Arm unveils Neoverse Compute Subsystems for Custom Silicon
by James E. Carroll, Editor Arm has announced a new product offering called Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems (CSS) that enables Arm partners to build specialized silicon at a lower cost,...
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Indie launches 240 GHz radar silicon transceiver
Indie Semiconductor has launched the world's first commercial fully integrated 240 GHz radar front-end (RFE) silicon transceiver. The TRA240091 is a cascadable radar front-end with an operating bandwidth of up...
Marvell delivers 800 Gbps CDSP for pluggable modules
Marvell has begun sampling an 800 Gbps coherent digital signal processor (DSP) for pluggable modules, promising 2x the maximum bandwidth over existing solutions while staying within the stringent thermal and...
Marvell launches 800G ZR/ZR+ for Data Center Interconnects
Marvell introduced a family of 800 Gbps ZR/ZR+ pluggable modules for data center interconnects (DCIs). COLORZ 800 incorporates Marvell's new 5nm Orion 800 Gbps coherent DSP with its silicon photonics...
Marvell samples first 5nm Multi-Gigabit PHY Platform
Marvell unveiled its next-generation, 5nm multi-gigabit copper Ethernet PHY platform capable of delivering up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth for Wi-Fi 7 while reducing PHY power by 50% compared to...
Intel to pay $353 million to terminate merger with Tower
Intel confirmed that it has terminated plans to acquire Tower Semiconductor due to the inability to obtain in a timely manner the regulatory approvals required. In accordance with the terms...
Sources: Intel likely to drop acquisition of Tower Semi
Intel failed to secure clearance from Chinese regulators for its pending acquisition of Tower Semiconductor. Media sources, including Reuters and Bloomberg, reported that Intel is likely to walk away from...
Intel and Synopsys Expand Partnership
Under an expanded strategic partnership, Synopsys will enable a range of its standardized interface IP portfolio on Intel's leading-edge process technologies, including Intel 3 and Intel 18A. This will give...
Tech Update: The AI Networking Bandwidth Challenge
Scaling network infrastructure for AI faces a daunting challenge. Compared to today's servers connected at 100 Gbps, AI clusters will demand 30 Tbps - a 300X increase. https://youtu.be/E2eAwrfFEdA Nigel Alvares,...
IBM unveils analog AI chip for deep learning inference
IBM Research introduced a mixed-signal analog AI chip for running a variety of deep neural network (DNN) inference tasks. The device has been tested to be as adept at computer...
Intel cites progress with U.S. fabs
On the one year anniversary of the CHIPS and Science Act being enacted into law, Intel provided an update on the new manufacturing facilities and programs. Some highlights Intel is...
SK hynix previews 321-layer 4D NAND
SK hynix previewed samples of its 321-layer 4D NAND at this week’s Flash Memory Summit (FMS) 2023 in Santa Clara, California. The company plans to raise the level of completion...
Keysight collaborates with University of Stuttgart of 6G IC research
Keysight Technologies announced a collaboration with the University of Stuttgart focused on the development of new integrated circuits (ICs) for 6G. The research will use the new Keysight 6G Vector...
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