DAC 2018: Foundry TSMC confirmed that it has refined the N7 technology it introduced at last year’s DAC, with N7+, using EUV layers to realise a smaller, denser standard cell to reduce power requirements and increase density by up to 20%. The denser standard cell increases reliability, exploiting EUV layers for greater accuracy in the ...
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Specialist component distributor, Gateway Electronic Components, has opened a ferrite core gapping and machining centre at its Cheshire facility, offering surface grinding and machining, test equipment, hardware and software support. The ferrite and magnetic material distributor holds franchises for TDK, Ferroxcube and Fair-Rite and now extend its value-added services into the ferrite core gapping market, having identified ...
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The 55 th Design Automation Conference (DAC) will cover many topics for chip and system designers. Although diverse, the event reflects the preoccupations of the industry, namely ensuring functional safety in design, and the role of AI and machine learning (ML) in design for today and tomorrow. OneSpin Solutions and Austemper Design Systems will both ...
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Research conducted by Studio Graphene, an agency that supports start-ups to commercial status, charts the experiences of tech start-up founders’ experiences. (Spoiler alert: it’s not as easy as they thought.) The survey of over 100 founders of London-based tech business reported finding over half found it took longer than they thought to launch a business ...
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Ahead of DAC next month, ANSYS has announced the 19.1 software which allows the developer to build, validate and deploy simulation-based digital twins of products in a single workflow. A digital twin combines physics-based virtual replicas of a product (medical, aerospace, wireless or automotive, for example) which can alert the design team to potential operating ...
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Automotive infotainment SoCs are expected to see a CAGR of 6.9% from 2018 to 2028 according to a report by Future Market Insights. The market was worth $9,035m last year, and is predicted to nearly double in value to be worth $18,485.9m by the end of 2028. SoCs that address major automotive design concerns, such ...
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Unlimited access to Ultra Librarian symbols, footprints and 3D STEP models is now available from Digi-Key. The distributor has worked with EDA value added reseller, EMA Design Automation, to remove the download limits of Ultra Librarian EDA and CAD models. “We now have model coverage for over 1.25 million parts,” said Randall Restle, vice president, ...
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Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has completed automotive AEC Q101 qualification for two GaN devices. Two of the company’s eGaN FETs, the EPC2202 and EPC2203, underwent environmental and bias-stress testing, including humidity testing with bias (H3TRB), high temperature reverse bias (HTRB), high temperature gate bias (HTGB) and temperature cycling. The company reports that the wafer level ...
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Intel is supplying its Falcon 8+ drones in a project with the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation to protect and restore the Great Wall. The drones will be able to survey the Wall’s Jiankou section, which is one of the third century BC’s structure’s most famous – and steepest – parts. The drones and ...
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Xilinx has posted record revenues of $2.54 billion for the fiscal year 2018, an increase of 8% from last year. Revenues were $673 million for Q4 of FY 2018, up 7% from the prior quarter and up 10% from Q4 FY 2017. CEO Victor Peng attributes the growth to :a three-pronged approach”, focusing on data ...
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