What does it take to sustain the "semiconductor renaissance"?
With 2021 behind us, the world is expected to see some alleviation in chip crunch at least in the second half of 2022. While dozens of new fabs that start production in the next few years may result in a rebalancing of demands and supplies, many are.....»»
Hyundai, Kia sign semiconductor supply deal for EVs with Infineon
Infineon will build and reserve manufacturing capacity to supply silicon carbide and silicon power modules and chips to Hyundai and Kia until 2030......»»
Huawei’s global comeback could be getting some help from an unexpected player
Canon has announced a new machine that can create 5nm semiconductor chips and this is good news for companies like Huawei. The post Huawei’s global comeback could be getting some help from an unexpected player appeared first on Phandroid......»»
Cover crops found to reduce carbon loss in the soil of Mediterranean olive groves by more than 75%
Agricultural soils sustain life by producing food, but they also play an essential role in climate change, functioning as carbon sinks, storing large quantities of carbon and reducing its concentration in the atmosphere. Carbon is the main indicator.....»»
Novel organic-inorganic semiconductor generates circularly polarized light
A research team under the direction of Prof. Dr. Felix Deschler at Heidelberg University's Institute for Physical Chemistry has developed a semiconductor that efficiently generates light and simultaneously gives that light a certain spin. According t.....»»
Qualcomm patches 3 actively exploited zero-days
Qualcomm has fixed three actively exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-33106, CVE-2023-33107, CVE-2023-33063) in its Adreno GPU and Compute DSP drivers. Vulnerabilities exploited in Qualcomm GPU and DSP drivers The US-based semiconductor company has b.....»»
Zero-day in Arm GPU drivers exploited in targeted attacks (CVE-2023-4211)
A vulnerability (CVE-2023-4211) in the kernel drivers for several Mali GPUs “may be under limited, targeted exploitation,” British semiconductor manufacturer Arm has confirmed on Monday, when it released drivers updated with patches. Arm&.....»»
Renaissance for magnetotactic bacteria in astrobiology
Magnetotactic bacteria can form magnetofossils like magnetic nanocrystals as observed in the Martian meteorite ALH84001, which held a special place in the field of astrobiology primarily in the early 90s. While the flourishing of interest in magnetot.....»»
Scientists develop an electrically driven organic semiconductor laser
Scientists at St Andrews are leading a significant breakthrough in a decades-long challenge to develop compact laser technology......»»
New organoids boost pest rabbit control
Australia has been locked in a battle to control rabbits since the 1950s. Rabbits cause huge damage to our environment. They compete with native species, overgraze native plants and cause erosion. High rabbit numbers can also help sustain large popul.....»»
UGreen 300W GaN Charger review: Fast-charging with lots of high-power USB-C
The UGreen 300W GaN Charger is a heavy-duty USB-C desktop charger to ensure your entire setup is always charged.Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology seems to be becoming more popular, and new chargers and batteries are making the most of th.....»»
Scientists uncover mystery of important material for semiconductors at the surface
A team of scientists with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has investigated the behavior of hafnium oxide, or hafnia, because of its potential for use in novel semiconductor applications......»»
Biden called Arizona fab a “game-changer.” Analyst calls it a “paperweight”
Advanced chips made in America would still be shipped to Taiwan, report says. Enlarge / The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility under construction in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (credit: Bloomberg.....»»
Bosch CEO says U.S. support needed for full expansion of California chip factory
Bosch said the U.S. TSI facility would become the "third pillar" of in-house semiconductor production, along with two sites in Germany, and will help the supplier in its bid to make silicon carbide chips......»»
Cryogenic on-wafer prober determines quality of qubit devices for quantum computing and quantum sensing
Germany's first cryogenic measuring setup for statistical quality measurement of qubit devices on whole 200- and 300-mm wafers has started operation at Fraunhofer IAF. The on-wafer prober can characterize devices based on semiconductor quantum dots a.....»»
Semiconductor photocatalyst helps to realize borylation reaction
A research group led by Prof. Dai Wen from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has realized borylation reactions involving N-heterocyclic carbene boranes (NHC-BH3) with a simple and efficient heter.....»»
Bees helped make San Diego one of the country"s most biodiverse places: The city plans to return the favor.
San Diego may soon have more rooftop green spaces and community gardens as part of a new campaign to boost the shrinking population of local bees, which serve as crucial pollinators needed to sustain agriculture and ecotourism......»»
China blocks Intel’s $5.4B merger with Tower Semiconductor
Deal ends with Intel paying a $353 million termination fee to Tower. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Today, Intel officially announced the termination of a $5.4 billion deal with Tower Semiconductor t.....»»
Research team demonstrates a new "primary standard" for measuring ultralow pressures
A vacuum chamber is never perfectly empty. A small number of atoms or molecules always remain, and measuring the tiny pressures they exert is critical. For instance, semiconductor manufacturers create microchips in vacuum chambers that must be almost.....»»
Germany approves $11 billion TSMC chip factory
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has been working to expand its manufacturing footprint for quite some time, and now it has a major factory deal in Germany set in motion.TSMC plantTSMC is one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers on th.....»»
Aptiv expects semiconductor prices to remain high
While supply-chain challenges are easing, Aptiv is still concerned that high prices of certain parts will decrease profits......»»