MacTech

Apple scoops up IC Mask Design for semiconductor improvement

As noted by AppleInsider, according to the European Union’s list of acquisitions by firms it classes as gatekeepers, Apple has acquired IC Mask Design. Under the Digital Markets Act, Apple is required ...
Seeking Alpha

GBT’s Automatic Generation of Integrated Circuits Layout Blocks (IP) Patent, Received a Notice of Allowance, Expected To Be Granted In The Next Upcoming Months

SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GBT Technologies Inc. (GTCH) (OTC PINK: GTCH) (“GBT” or the “Company”), received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...
American Institute of Physics

Creating an AI-driven tool to automate photonic circuit design

Sharma, Fu, and Ansari et al. developed a tool for converting plain-text instructions into photonic circuit designs with the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

An LLM-based Agentic Framework For Photonic IC Design Automation (U. of Toronto, Max Planck, MIT Et Al.)

A new technical paper titled “AI Agents for Photonic Integrated Circuit Design Automation” was published by researchers at the University of Toronto, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, ...
Nanowerk

Integrated Circuits: The Backbone of Modern Electronics

An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or chip, is a miniaturized electronic circuit consisting of transistors, resistors, capacitors, and other components fabricated onto a single ...