7th
September
2007
ISNE (Institute for Sustainable Nanoelectronics) is a new initiative established by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and aims at developing next-generation embedded IC chips that consume over 100 times less energy, as well as cut design and production costs.
ISNE aims to evolve a platform independent design methodology that can exploit the exponential rate at which the size of electronic component has been shrinking, while tying the costs for design, energy consumption and production. ISNE will receive a seed funding of $2.618 million from NTU over two years and the institute will collaborate closely with Rice University’s Value of Information-based Sustainable Embedded Nanocomputing Center (VISEN), which was founded and directed by Krishna Palem, an NTU visiting professor from Rice university and who has invented probabilistic CMOS (PCMOS). The PCMOS approach is claimed to allow chips to use less energy and attain nano-dimensions, enabling longer battery life and faster turn-around in new designs. The research team is currently designing and building the first production prototype of these new ICs.
What brings this news closer is that a key member of this initiative is Prof. Yeo Kiat Seng, an EE professor at NTU and also a member of MIDAS’ executive committee.
posted in Semiconductor, Process |
7th
September
2007
MIDAS, the Singapore Semiconductor Association is organizing a high profile industry event on 13th September in Raffles Town Club, Singapore – this is mainly why off late I haven’t been able to blog as frequently as I would have wanted to (I’m helping organize the same along with my other colleagues)!
The summit, “Enabling Singapore’s Semiconductor Excellence” is a full day inaugural event. Singapore’s leading semiconductor companies, start-ups, investors, industry analysts and industry leaders will meet and discuss Singapore’s semiconductor industry and how its semiconductor community continues to address the challenges and accelerating growth. There will be a couple of panel discussions – “Singapore: Gateway to Asia-Pacific’s Semiconductor Market” (moderated by me) and “Living the Silicon Valley Dream” (moderated by Mike Holt, CEO Get2Volume).
Speakers include quite a few industry stalwarts like
- Mr. Chan Yong Choong, VP Corporate Development & Business Management STATSChipPAC
- Mr. Damian Chan, Head Semiconductors Electronics Cluster, EDB
- Mr. Thomas Fu, VP & Managing Director Qimonda Manufacturing
- Dr. Markus Wachter, Managing Director German Institute of Science & Technology
- Mr. Rohit Girdhar, Head of Corporate Strategy Asia-Pacific, Infineon
- Ulf Schneider, VP Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific
- Prof. Yeo Kiat Seng, Head of Division for Circuits & Systems, NTU
- Mr. BC Khou, CEO Trilobyte Tech
- Mr. Edwin Chow, Director Technology Innovation Division SPRING
- Mr. Anthony Ng, CEO D’Crypt
- Mr. John Tan, Lead Venture Partner Jafco Singapore
The summit sponsors include Cadence, Infineon, Qimonda, Silicon Labs, Marvell, GIST, Get2Volume and Arfic.
For details, click here.
posted in Industry Events |
