IBM and L’Oréal to Build First AI Model to Advance the Creation of Sustainable CosmeticsIBM and L’Oréal, the world’s leading beauty company, announced a collaboration to leverage IBM’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology and expertise to uncover new insights in cosmetic formulation...
                            
                                Published on: January 17, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            The heads of four leading research institutes in Europe have met up for the launch of the first five EU Chips Act pilot lines.Luc Van den hove of imec in Belgium, François Jacq of CEA-Leti in France, Albert Heuberger of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in...
                            
                                Published on: January 17, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            The PCI special interest group has released the latest version of the PCI Express standard for high speed interconnect.“The PCIe 7.0 specification, version 0.7 is now available for member review,” said Al Yanes, PCI-SIG President and Chairperson.“This specification version incorporates all the feedback...
                            
                                Published on: January 17, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            Siemens has boosted its industrial-grade private 5G infrastructure system to support 24 radio units to cover large factories across Europe and BrazilEach radio unit can cover 5,000 m² and the system also adds an entry-level 5G router for cabinet use with IP20...
                            
                                Published on: January 17, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            Resonance is a double-edged sword in audio design. It can provide useful benefits, such as producing high sound pressure levels (SPLs) from speakers for relatively small inputs or it can introduce unwanted vibration modes into their enclosures and mounting systems. Often, it...
                            
                                Published on: January 17, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that global smartphone shipments increased 2.4% year-over-year (YoY) to 331.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2024.The preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker brings growth for the whole year to 6.4% and...
                            
                                Published on: January 17, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            Polar Semiconductor in the US has finalized an agreement to license the robust TS18PM power process from Tower Semiconductor.The deal gives Polar a 180nm Process Design Kit (PDK) for making devices at its automotive qualified 200mm fab in Bloomington, Minnesota. This will...
                            
                                Published on: January 17, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            Alchip Technologies in Taiwan has formally launched its three-dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) design services.The 3DIC service is aimed at for the latest high-performance ASICs targeting AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications with multiple chips  stacked vertically within a single package.The company has...
                            
                                Published on: January 17, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            The US Department of Commerce has announced $1.4bn for three projects and an Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Programme (NAPMP).This is intended to establish a self-sustaining, high-volume, domestic, advanced packaging industry where advanced node chips are both manufactured and packaged in the United States....
                            
                                Published on: January 16, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            Brill Power has launched Battery Management as a Service (BMaaS) for energy storage systems.BMaaS links Brill Power’s Battery Intelligence Platform with the BMS hardware, operating system and cloud analytics under a unified interface. This allows battery integrators and owners to extract all the...
                            
                                Published on: January 16, 2025