Brainchip, the AI processor specialist, has looked whether transfer learning is more efficient than incremental learning in training neural nets to perform AI/ML tasks.. In transfer learning, applicable knowledge established in a previously trained AI model is “imported” and used as the basis of a new model. After taking this shortcut of using a pretrained ...

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Skywater, the Minnesota foundry, will undertake BEOL processing for Rockley Photonics’ spectrophotometer-on-a-chip health monitoring product. Rockley, founded by Bookham Technology founder Andrew Rickman, has been using Skywater for front-end processing. “SkyWater provides us with a domestic U.S. source for advanced wafer-level components which is a critical part of our multi-source supply chain strategy,” says Rickman, ...

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Easing the transition to high-efficiency wide-bandgap technology, ST  has released the MasterGaN3 and MasterGaN5 integrated power packages for applications up to 45W and 150W, respectively. Joining the MasterGaN1, MasterGaN2, and MasterGaN4, which target applications from 65W to 400W, the additions give extra flexibility to choose the optimum GaN device and driver solution when designing switched-mode power ...

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Epishine, the Swedish printed organic solar cell specialist,  has signed a franchise agreement with Farnell. Epishine’s printed organic solar cells are optimised for harvesting energy from indoor, low energy lighting enabling organic solar power to be used everywhere. Design engineers can use  Epishine’s Light Energy Harvesting Evaluation Kit. Farnell is the first high service distributor to ...

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Intel has picked up the US  Department of Defence as a customer for its new foundry service operation. The contract was awarded through the NSTXL consortium-based S2MARTS OTA in the first phase of its multi-phase Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes – Commercial (RAMP-C) program.  The RAMP-C program was created to facilitate the use of a US-based ...

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At Hot Chips, Samsung  showed processing-in-memory (PIM) technology with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) integrated into an accelerator. The development is claimed to accelerate the move towards the convergence of memory and logic. HBM-PIM incorporates the AI processing function to enhance high-speed data processing in supercomputers and AI applications. HBM-PIM has since been tested in the ...

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DRAM ASP for Q3 is forecast by TrendForce to grow 3-8% q-o-q after a stonking 26% rise in Q2 revenues pushed sales to $24.1 billion. The reason for the slowdown is increased inventory at users. In Q2, each of the three main suppliers, Samsung, Hynix and Micron, increased revenues by 20%+ while Samsung increased revenues by ...

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