Nvidia asks S Korea SK hynix to pull forward chip deliveries

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The head of AI computing giant Nvidia asked South Korea’s SK hynix to speed up delivery of newer, more advanced HBM4 chips by six months, the…

Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow index in AI-driven shift for semiconductor industry

The logo of semiconductor chip maker Intel is pictured at the Paris games week in Paris, Nov. 4, 2017. Credit: AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File Nvidia is replacing Intel on the…

Large-scale programmable logic array achieves complex computations

Large-scale optical programmable logic array for two-dimensional cellular automata. Credit: Wenkai Zhang Huazhong University of Science and Technology Researchers have long sought to harness the power of light for computing,…

Novel liquid acoustic sensor mimics whale melon to recognize voices in noisy environments

A self-filtering liquid acoustic sensor for voice recognition. Credit: Xun Zhao/ UCLA Jun Chen Research Group. In recent years, engineers have developed a wide range of increasingly sophisticated sensors for…

Solving computationally hard problems with 3D integrated photonics

Computing results of the SSP instances where the set is {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17} and {2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17}, respectively. (a) and (c) The experimental…

Stretchable transistors used in wearable devices enable in-sensor edge computing

Credit: Liu et al. Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are neuromorphic transistors made of carbon-based materials that combine both electronic and ionic charge carriers. These transistors could be particularly effective solutions…

New ultrathin optical device can precisely capture and stimulate the mammalian brain

UK govt buys semiconductor facility key to defense

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government announced on Friday that it had acquired a key semiconductor factory after fears its imminent closure would hamper a crucial supply chain to…

Shape-morphing brain sensor adheres to curved surfaces for ultrasound neurostimulation

Our brain sensor adheres strongly to the surface of brain tissue. In the case of a rat brain (as shown in the bottom-left photo), the sensor remains securely attached even…

Unique straining affects phase transformations in silicon, a material vital for electronics

Valery Levitas, right, and Sorb Yesudhas prepare a rotational diamond anvil cell for experiments at Argonne National Laboratory. Credit: Ryan Riley/College of Engineering When Valery Levitas left Europe in 1999,…