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Great OFC coverage by LightCounting. TeraSignal’s Intelligent Re-Driver in CMOS is changing the power, reliability and performance calculus between DSP and LPO modules.

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#Microchip's new family of radiation tolerant (#RT) #LE50-28 isolated DC-DC 50W #powerconverters, available in nine models with single and triple outputs from 3.3V to 28V. The off-the-shelf LE50-28 series power converters are designed to meet MIL-STD-461 standards. The series has the flexibility to parallel up to four power converters to achieve 200 watts of power. Designed to serve 28V bus systems, the LE50-28 isolated DC-DC power converters can be integrated with Microchip's #PolarFire #FPGAs, #microcontrollers, and #LX7720-RT #motorcontrolsensors for a complete #electricalsystem solution. The LE50-28 power converters offer a variety of electrical connection and mounting options. The #LE50 series is manufactured using traditional #surfacemount and through-hole #components on printed wiring boards. The LE50-28 series offers space-grade radiation tolerance, 50 Krad total ionizing dose (#TID), and single particle effect (#SEE) latch-up immunity with 37 MeV-cm2/mg linear energy transfer. #DCDC #LE5028 #electroniccomponents #semiconductor #electronicsproducts #chip #electronics #perceptive #supplychain #oem #ems #odm #electric #electronics #purchasing #chips #shortage #microchip #altera #adi #xilink #ti

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European semiconductor regions want to further expand cooperation. That was discussed and aligned at the first annual meeting of the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance #ESRA in the Saxon capital Landeshauptstadt Dresden. Knowing Saxony's petty statehood (Kleinstaaterei, everything was invented, but not yet from everybody) while seeing the state of Saxony taking this initiative underlines that the problems in the 🇪🇺 semiconductor industry are understood and well addressed: ✅ A resilient 🇪🇺 semiconductor eco system must provide the whole value chain from raw materials up to testing, cutting and packaging of chips. ✅ At the moment no region facilitates the whole value chain. ✅ Sustainable investments need high utilization rates of all investment goods. This can only be reached by an interregional aligned investment strategy. ✅ The aligned investment strategy will act as a 🧲 for further chip products made in 🇪🇺 made for the 🌍. ✅ All regions will profit from the growing semiconductor business. No reason to argue with each other. Thank you Thomas Schmidt and #MichaelKretschmer for taking this initiative and bringing European regions together. https://lnkd.in/eXezT8n9

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Oops, We did it again! #Memory companies #investment strategy 💡 We are in the #semiconductor market phase where everybody disagrees about what is happening. The market is up; the market is down. #Mobile #phones are up…. oh no, now they are down. The #PC market is up—oh no, we must wait until we can get an #AI PC. The #inflation is high—the consumer is not buying. For us in the industry, the 13-week financial analyst cycle is the entire universe - time did not exist before this quarter, and it will cease to exist after it. Sell, sell, sell, pull, push, cheat, steal, fake, blame! Anything to make the guidance number. If you are in the hamster wheel, there is no oxygen, and you lose the overview. The bottom line is that it does not matter, and the quarterly cycles are a (sometimes expensive) distraction from achieving long-term business success. The #semiconductor business does not rotate around a quarter or a financial year. It is orientated around a four-year cycle, as can be seen below. A very big thank you again to Claus Aasholm and Semiconductor Business Intelligence for the full article with more background, insights and charts via the link below 💡🙏👇 https://lnkd.in/eTeEe3qs? #semiconductorindustry #semiconductors #semiconductormanufacturing #technology #tech #memory #dram #nand #nandflash #flashmemory #ic #chip #usa #japan #southkorea #taiwan #china #singapore #computer #it

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𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗠 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗖-𝗩 𝗩𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗤𝗘𝗠𝗨 𝗘𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. Ashling and our partner Embecosm are working with the RISE (RISC-V Software Ecosystem) project to optimize RISC-V vector instructions emulation for QEMU the open-source emulator. Our goal is to ensure that RISC-V vector instruction powered binaries run at rocket 🚀 🚀 🚀 speed under QEMU by mapping the RISC-V vector instructions to the best hardware equivalents on the host, leveraging up to 256-bit SIMD vectors for maximum performance. The RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) Project focuses on accelerating the development of open-source software for the RISC-V architecture. See: https://riseproject.dev/ #RISCV #QEMU

