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Imec, UGent and Belnet, the Belgian National Research Network, have realised the first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) links – a  key step in a 30-month quantum cryptography project which aims to achieve the previously impossible: a way to transmit data 100% safe and unimperceptibly using quantum physics principles. Quantum computers are soon expected to have the capability of breaking current ...

Researchers at  at JILA, a joint institution of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder  have developed an atomic clock that can detect the effects of gravity predicted by the theory of general relativity at the microscopic scale. The clock is the latest demonstration that a much more precise definition of the ...

imec is offering access to advanced technologies through its 2nm NanoIC pilot line and  two-day training sessions focused on its Pathfinding Process Design Kit (P-PDK) for N2 technology. The workshop is all about making imec’s Pathfinding Process Design Kit (P-PDK) for advanced logic technologies accessible to industry and academia. It provides participants with a collection of code and files, bringing ...

DAC 2024: The need to organise HDL hardware description language) tools in an era of chiplet design and higher abstraction and higher synthesis levels, Sigasi has introduced its Visual HDL portfolio, designed to correct inefficient HDL-based design workflows and reduce the number of iterations needed. The Belgium company explained that SVH (Sigasi Visual HDL) is an IDE (integrated development environment) ...

Silicon Catalyst Ventures (SCV), a Delaware Series LLC, is deploying $10 million to $20 million this year for its first series and is focused on investing in early-stage entrepreneurial teams developing transformative semiconductor-based innovations. SCV will fund companies primarily in North America, UK, EU, and Israel. SCV also plans on investing in most early-stage companies admitted into the Silicon Catalyst ...

 Orca Semiconductor , the analogue ASSP specialist,  has emerged from stealth mode to sample its first product, the OS1000, a PMIC for health wearables, hearables and other connected devices. The OS1000 is designed for wearable applications that require efficient and low quiescent current operation. This device contains a linear Li+ battery charge management block, two innovative, DVS capable, low quiescent ...

Wolfspeed has put back its $3 billion fab building plan in Saarland, Germany, reports Reuters. Wolfspeed says it is prioritising its investment in New York. The postponement decision has also been affected by weak demand from the EV manufacturers. Construction of the Saarland plant will not now start until mid-2025 at the earliest. The EU’s plans to attract foreign chip-makers ...

Dr Drew Nelson OBE (pictured) co-founder and CEO of IQE, has left the board  after 35 years. Nelson founded the compound semiconductor company with Michael Scott in 1968 He was CEO from 1991 to 2021 before joining the board as president and non-executive director IQE said Nelson is leaving to focus on his other interests, including building the South Wales ...

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Imec has produced the first electrically functional CMOS CFET devices with stacked bottom and top source/drain contacts. While the results were obtained with both contacts patterned from the frontside, imec also shows the feasibility of moving bottom contact formation to the wafer backside – significantly improving top device survival rate from 11% to 79%. Imec’s logic technology roadmap envisions the ...