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Stochastics Crisis: Fractilia Whitepaper Exposes Billions in Semiconductor Yield Losses
Fractilia, LLC, a leader in stochastics metrology for the semiconductor industry, has released a whitepaper detailing how uncontrolled random patterning variations, known as stochastics, are causing hundreds of millions of dollars in lost yield and delayed production per semiconductor fab at adva
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HRL Laboratories Releases spinQICK: Open-Source Tool for Quantum Spin-Qubit Control
HRL Laboratories has introduced spinQICK, an open-source extension to the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit (QICK), designed to control electrostatically confined semiconductor spin-qubits. The solution leverages cost-effective, off-the-shelf Xilinx Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) Field
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Quantum Leap and Edge AI Surge: EE Times Unveils 25th Silicon 100 Startup List
EE Times has released the 25th edition of its annual Silicon 100 list, identifying 100 startups in the global electronics and semiconductor industries. The 2025 list includes 41 new entries and 59 returning startups from the previous year, covering sectors such as data center AI, edge AI, photoni
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Fostering Industry-Academia Collaboration in India's Electronics and Semiconductor Sector
To accelerate the growth of India's semiconductor industry and meet its strategic autonomy goals, the country urgently requires exceptional speed in developing its local capabilities. A critical need is a readily available, industry-ready skill set. The semiconductor industry demands highly train
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Tata Electronics and Bosch Partner for Semiconductor and Automotive Electronics Growth in India
Tata Electronics, a prominent Indian electronics and semiconductor manufacturer, and Robert Bosch GmbH, a global technology and services provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in electronics and semiconductor manufacturing. The agreement, signed by Dr. Randhir Th
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PCI Express 6.0 Breakthrough: Keysight and AMD Demonstrate 64 GT/s Compliance for Next-Gen Server CPUs
Keysight Technologies has collaborated with AMD to validate electrical compliance for PCI Express (PCIe) at speeds up to 64 GT/s for pre-production AMD server CPUs. Using Keysight’s early access PCIe CEM test tools, including beta software, AMD tested and developed a server motherboard capa
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InPsytech Advances Chiplet Integration with UCIE 2.0-Compliant F2F SoIC Tape-Out for AI and HPC
InPsytech has taped out a design for TSMC’s Face-to-Face (F2F) System-on-Integrated-Chip (SoIC) technology, compliant with the UCIE 2.0 standard. The design utilizes Through-Silicon Via (TSV) technology for signal transmission and power delivery, enhancing flexibility and efficiency in 3D h
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Build Your Chip Dream: India’s Affordable Semiconductor Fab Opens Doors for Innovators
India’s semiconductor industry is rising in mutitple fronts, opening range of opportunities for startups and SMEs to innovate in chip design and manufacturing. This article explores how Rajkot, Gujarat based Monk9 Tech, a pioneering low-volume fab in India producing chips at 130nm to 350nm
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Electronic System Design Industry Sees 12.8% Revenue Growth to $5.1 Billion in Q1 2025, Driven by Semiconductor IP and Regional Expansion
The Electronic System Design (ESD) industry reported a 12.8% revenue increase to $5,098.3 million in Q1 2025, up from $4,521.6 million in Q1 2024, according to the ESD Alliance’s Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. The four-quarter moving average for the industry rose by 12.6%, ref
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Open-Source AutoML Enhances Edge AI Development with Kenning Framework Integration
Analog Devices and Antmicro have released AutoML for Embedded, an open-source tool integrated into the Kenning framework, designed to streamline the development and deployment of machine learning models on edge devices like microcontrollers. This tool addresses the challenges developers face in m
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Aimtron Electronics Raises ₹100 Crore for New High-Tech Manufacturing Facility in India
Aimtron Electronics Limited, an Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) company, has secured approximately ₹100 crore through the issuance of 14,79,000 convertible warrants priced at ₹666 each, totaling nearly ₹98.5 crore. The funding round, approved by the company’s board, inclu
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Europe’s Semiconductor Industry: Strategic Collaboration Key to Global AI Competitiveness
Merck hosted a summit of semiconductor industry leaders in Darmstadt to discuss the critical role of Germany and Europe in the global semiconductor ecosystem, with a focus on advancing artificial intelligence (AI). Representatives from Merck, Siemens, Intel, TRUMPF, and ZEISS highlighted Europe&r
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