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“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.” – Chinese proverb #AI is a widely discussed topic these days - and as #semiconductors and #software are both very relevant drivers for AI, of course we at Silicon Saxony do as well. And together with our members, we build windmills, to stay in the picture. :) You will have the opportunity to talk to many of them as well as to a lot of international guests in exactly 4 weeks from now - during the Silicon Saxony Day at Dresden Airport, on June 11th. Check out the full programme here: https://lnkd.in/eQ9KyFEq (please note that there are separate stages :) ) Personally, I am in particular looking forward to 3 great keynotes from Christian Koitzsch / #ESMC, Michael Woittennek / X-FAB #Dresden and of course to the one by Nigel Toon / Graphcore. Nigel's key note is titled as his book: How AI thinks (reading it at the moment, enjoyed it very much already, page 103 from more than 200 at the moment, full review will follow). And of course semiconductors and software play a relevant role in it :). For all those that are not located in #Saxony - actually, the entire week offers reasons to plan a trip: 1. World Trade Centers Association Open #Investor Day on Monday (June 10th) -> https://lnkd.in/erHTFsQb 2. Silicon Saxony Day on Tuesday (June 11th) 3. SEMI 3D & Systems Summit Wednesday to Friday (12th-14th) ->https://lnkd.in/ddnU599m Of course, you could also stay for the weekend and enjoy the Long Night of Science (Dresdner Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften) on Friday :)

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Advanced Packaging Is Radically Reshaping the #Chip Ecosystem 💡 Periodically, analysts commenting on the chip industry will pronounce that Moore’s Law is obsolete. Yet while the speed of progress is slowing down, #chipmakers are still doubling the number of #transistors on an integrated circuit (#IC) approximately every 2.5 years. In the past, fundamentally new approaches for chip design never seemed to catch on. That’s no longer the case as fresh ideas that are essential for running some of today’s most important applications are rapidly gaining favor. One of the most significant of these new concepts is #advancedpackaging, which essentially accommodates an ever-increasing number of transistors by decreasing the size of electrical contacts. Traditionally, a #semiconductor chip focuses on performing one particular action or process. By comparison, an advanced multichip package incorporates multiple chips and processes into one component. This transformative approach integrates a multitude of semiconductor components into a single package, directly addressing the most critical semiconductor technical and commercial constraints. A very big thank you to my friend Dr. Karl Breidenbach and his colleagues Joseph Fitzgerald, Jan H. Mohr, Dr. Nadim Sah, Dr. Jörg Jeschke, Dr. Karl Breidenbach, Nicola Kerschbaumer,  Sohini Kar from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for the full article with more background, charts and insights via the link below 💡🙏👇 https://lnkd.in/eVvUhbKf #semicondcutorindustry #semiconductors #semiconductor #chip #ic #technology #tech #chiplets #chiplet #foundry #innovation #icdesign #tsmc #samsung #intel #geopolitics #usa #taiwan #southkorea #it #ai

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Great article with insights by Bernard Murphy at SemiWiki.com, "Arteris Frames Network-On-Chip Topologies in the Car." "... while there is plenty of complexity in evolving car architectures and the consequent impact on subsystem chip/chiplet designs, connected on-chip through both coherent and non-coherent networks, the intent behind these systems is quite clear. We just need to start thinking about total car system architecture rather than individual chip functions." #Arteris #NetworkOnChip #Automotive https://bit.ly/3UiKqls

