Category: Processors
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RISC-V Summit Europe has opened in Bologna around deployable hardware. The programme spans embedded systems, AI, automotive, security, software, and space.
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Siemens has launched Solido Characterizer for semiconductor library characterisation workflows. The software combines predictive AI and an AI-accelerated SPICE simulator to reduce Liberty file generation from weeks to days.
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Semiconductor equipment billings hit a new quarterly record in 2026. SEMI’s Q1 figures show capital spending concentrated around leading-edge logic, DRAM, and advanced packaging as AI infrastructure keeps pulling investment towards wafer fabrication and package-level integration.
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Microchip’s Armenian engineering team has gained advanced FPGA authorisation. The US export licence covers controlled semiconductor technology and related high-performance hardware, allowing approved engineers to work on selected FPGA programmes under defined compliance controls.
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Astute Group has added UK stock of ATS thermal management products for NVIDIA Jetson modules. The range covers active heatsinks, passive options, and thermal transfer plates for robotics, edge computing, smart monitoring, and physical AI systems.
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Infineon has integrated its OPTIGA TPM SLB 9672 with NVIDIA Jetson Thor. The hardware root of trust secures keys, verifies software integrity, and supports post-quantum update protection for physical AI systems and robot fleets.
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Bull and Foxconn will manufacture AI and cloud infrastructure across France and the Czech Republic. The partnership targets AI factories, neo-cloud providers, enterprises, and research institutions, with an initial investment expected to exceed €120m.
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Longsys has introduced AIDIMM and AILPBGA memory products. The devices target local AI inference, compact embedded systems, and edge compute platforms under memory, bandwidth, power, and thermal constraints.
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Cadence has extended ChipStack to Level-5 autonomy. The AI Super Agent uses NVIDIA technology to automate chip design and verification workflows across simulation, formal analysis, debug, and convergence.
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Intel has expanded its data-centre processor and networking stack. Xeon 6+ processors, Ethernet E835 controllers, and Crescent Island GPU updates target AI, cloud, edge, and network-intensive infrastructure.