Apple has bought IC Mask Design, a firm specializing in the layout of chips and processors. Apple is continuously acquiring companies, and most recently appears to have been buying ones concerned with ...

3D integrated circuits (3D ICs) are emerging as a revolutionary approach to design, manufacturing and packaging in the semiconductor industry. Offering significant advantages in size, performance, ...

A holistic approach that treats the stack as a coupled physical system helps overcome thermal, stress, and reliability challenges.

Programmable photonics devices, which use light to perform complex computations, are emerging as a key area in integrated photonics research. Unlike conventional electronics that transmit signals with ...