What's New

 

IBM reports improved performance of high-speed, high-density memories - Spin-transfer-torque MRAM embedded in 14 nm circuits demonstrated with ns switching.

 

3D integration of heterogeneous chips for exascale processors - CEA (France) develops chiplet-level packaging with increased bandwidth and density.

 

Graphene-Based Memristors for Improved Neural Networks - Penn State researchers demonstrate synapses with multiple synaptic weights

 

Intel develops new cryptography protocols - Designed to be resistant to hacking by future quantum computers

 

New memristor device acts like biological neuron - May provide basic element for neuromorphic computing

 

Record speeds for AI inferencing - Nvidia GPU exceeds prior benchmark performance

 

Analog Optical Computing Chip for Neural Networks - Carries out multiply-accumulate computations in silicon photonic chip for AI.

 

US Government Announces New Research Centers in AI and QC - $1B in government labs and universities funded by National Science Foundation and Dept. of Energy.

 

Newsletter of IEEE Electron Devices Society features new IRDS™ Roadmap (PDF, 4 MB) - Provides history of earlier semiconductor roadmaps and an overview of the latest roadmap.

 

US Government funds 3 academic-based institutes on quantum information - $75M over five years going to research based at the University of Colorado, University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Illinois.

 

Chip Proposals Seek to Revive US Manufacturing - US Congress proposes aid to advance US semiconductor industry.

 

CCC Report on Embedded Security Research - Conclusions of Computing Community Consortium Workshop on Embedded Security in Connected Devices.

 

DARPA Kicks Off Program in Quantum Computing - University-industry teams will investigate hybrid classical-quantum optimization algorithms.

 

RAND Study Advocates Post-Quantum Cryptography - New report proposes development of communication security protocols that are more resistant against future quantum computers.

 

Silicon Spin Qubits Demonstrated - Researchers fabricate silicon quantum dots that can operate at temperatures above 1 K.

 

DoE issues report on AI for Science - Argonne National Laboratory summarizes town hall meetings on AI, big data, and high performance computing in the next decade.

 

Roadmap for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors - IEEE Power Electronics Society releases Roadmap on development of ICs of GaN and SiC for high-power applications.

 

New faster parallel optimization algorithm implemented on FPGAs and GPUs - Toshiba sees applications to financial engineering.

 

New project on DNA-based memory technology - Collaboration between Georgia Tech, Microsoft, University of Washington, and others.

 

Princeton Quantum Initiative - New interdisciplinary program in quantum computing at Princeton University

 

International Race to Demonstrate First Exascale Computer - China, US, EU, and Japan competing, with China’s entry possible in 2020.

 

Neural Network Processor for Machine Learning - Intel announces new commercial AI chips for training and inference.

 

Quantum Information Edge - New consortium on quantum computing led by US National Laboratories, with universities and industry.