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Pilot v. Autopilot: Who’s The Boss?
Understanding human-factor science is the key to safety—in designing aircraft or automobiles.
The Secret Life of a Quantum Computing CEO
Maud Vinet has uncanny knack for leading the way in new technologies.
Chips, Politics, High Numbers
Never trust the high numbers put forward by excitable company CEOs and politicians that they say they will be spending in building wafer fabs and on other high capital expenditure projects.
Podcast: Ground Truth for Highly Automated Vehicles
A number of state departments of transportation want to evaluate the compatibility of their roads with the emerging technologies used in highly automated vehicles.
Jim Keller Sketches AI Strategy to Bypass Nvidia
The success of Jim Keller, a renowned CPU architect and CEO at AI startup Tenstorrent, is not pre-ordained. His goal to offer an alternative to Nvidia’s AI is clear, though.
Intel Hones Funding Plans for its Mammoth Fab Splurge
Intel needs more money than governments can give for its new fabs, so it is sharing ownership of some fabs with investors in a novel funding strategy
Digital Cockpit: Human Factors Do Matter
As computer drivers enable vehicle autonomy, here’s what carmakers can learn from the aviation industry.
Interfacing in a Faceless Era
We seem to be abrogating the necessity of “reading” people, a skill that requires the study of a thousand faces.
Renesas Picks Its Battle on Edge AI
Venturing into a broad and fragmented edge AI market is a safari fraught with challenges.
Chiplets Are Still a Work in Progress
The underlying technologies are mostly in place, but the industry will need the right processes and tools before chiplets can deliver on their promise.
Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV): Pros, Cons & Worries
If an SDV isn’t “apps on wheels,” what is it? An expert panel, laying out the pros and cons of SDV design, defines it as a “fully reconfigurable vehicle”.
NXP: How Is Technology Shaping Society?
Let’s discuss the rigorous engineering work needed to keep mission-critical systems safe and secure
That Severe Auto IC Shortage? It Will Happen Soon Again
Huge sums are pouring into building new chip fabs, but the focus on next-gen nodes is misplaced. The last shortages arose from insufficient capacity in the older nodes. That’s where they will crop up again.
Auto Industry Euphoric over Chiplets. Why?
The chiplet is all the rage among car OEMs, Tier Ones, and automotive chip suppliers. IMEC is kicking off this month the first automotive-focused chiplet event.
Podcast: Western EV Battery Strategy Starts with Final Assembly
Author Charles Murray argues the West must build up its battery assembly lines to confront China’s dominance.
Ethernet Switches: Marvell’s Ticket to Automotive
Next-generation vehicle architecture is creating an unprecedented opportunity for Automotive Ethernet.
AI Rivalry Heats up, But Catching Nvidia Won’t Be Easy
Nvidia quietly worked on its accelerated computing dream for years and won big with the advent of the AI era. Can Nvidia keep this much coveted crown?
Apple’s Display Tech Choice in Vision Pro
Its latest Vision Pro display technology reveals that Apple’s quixotic quest for exotic microLED technology remains unfulfilled.
Podcast: What’s Next for Microchip’s Steve Sanghi?
Steve Sanghi, Microchip and the semiconductor market have intertwined stories going back decades. That saga is not ending yet. The chip world can count on seeing more of Sanghi beyond Microchip.
From ‘Smart’ to ‘Useful’ Sensors
Can anyone make ‘smart home’ devices useful to consumers? A Calif. startup, Useful Sensors, believes it has the magic potion.
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