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BREAKING NEWS: EXPANDING European Horizons: Hamamatsu Photonics Acquires NKT Photonics and Collaborates with PhotonHub. Two Optica corporate members are finally joining forces officially. Japanese Hamamatsu Corporation, a pioneer in photonic solutions, has officially expanded its European operations with the successful acquisition of NKT Photonics, a leader in fiber laser and photonic crystal fiber technologies based in Birkerød, Denmark. According to an announcement on Monday, May 6th, this strategic acquisition, initially stalled under the Danish Investment Screening Act, has now received approval. This means the sale of NKT Photonics to Photonics Management Europe S.R.L., a 100% owned subsidiary of Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. NKT expects the transaction to be completed within the second quarter of 2024. Founded in Japan in 1953, Hamamatsu Photonics today has more than 5,300 employees worldwide and an annual revenue of close to €1.2 billion. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Combining over two decades of NKT’s expertise in photonic crystal fibres with Hamamatsu’s advanced detectors and light sources will drive innovation in the industrial, scientific, and healthcare sectors. Basil Garabet, CEO of NKT Photonics, expressed enthusiasm about the merger: "Joining forces with Hamamatsu Photonics Europe aligns our common goals and visions, enabling us to offer superior solutions to our customers and innovate together." Alongside its acquisition strategy, Hamamatsu Photonics is also strengthening its ties with the European photonics community through a significant partnership with Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and PhotonHub Europe. This collaboration focuses on supporting companies from feasibility studies to commercial-scale production, with initiatives like the introduction of 'Pilot Lines' to accelerate the market readiness of photonics-based products. Akira Hiruma, CEO of Hamamatsu Photonics, recently commented on the future direction post-acquisition: "Integrating NKT Photonics under Hamamatsu's umbrella enriches our technology portfolio and enhances our capacity to innovate. This acquisition, combined with our partnership with VUB and PhotonHub, signifies a bold step forward in our mission to lead the global photonics industry." Finally, as a reminder, the video below, which I made last year in Denver, shows what Hamamatsu is doing with quantum around the world. We spoke then with Klea Dhimitri and Stephanie Fullerton. We hope that Hamamatsu Corporation will share further insights at the upcoming Optica Global Photonics Economic Forum, which will be held October 1-2 in Malaga, Spain. Why not join us? Early bird discount until May 31st. https://lnkd.in/eV37rzHf

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A very interesting blog by Giuseppe Piccolboni of Weebit Nano Ltd about the use of our #ReRAM for #neuromorphic applications

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Can investment from TSMC, Infineon Technologies and others revive #Europe's #chip dreams? Skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers and end customers are needed 💡🇩🇪 New arrivals include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The world's largest contract #chipmaker plans to start construction later this year on a 10 billion euro chip facility -- its first in Europe -- right next to #Bosch's factory, with investments from #NXP, #Infineon and Bosch. #Globalfoundries is also mulling a several billion euro expansion in the city of Dresden. #Fraunhofer, #Europe's top application-oriented #research institute, is expanding its R&D facilities for next-generation advanced #chip packaging technologies and computing in memory solutions in #Dresden. This rush to expand is raising hopes that Europe can become a major player in advanced #semiconductors, vital components that power everything from #smartphones to fighter jets. But local industry veterans question whether the sudden surge in #investment and recent government support will pay off. A very big thank you again to Cheng Ting-Fang and Nikkei Asia for the full article with more background and insights via the link below 💡🙏👇 https://lnkd.in/eHGD7NAk #semiconductorindustry #semiconductormanufacturing #technology #ai #it #chips #geopolitics #semiconductors #semiconductor #foundry #tech Silicon Saxony Frank Bösenberg ❤️

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I get asked often for connectivity relevance for AI and LLM. Every single large language model today runs on compute clusters that are enabled by Marvell’s connectivity silicon. Read the Blog, to learn more, at: https://lnkd.in/g365SAyg #EssentialTechnologyDoneRight #Marvell

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𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙁𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘿𝙄𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙎 #6 📖 📒 📓 I asked Stefan Minić, one of our bright junior verification engineers here at Vtool - Smart Verification, who works in our office in Niš, what part of IP verification he loves the most. "𝑨𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑰𝑷 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏'𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔. 𝑰𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆." Stay tuned for more stories to come. #verificationengineer #diaries #verification #bestjobever #stories ---------------------------------------- In this series, I am asking verification engineers about various aspects of their jobs. My hope is that their stories will inspire more people to truly appreciate how the job of verification engineer is interesting, challenging, and at the end of the day, very fulfilling.

