Semiconductor News

IEEE Spectrum semiconductor news and articles:

• The E.U.’s AI Drive Undermines Its ​Own Chip Strategy
  Domestic data centers could outpace domestic chip supply
• The U.S. Is Building CHIPS Act Fabs but Neglecting R&D
  Only 5 percent of the US $11 billion CHIPS Act research fund has been allocated
• China’s Grip on Erbium and Yttrium Could Choke Data-Center Growth
  Vital supply chains rest on a couple of really rare rare earths
• Common Earth Project Aims to End Chip Supply Chain Bottlenecks
  Michigan researchers seek ways to make chips without rare earths and other problematic materials
• Exotic Quasiparticles Promise Next-Gen Interconnects
  New materials grow more conductive as they get smaller, not less
• Optical Tech Would Update a Robot’s AI on the Fly
  Projecting light directly onto a chip could stream data using less energy
• Sleep Patch Could Track Brain’s Nightly Cleansing Ritual
  Monitoring the elusive activity of the glymphatic system could aid Alzheimer’s research
• We’re Squandering LEDs’ Potential to Save Our Night Skies
  Bad decisions have turned efficient technology into a driver of light pollution. There is a better way