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TSMC cuts off Bitmain-related AI developer after Huawei find

TSMC cuts off Bitmain-related AI developer after Huawei find

Taiwanese foundry TSMC has suspended shipments to a customer Xiamen Sophgo, after a chip made for that company was found in a Huawei Ascend 910B multi-die AI processor, according to Reuters.Huawei, a leading supplier of 5G communications equipment and smartphones, is on...

Published on: October 28, 2024

What does a spin qubit look like?

What does a spin qubit look like?

Belgian research lab imec has detailed the spin qubit technology it is building on 300mm CMOS wafers, marking a significant scaling of quantum processing technology.The two qubit device has a stability of 99% and shows a route to scaling large quantum processing...

Published on: October 28, 2024

AI biosensor combines input channels for cardio and neurological sensing

AI biosensor combines input channels for cardio and neurological sensing

STMicroelectronics has developed a biosensor for the next generation of healthcare wearables like smart watches, sports bands, connected rings, or smart glasses. The ST1VAFE3BX chip combines a high-accuracy biopotential input with ST’s inertial sensing and AI core for activity detection in the chip.The ST1VAFE3BX provides...

Published on: October 28, 2024

Critical gaps show in electronics industry ethics

Critical gaps show in electronics industry ethics

Ethics in Electronics (EiE) has found significant transparency gaps in the ethical policies of electronics companies, with little advancement in the last two years.EiE researches the ethical, sustainability and governance (ESG) policies of electronics companies at the electronica exhibition every two years...

Published on: October 28, 2024

Waymo raises $5.6bn in driverless car boost

Waymo raises $5.6bn in driverless car boost

Google spin-out Waymo has raised another $5.6bn for its driverless car technology, bringing the total to over $11bn.The funding will be used expand its Waymo One ride-hailing service in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, and in Austin and Atlanta through Uber...

Published on: October 28, 2024

Intel announces Kelleher’s successor in technology development

Intel announces Kelleher’s successor in technology development

Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, has told the company’s manufacturing employees, that senior vice president Navid Shahriari, will replace executive vice president Ann Kelleher as head of the chip company’s technology development, according to local newspaper The Oregonian.Shahriari runs Intel’s design engineering...

Published on: October 28, 2024

Report: Quantum sensors mitigate GPS/PNT shortcomings

Report: Quantum sensors mitigate GPS/PNT shortcomings

A new report from the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) found that using quantum sensors could improve the accuracy and reliability of position, navigation, and timing (PNT) devices which offer critical insights on location, orientation, altitude, tilt, directional movement, acceleration, and timing...

Published on: October 28, 2024

Researchers propose novel neural networks for edge IoT devices

Researchers propose novel neural networks for edge IoT devices

Bringing AI to IoT edge devices is challenging. This is because artificial neural networks (ANNs) require substantial computational resources, while IoT edge devices are inherently small, with limited power, processing speed, and circuit space. Developing ANNs that can efficiently learn, deploy, and...

Published on: October 28, 2024

QPT CEO Rupert Baines leaves to pursue other business interests

QPT CEO Rupert Baines leaves to pursue other business interests

Rupert Baines, formerly CEO of Quantum Power Transformation Ltd. (Cambridge, England), has left the company to pursue “other business interests.”Baines, an industry veteran had previously served as CEO of UltraSoC and as CMO of Codasip, and joined QPT as CEO on April...

Published on: October 28, 2024

New Smart Charger May Pave the Way for More EVs

New Smart Charger May Pave the Way for More EVs

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a device to help avoid grid overload: a revolutionary EV smart-charging systemIn 2024, more than one in five cars sold is an electric vehicle (EV). Intergovernmental agencies estimate that by 2035, half of...

Published on: October 28, 2024