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The SIM8380G-M2 is the Multi-Band 5G NR/LTE-FDD/LTE-TDD/HSPA+ module which supports R16 5G NSA/SA. It has strong extension capability with abundant interfaces including PCIe, USB3.1, GPIO etc. The module provides much flexibility and ease of integration for customer's applications.   The SIM8380G-M2 adopts M2 form factor. AT commands of SIM8380G-M2 are compatible with #SIM8300 series modules. This also minimizes the investments of customers and enables a short time-to-market. It is designed for applications that need high throughput data communication in a variety of radio propagation conditions. Due to the unique combination of performance, #security and flexibility, this module is ideally suited for many applications. #sim8380 #sim8380g #simcom #5g #5gmodule #module #wireless #5gwireless #iot #5gtechnology

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Construction of Intel's Fab 29 module 1 and module 2 near Magdeburg, Germany, delayed due to pending EU subsidy approval and the necessity to remove black soil, pushing the start to May 2025, with the possibility of coming online in late 2027 – early 2028. Delays stemmed from subsidy approval, led Germany's Finance Minister to intervene and ensure Intel's needs were met, but the EU Competition Authority has yet to approve the subsidy of €9.9 billion. Infrastructure development is crucial, with plans for access roads and land acquisition ongoing, aiming to comply with environmental and building regulations. #fab #intel #semiconductor #construction #innovation #technology #Germany #infrastructure https://lnkd.in/d9jebnEE

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REPLAY OF TODAY'S (APRIL 30th) LIVE LOWDOWN ON LINEAR DRIVE OPTICS. Here is the YouTube link you need https://lnkd.in/dMCKjT3D to access the recording of today's in-depth discussion about Linear Drive Optics. The meeting starts after the 3 minute countdown. Special thanks to Optiwave Systems Inc. and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. for helping to make today’s OIM possible. This 90-minute Optica Online Industry Meeting examines LPO technology in depth, examining its benefits, challenges, and role in the data centre optics landscape. Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) offers a viable solution to address data centres' lower power consumption and high bandwidth demands. LPO simplifies design with a pluggable module interface, facilitating easy plugging and unplugging of transceivers. This design enhances optical interconnection flexibility, simplifies fibre cabling, and streamlines equipment maintenance, allowing for efficient system management and upgrades. Remember that LPO was THE hot topic during OFC 2024. While offering power and cost savings, linear drive faces technical and business challenges that have limited widespread adoption. LPO technology eliminates expensive DSPs from the module, which could be bad news for some. Do you recall the response from Andy Bechtolsheim of Arista Networks when I asked him what problem we are solving with LPO? Watch the video below to find out. We invited Andy back to update us at this meeting. He announced that 12 Industry leaders are now collaborating to define specifications for Linear Pluggable Optics. Founder members of the Multi-Source Agreement are Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd., AMD, Arista Networks, Broadcom, Cisco, Eoptolink Technology Inc., Ltd., Hisense USA, InnoLight Technology, Intel Corporation, MACOM, NVIDIA and Semtech. More details at lpo-msa.org. We also asked the following experts to join us for OIM: Son Thai Le from Nubis Communications, Tiger Ninomiya from Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd. who gave me a brilliant live demo at OFC Conference, Ron Swartzentruber from Lightelligence, Philipp-Immanuel Dietrich from Keystone, Lewis Johnson from NLM Photonics, Alexey Gubenko from Innolume GmbH, Rohin Y from Lightspeed, and the ever-controversial Mark Lutkowitz from fibeReality, LLC. Time is short, so fasten your safety belts and hang on as we begin our deep dive into LPO technology. Let the ride into the future begin.

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https://lnkd.in/dZtaknFH " The German government has slightly upgraded its growth forecast for this year, as it sees early signs of a recovery in household spending power and industrial output in Europe’s largest economy. " #economy #germany #inflation #growth #europe #growthforecast #gdp

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