21 July 2017 UC San Diego Researchers plan using the technology on various other applications, ranging from virtual and augmented reality to telesurgery, technical training and defence. University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) engineers have developed a smart glove that is able to wirelessly translate the American Sign
There is so much talk of “big IoT” networking of huge factories. Perhaps the better way to look at IoT is through smaller, more manageable projects–like growing tomatoes. So much has been read about sensors, measurement, big data and big IoT, but much of the useful work we read is
President Barack Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has formed a working group to strengthen the US semiconductor industry. The announcement setting up the working group says: ‘The industry may be approaching technological and economic inflection points. Based on the currently commercialized approach to semiconductor technology, the
When it comes to accurately predicting growth in the semiconductor market, the industry doesn’t have a great record. Even near-term forecasting is unreliable and, when projected growth figures can diverge by up to 96% from the actual figures, useful data is hard to come by. “This is a serious problem,”
Machine learning, AI, require more than just power and performance. The idea that devices can learn optimal behavior rather than relying on more generalized hardware and software is driving a resurgence in artificial intelligence, machine leaning, and cognitive computing. But architecting, building and testing these kinds of systems will require
Questions persist about how to deal with an explosion in data, and who has access to it, but changes are on the horizon. As complexity goes up with each new process node, so does the amount of data that is generated, from initial GDSII to photomasks, manufacturing, yield and post-silicon
Current-generation drones are imperiled by multiple security weaknesses. Is the semiconductor industry doing enough to address the problem? Critics have accused drones of creating multiple dangers, including invading privacy, colliding with other aircraft, threatening personal safety and even frightening livestock. Yet the biggest drone threat of all may turn out
Metrics for performance are changing at 10nm and 7nm. Speed still matters, but one size doesn’t fit all. The need for speed is back. An explosion in the amount of data that needs to be collected and processed is driving a new wave of change in hardware, software and overall
In safety critical industries, systems vendors are demanding security. In others, it’s still a risk-benefit equation. Ask any two executives in the semiconductor industry about security threats and there is a good chance you will get two totally different answers. The disturbing part is they both may be right. In
Has the semiconductor industry finally reached the level of maturity that requires reduction in R&D spending to continue growing earnings as revenue growth slows? Maybe it does. In almost all years of semiconductor industry’s history, research and development spending of the public semiconductor companies has increased. Only three years in