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Nearfield bets on becoming the process-control champion of the AI era
Process control in advanced packaging could become what EUV lithography is for leading-edge transistor scaling, says Nearfield Instruments CEO Hamed Sadeghian.
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The AI-native organization: what comes after Agile
The AI-native organization learns and adapts at a rate that traditionally structured competitors can’t match.
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Thales teams up with Foxconn to secure advanced packaging in Europe
Defense players Thales and Radiall are joining forces with Foxconn to build a fully automated OSAT facility that aims to give Europe a stronger foothold in advanced electronics manufacturing.
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Bits&Chips talks to Nearfield’s Hamed Sadeghian
According to CEO Hamed Sadeghian, Nearfield Instruments finds itself in a “perfect storm” as the rise of AI, advanced chip nodes and heterogeneous integration is driving an explosion in demand for metrology.
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Creating signals with customized phase noise and jitter
How to use the IQ modulation capabilities of a vector signal generator to create signals with customized phase noise and jitter performance.
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How AI forms the future of Europe’s EDA industry
The User2User event hosted by Siemens EDA brings together the electronic design automation community to share their real-world experiences.
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Study backs beefing up European chip ambitions
Demand is growing, costs are manageable and Europe’s business climate could be competitive, according to a study commissioned by industry groups and governments.
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Quantum randomness turns flawed bits into perfect randomness
Starting with a random source that remained slightly predictable, ETH Zurich researchers generated a string of perfectly random bits. The experiment turns a cornerstone of quantum physics into a cryptographic tool.
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Silicon goes vertical with rollable transistor layers
A new transfer process for stacking ultrathin silicon nanomembranes could offer an alternative route to monolithic 3D integration.
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By strategically investing in rapid delivery and high quality, Apex Dynamics conquered the world
Taiwanese entrepreneur Robin Chang built Apex Dynamics single-handedly into a company now worth billions. The manufacturer of planetary gearboxes operates at the same level as its German competitors in terms of scale and quality.
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AI from Amsterdam, hardware from Eindhoven: Reports see opportunity for Dutch tech axis
The combination of Amsterdam’s strengths in AI and platform technology with Brainport Eindhoven’s hardware and semiconductor expertise could reinforce each other, according to two recently published reports.
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Intel made it past the 18A launch – now comes the difficult part
Intel has managed to catch up technologically, but it still needs to prove that it can manufacture chips for others, not just for itself.
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“Today’s chip boom won’t last”
Veteran analyst Malcolm Penn pushes back against the AI euphoria currently gripping the semiconductor market.
Editorial
Unlearning Europe’s learned helplessness
First, we convinced ourselves we didn’t have to be able to do everything. Now that we do, we seem to think we can’t. Europe could use a little more self-confidence.