Researchers at the University of Newcastle have implemented a non-neural-network hardware that can significantly cut the power consumption of artificial intelligence. The team trained a neural network, and their technology – a ‘Tsetlin machine’ – to recognise hand written digits from the standard MNIST data set. “Using an out-of-the-box neural network we could less than ...
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TSMC is today committing to source 100% renewable electricity globally as part of RE100 – a global initiative led by international non-profit the Climate Group. RE100 has the support of over 240 global businesses switching to 100% renewable power. TSMC is the first semiconductor manufacturer to join RE100. ”As companies pursue growth, they also must take ...
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The EU is beginning to push for a non-Huawei 5G network in Europe. “Progress is urgently needed to mitigate the risk of dependency on high-risk suppliers, also with a view to reducing dependencies at Union level,” said the EC last week. France has followed the UK in banning Huawei switchgear in 5G networks by saying ...
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The US semiconductor industry is in pretty good shape, argues the Cato Institute, while the Chinese semiconductor industry is struggling to gain traction. Cato quotes Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data which show U.S. “Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing” to have increased substantially in recent years, topping $113.4 billion in real gross output and ...
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Q2 silicon wafer shipments rose 8% to 3,152 million square inches compared to the 2,920 million square inches shipped in Q1 and up 6% on Q2 2019, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG). “While the short-term outlook remains uncertain due to coronavirus and geopolitical challenges impacting the broader industry, global silicon wafer shipments ...
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Imec’s CMOS boss Sri Samavedam sees five trends ahead for the semiconductor industry: Trend 1: Moore’s Law will continue for the next 8 to 10 years… CMOS transistor density scaling will roughly continue to follow Moore’s Law for the next eight to ten years. This will be enabled mainly by advances in EUV patterning and ...
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