customises chips for optimum efficiency and performance “beyond the capabilities of generic architectures” for specific AI applications. The Tech Growth programme ...
Irish quantum computing startup, Equal1 has signed a MoU with Nvidia to collaborate on quantum computing technology use cases, business models and proof of concept, focusing on integrating and validating the quantum-classical infrastructure for cloud and data centre deployment. Equal1 is developing scalable, cost-effective silicon spin qubits and has produced successful test chips, patented IP, and “achieved world-leading qubit performance, ...
CSEM, the Swiss technology innovation centre is part of a consortium which is developing an AI-equipped drone to identify invasive and potentially damaging plants. Buddleia, or butterfly bushes, and Japanese knotweed can replace native plant species and others like narrow-leaved ragwort are poisonous. They can cause damage to the infrastructure, damaging railway tracks and signal installations or reduce sight lines. ...
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