New Electronic ‘Skin’ Could Enable Lightweight Night-Vision Glasses

MIT engineers developed ultrathin electronic films that sense heat and other signals, and could reduce the bulk of conventional goggles and scopes. By Jennifer Chu | MIT News CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin “skins”...

New Chip Tests Cooling Solutions for Stacked Microelectronics

Preventing 3D integrated circuits from overheating is key to enabling their widespread use. By Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—As demand grows for more powerful and efficient microelectronics systems, industry is turning to 3D integration—stacking...

New IP System Targets Need for Greater Memory Bandwidth

Cadence is working to accommodate unprecedented AI processing demands. SAN JOSE, Calif.—Cadence Design Systems recently introduced what it described as “the industry’s first DDR5 12.8Gbps MRDIMM Gen2 memory IP system solution on the TSMC N3 process.” The new system is...