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It's hot but distant clouds threaten the upturn
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AMD Adds DPUs With Pensando Buy
By acquiring Pensando, AMD will instantly offer DPUs alongside its CPUs and GPUs. Although it principally sells smart NICs, the startup recently announced a design win for its 7nm second-generation chip.
GF Fotonix Unites CMOS, Photonics
The new GlobalFoundries process combines photonic and digital components on a single 45nm chip. The primary application is data-center communications, but lidar and computing will benefit as well.
Fewer Find 3nm Worth the Wait
TSMC and Samsung have suffered lengthy delays in their 3nm processes, and the gain in density and other characteristics is smaller than in previous nodes. Intel says its future nodes are on schedule.
The EPC 2152 – A Fully Integrated GaN Half-Bridge IC
TechInsights comments on what the main reasons for this integration are, other innovations throughout the GaN die, and how there is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach in regard to power semiconductor devices.
SemiWEEK: SEMI ISS Takeaways Continued; Supply-chain clouds are still hanging over the industry; Stocks were mixed
Semiconductor WEEK: An overview of results and conclusions from recent reports at TechInsights.
Pat Gelsinger Takes us on a Trip Down Memory Lane – and a Look Ahead
Dick James, a Senior Fellow and Technology Analyst with TechInsights, entered the semiconductor industry in 1970, working for Philips Semiconductor. In this blog, he presents a retrospective of gate technology, ranging from 1971’s 10-micron design rules (!) through to the more modern 5-nanometer.
TetraMem Touts In-Memory DLA
The Silicon Valley startup uses a new type of memristor to perform analog math for deep-learning acceleration. It provides nonvolatile storage and performs low-power AI computations.
Sakura Debuts for Edge AI
EdgeCortix launched its first edge-AI inference chip by hardening its DNA IP, delivering low latency and high power efficiency for applications that fit into 5W to 20W.
Synopsys NPX6 Expands AI Options
The new deep-learning accelerator (DLA) can scale to more than 2,000 TOPS, providing a licensable core for applications such as autonomous driving and natural-language processing.
SemiWEEK: SEMI ISS, Anne Kelleher, Moore’s Law; Stocks were mixed
Semiconductor WEEK: An overview of results and conclusions from recent reports at TechInsights.
Main and Periscope Camera Trends at Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, Huawei, and Sharp
If you want to understand the progress of competitors and the recent situation of the market, this presentation reviews selected structural and feature highlights of Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, Huawei, and Sharp cameras, focusing on main & ultrawide cameras, and the periscope camera trends.
Linley Spring Processor Conference 2022
For more than a decade, The Linley Group has delivered the industry’s premier processor conferences. This year, the Linley Spring Processor Conference will return to Santa Clara on April 20-21, 2022 with a new hybrid format; if you can’t attend in person, you can tune in to our virtual livestream.
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Sony Xperia 5 III uses a periscope camera with two Zoom settings
The Package channel continued building its periscope camera report database with a look inside the Sony Xperia 5 III smartphone. Notably, this is the first periscope camera TechInsights has examined that has a variable zoom; the magnification of the camera has two zoom settings.
Nvidia Orin Appears in MLPerf
The newest set of MLPerf Inference results showcase the same old vendors; almost all the data-center and edge accelerators came from Nvidia and Qualcomm. Orin was the notable newcomer.