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Let There Be Light
Photons are powering more components across data centers, wireless networks and, soon, edge AI deployments.

What Caught Our Eye This Week
Velodyne-Boston Dynamics, Autonomous Trucking, Self-Driving Doubts Grow

Pedestrian Rights Move to the Forefront in Traffic Safety Report
As pedestrian deaths spike, a report from the National Safety Council signals a fundamental shift in focus from passengers to passersby.

Semiconductor Inventory Cut Looming, or Just a Scare?
Samsung’s cutback signals the next inventory reduction cycle in response to inflationary pressures.

‘Road Safety for All’ Raises Stakes for Automakers
ADAS features designed to protect pedestrians take on importance in upcoming spin of NHTSA new-car safety rating system.

Why Drivers Should Fund Rail
Revenues from road users ought not be committed primarily to roads.

What Caught Our Eye This Week
Electronics inside Russian weapons, security hole in Mega cloud, China’s space-based solar power station

Investors Lobby Feds to Expand Tech Partnerships
A ‘deep-tech’ investment fund emerges as a key player in the drive to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.

NXP Drives Automotive Chip Race Without Big Brains
The chip maker hopes to bring together all the software for a next-generation vehicle platform – but without a big, central CPU at the wheel.

RISC-V’s CTO on the Art of Herding Cats
Managing a fast-growing open-source community is not for the fainthearted, but Mark Himelstein keeps the new specs coming.

China’s Achilles’ Heel
The nation’s intractable disunity may offer an opening for Western industrialists.

The Fabless Semiconductor Model is Flawed
Here is how to fix it.

Truth About Edge AI in MCUs: Is It Worth It?
NXP’s approach seeks to address the mismatch between long-lived embedded chips and evolving AI applications.

What Caught Our Eye This Week
NHTSA’s crash data, Canada’s new cyber attack disclosure law, MCU rankings

Ian Drew: On IoT and Life After Arm
Writing his own obituary has helped him clarify the goals that he had yet to fulfill. Arm’s former CMO discusses why he started Foundries.io.

Subsidies Are No Panacea for Fixing the Semiconductor Supply Chain
A growing chorus calls for a coordinated Western strategy for building resilient technology supply chains. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

Wally Rhines Places All His Chips on a Crypto Startup
The electronics industry veteran is betting fully homomorphic encryption is ready for prime time.

Startup’s Automotive Radar Sees People in the Dark
Uhnder looks to improve safety of ADAS systems with a one-chip digital radar device.

Rubber Meets Road for Tire Safety Startup
Tactile Mobility seeks to pump up tire safety monitoring using existing auto sensor networks.

What Caught Our Eye This Week
TSMC fab woes, Fraunhofer’s photovoltaic advance, EU charging port standard
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