On 2021, a British/Polish firm known as Walletmor announced that it had become the first company to sell implantable payment microchips to everyday consumers. While the first microchip was implanted into a human way back in 1998, says the BBC News—so long ago it might as well be the Dark Ages in the world of computing—it is only recently… Read More



Where Are EUV Doses Headed?
In spite of increasing usage of EUV lithography, stochastic defects have not gone away. What’s becoming clearer is that EUV doses must be managed to minimize the impact from such defects. The 2022 edition of the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems has updated its Lithography portion [1]. An upward trend with decreasing… Read More
The Increasing Gaps in PLM Systems with Handling Electronics
Product LifeCycle Management (PLM) systems have shown incredible value for integrating the enterprise with a single view of the product design, deployment, maintenance, and end-of-life processes. PLM systems have traditionally grown from the mechanical design space, and this still forms their strength.
Meanwhile, due… Read More
WEBINAR: Flash Memory as a Root of Trust
It should not come as a surprise that the vast majority of IoT devices are insecure. As an indication, one survey estimates that 98% of IoT traffic is unencrypted. It’s not hard to understand why. Many such devices are cost-sensitive, designing security into a product is hard, buyers aren’t prepared to pay a premium for security … Read More
Podcast EP111: How sureCore is Fueling the AI Revolution With Tony Stansfield
Dan is joined by Tony Stansfield, sureCore’s CTO. Tony has over 35 years of semiconductor industry experience in a variety of technical roles. He is cited as an inventor on 23 patents covering SRAM, CAM, low-power electronics, and programmable logic.
Improving the Efficiency of AI Applications Using In-Memory Computation… Read More
A Memorable Samsung Event
Samsung hosted its first-ever Samsung Tech Week Oct 3-5 with some insightful keynotes and great food. The week led off with Samsung Foundry Forum and a keynote from Foundry president, Si-Young Choi. Attendees at Samsung Foundry’s SAFE Forum were welcomed by Ryan Lee, head of the business’ Design Enablement team. John In-Young… Read More
DFT Moves up to 2.5D and 3D IC
The annual ITC event was held the last week of September, and I kept reading all of the news highlights from the EDA vendors, as the time spent on the tester can be a major cost and the value to catching defective chips from reaching production is so critical. Chiplets, 2.5D and 3D IC design have caught the attention of the test world, … Read More
U.S. Automakers Broadening Search for Talent and R&D As Electronics Take Over Vehicles
The auto industry isn’t for the faint of heart in late 2022. As Deloitte recently explained, chip shortages, supply chain bottlenecks, unpredictable consumer demand and the industry overhaul mandated by the rise of EVs are all creating unprecedented turmoil in this key sector. One particularly pressing challenge is the ongoing… Read More
Podcast EP110: The Real Story Behind Cerebras Systems – What It Does and Why It Matters
Dan is joined by Rebecca Lewington, Technology Evangelist at Cerebras Systems. Before Cerebras she held similar roles at Micron Technology, Hewlett Packard Labs and Applied Materials. Rebecca has a master’s degree in mechanical and electrical engineering from the University of London and holds 15 patents.
Rebecca explains… Read More
How Deep Data Analytics Accelerates SoC Product Development
Ever since the birth of the semiconductor industry, advances have always been at a fast pace. The complexity of SoCs have grown along the way, driven by the demanding computational and communication needs of various market applications. Over the last decade, the growth in complexity has accelerated at unforeseen rates, fueled… Read More
Should Intel be Split in Half?