46 SMT007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2021
Samsung, IBM Announce Call for Code
Challenge to Honor Everyday Heroes E
Samsung Electronics and IBM announced the
Call for Code Honoring Everyday Heroes Chal-
lenge for enterprise developers to encourage
the development of new technology solutions
to help everyday heroes.
Cadence Extends Battery Life,
Improves User Experience for
Next-Generation Devices E
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the
Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi 1 DSP, which im-
proves the user experience by delivering break-
through audio/voice innovation for small bat-
tery devices such as TWS earbuds, hearing
aids, Bluetooth headsets, smart watches, and
other wearables.
Empower Semiconductor Signs
Global Distribution Agreement
with Mouser Electronics E
Empower Semiconductor, Inc. announces a
new global distribution agreement with Mous-
er Electronics Inc., the authorized global dis-
tributor with the newest semiconductors and
electronic components.
Apple Joins New imec's Sustainable
Semiconductor Technologies and
Systems (SSTS) Research Program E
Imec, a world-leading research and innova-
tion hub in nanoelectronics and digital tech-
nologies, announces that Apple Inc. has joined
imec's brand-new Sustainable Semiconduc-
tor Technologies and Systems (SSTS) research
program.
Siemens Accelerates IP Validation by
1,000X at Arm using ML-powered Solido
Variation Designer on AWS Graviton2 E
Siemens Digital Industries Soware announced
that Arm, a global leader in semiconductor in-
tellectual property, used Siemens' machine
learning-powered Solido™ Variation Designer
soware to improve IP validation runtime by
1,000X compared to traditional brute force sta-
tistical methods, while achieving greater accu-
racy and coverage.
IDC FutureScape: Top 10 Predictions for
the Future of Digital Infrastructure E
International Data Corporation's (IDC) top 10
predictions for the Future of Digital Infrastruc-
ture point to a digital infrastructure strategy that
addresses resiliency and trust; data-driven op-
erational complexity; and business outcomes-
driven sourcing and autonomous operations.
Energy Storage Ecosystem Offers Lowest-
Cost Path to 100% Renewable Power E
As states reach toward 100% renewable oper-
ation, energy storage will be key to enabling
a more variable power supply. But no single
technology will be a silver bullet for all our en-
ergy storage needs.
JMA Wireless, Kyocera to Accelerate
5G Deployment Across Japan E
JMA Wireless ( JMA) and Kyocera Corporation
(Kyocera) announced an agreement to jointly
develop a 5G millimeter-wave backhaul system.
Leveraging Kyocera's wireless base station tech-
nology and JMA's XRAN this system will accel-
erate 5G network deployment across Japan.
