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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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