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Model Tracks Bond Front Velocity in Lubrication-Mediated Bonding of Flexible Substrates (imec)
By Technical Paper Link - 07 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

An imec researcher published a technical paper titled “Bond Front Velocity in Lubrication-Mediated Bonding of Flexible Substrates.” Abstract: "Bonding and assembly processes have started to take the centre-stage in semiconductor manufacturing as they enable three-dimensional (3D) stacking and heterogeneous integration for novel interconnect architectures of integrated circuits. The pr... » read more

Ultrafast X-Ray Diffraction Maps Thermal Transport In GaN Thin Films (MIT, SLAC, Stanford, Argonne)
By Technical Paper Link - 07 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from MIT, SLAC, Stanford University, and Argonne National Laboratory published a technical paper titled “Spatiotemporal mapping of anisotropic thermal transport in GaN thin films via ultrafast X-ray diffraction.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents a “non-contact, spatiotemporal-resolved ultrafast X-ray diffraction method to extract in-plane thermal conductivity and therma... » read more

Rapid Switching of Optical Properties in a Doped Semiconductor By Femtosecond Laser Pulses (Imperial College London, U. of Exeter)
By Technical Paper Link - 07 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from Imperial College London and University of Exeter published a technical paper titled “Ultrafast switching of optical properties in a doped semiconductor by intense femtosecond laser pulses.” Abstract  "The rapid switching of materials when excited by ultrashort pulses of light is central for many optical technologies, and in particular to the developing field of time-... » read more

Processing-in-Memory Simulator Supporting 11 Memory Technologies (Riken, Keio,Los Alamos, ORNL)
By Technical Paper Link - 05 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Keio University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory published a technical paper titled “PIMID: A Full-System Simulator with Intricacy and Diversity for Processing-in-Memory.” Abstract Excerpt: "Processing-in-Memory addresses the memory wall by co-locating computation with memory, but because real P... » read more

Silicon Photonics MEMS-based Optical Switch Using a Zero-Change Foundry–Compatible Process (UC Berkeley)
By Technical Paper Link - 05 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from UC Berkeley published a technical paper titled “Zero-change foundry compatible silicon photonics MEMS optical switch.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper demonstrates a broadband silicon photonics MEMS switch with “more than 30 dB extinction ratio” using a “zero-change foundry compatible process and Back-end-of-Line (BEOL) post-processing.” It also reports insertion los... » read more

GPU-Accelerated Differentiable Framework Resolving Trade-off Between Speed and Accuracy in Switching Power Analysis (Duke, Synopsys)
By Technical Paper Link - 05 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from Duke University and Synopsys published a technical paper titled “DiffPower: GPU-Accelerated Differentiable Switching Power Analysis and Optimization.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents DiffPower as “a GPU-accelerated framework for differentiable power analysis and optimization. DiffPower translates design netlists into a PDK-agnostic bytecode representation, enab... » read more

Hybrid Computing Framework Looks Beyond Peak TOPS/W For AI Efficiency (Nottingham Trent, ICL, Aston)
By Technical Paper Link - 04 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from Nottingham Trent University, Imperial College London, and Aston University published a technical paper titled “Beyond Peak TOPS/W: A System-Level Perspective on Hybrid Digital, Analogue and Neuromorphic Computing.” The paper contends that "hybrid digital--analogue computing represents a credible pathway towards more energy-efficient AI systems: one in which physical subs... » read more

A Selective Magneto‐ionic Strategy for Hardware‐level Security
By Technical Paper Link - 04 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, INRiM, ICN2 and ICREA published a technical paper titled “Voltage-Reconfigurable Magneto-Ionic Nanolayers in Dot Arrays for Probabilistic, Materials-Engineered Security Primitives.” The paper explores "a selective magneto‐ionic strategy for hardware‐level security that exploits voltage‐controlled N3- ion migration within pre‐de... » read more

Chip Bridges Neuromorphic And Deep-Network Computing (TU Dresden)
By Technical Paper Link - 03 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from Technische Universität Dresden and University of Manchester published a technical paper titled “The SpiNNaker2 Chip: A Many-Core Platform for Flexible and Scalable Brain-Inspired Computing.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents SpiNNaker2 as a chip that “bridges the gap between deep networks and neuromorphic computing” and reports “ up to 4.5 TOPS in high performa... » read more

Modular Verification of RTL Processors Against ISA Contracts (MIT, Google, UW)
By Technical Paper Link - 02 Aug, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from MIT, Google, and University of Washington published a technical paper titled “Granite: A Modular Methodology for Foundational Verification of Hardware-Software Leakage Contracts.” Abstract Excerpt: "Granite is a methodology for modular verification of both functional correctness and nonleakage of RTL processors against ISA contracts. We prove that the cycle-by-cycle timi... » read more

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