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Applied Materials, BE Semiconductor
Industries to Accelerate Chip Integration
Technology
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Applied Materials Inc. and BE Semiconduc-
tor Industries N.V. announced an agreement
to develop the industry's first complete and
proven equipment solution for die-based hybrid
bonding, an emerging chip-to-chip interconnect
technology that enables heterogeneous chip
and subsystem designs for applications includ-
ing high-performance computing, AI, and 5G.
NIST Releases Draft Cybersecurity
Guidance
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Taking another step toward strengthening the
nation's critical infrastructure, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
drafted guidelines for applying its cybersecurity
framework to critical technologies, such as the
global positioning system that use positioning,
navigation, and timing (PNT) data.
Pacific Green Acquires Battery Energy
Storage System Design Company
Innoergy Limited
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Pacific Green Technologies Inc. announced that it
acquired Innoergy Limited, a designer of battery
energy storage systems whose clients include
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. in Japan and Limejump Lim-
ited, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
Samsung, VeriSilicon Support Blaize
AI Platform
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a world leader in
advanced semiconductor technology, in collab-
oration with design services provider, VeriSili-
con, successfully supported the on-time market
launch of AI Edge computing startup Blaize's
hardware platform, despite the COVID-19
pandemic.
Rohm Reducing Size of Automotive
Designs With Ultra-Compact MOSFETs
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ROHM released the ultra-compact AEC-Q101
qualified MOSFETs, RV8C010UN, RV8L002SN,
and BSS84X, best-in-class 1-mm2 size that
delivers automotive-grade reliability. The prod-
ucts are suitable for high-density applications,
such as ADAS and automotive ECUs.
2020 IEEE International Electron Devices
Meeting (IEDM) Announces Virtual
Events Schedule
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The 66
th
annual edition of the IEEE Interna-
tional Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), a
forum for the presentation of applied research
in transistors and related devices, announced
the details of its virtual schedule.
NVIDIA Xavier Shatters Records, Excels in
Back-to-Back Performance Benchmarks
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AI-powered vehicles aren't a future vision;
they're a reality today. And they're only truly
possible on NVIDIA Xavier, our system-on-a-
chip for autonomous vehicles.
North American Semiconductor Equipment
Industry Posts September 2020 Billings
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North America-based manufacturers of semi-
conductor equipment posted $2.75 billion in
billings worldwide in September 2020 (three-
month average basis), according to the Sep-
tember Equipment Market Data Subscription
(EMDS) Billings Report published by SEMI.
SoftBank Group, NVIDIA CEOs on
What's Next for AI
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Sharing a vision of AI enabling humankind,
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang joined Masayo-
shi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group
Corp., as a guest for his keynote recently at the
annual SoftBank World conference.