Semiconductors - Part 2
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IBM Moves to Acquire HRL Laboratories for Spin Qubit Technology
IBM has announced plans to acquire HRL Laboratories, aiming to integrate HRL's semiconductor spin qubit research with IBM's quantum computing ecosystem and fabrication infrastructure. The move signals a strategic response to evolving quantum hardware platforms
IBM Acquires HRL to Advance Silicon-Spin Qubit Quantum Hardware
IBM has announced plans to acquire HRL Laboratories, aiming to integrate silicon-spin qubit expertise with its superconducting quantum hardware program and expand its approach to scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing
Custom Nanopositioning Platform Targets Photonic Processor Testing
A modular nanopositioning test system developed by SmarAct and Akhetonics enables precise optical and electro-optic characterization of advanced photonic integrated circuits, addressing key engineering challenges in scalable optical computing hardware
Innolume Adds GEN2000 MBE System to Expand Quantum Dot Laser Output
Innolume has ordered a GEN2000 Molecular Beam Epitaxy system from Veeco to increase production of gallium arsenide quantum dot lasers for optical interconnects in AI and cloud data center infrastructure
PsiQuantum's Photonic Quantum Hardware Faces Expanded DARPA Scrutiny
PsiQuantum has secured a $125 million agreement with DARPA to support independent verification of its photonic quantum computing hardware, manufacturing processes, and cryogenic infrastructure as part of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
Japan Backs Hitachi and Intel to Develop Silicon Spin Qubit Processors
A new government-funded project led by Hitachi aims to move silicon spin-qubit quantum processors from laboratory prototypes toward manufacturable hardware, using Intel's advanced foundry and AIST's research infrastructure
Micro-Transfer Printing Advances Heterogeneous Silicon Photonics Integration
Researchers have demonstrated micro-transfer printing to combine materials like III-V semiconductors and lithium niobate with silicon photonics, addressing integration challenges for faster optical computing and communications hardware
Zilog Z80 Microprocessor Ends Production After Nearly 50 Years
The Zilog Z80, a foundational 8-bit microprocessor for early computing and embedded systems, has reached end-of-life status after decades of use, raising questions about legacy hardware support and the persistence of retrocomputing communities
High Bandwidth Flash Targets AI Inference Memory Bottlenecks
A new memory technology called High Bandwidth Flash is being developed to address the growing memory demands of large language models during inference, using stacked NAND flash to increase read speeds and capacity while reducing costs
UCLA Team Integrates Terahertz Generation and Detection on One Chip
A UCLA research group has demonstrated a semiconductor chip that combines terahertz signal generation and detection, using quantum-well photodiodes and standard fabrication methods, potentially enabling scalable terahertz systems for communications and sensing
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