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Imec gives lifetime achievement award to Jensen Huang

David Manners — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:27:48 +0000

Imec has given Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, its 2026 Lifetime of Innovation Award. The honour recognises Huang’s instrumental role in enabling accelerated computing technologies and empowering critical ...

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Cambridge researchers propose Hf(Sr,Ti)O2 memristors for neuromorphic devices

David Manners — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:25:21 +0000

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have proposed an answer to escalating energy consumption of AI hardware – multicomponent p-type Hf(Sr,Ti)O2 thin films for memristor-based neuromorphic devices. ‘Neuromorphic computing offers ...

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Imec gets the world’s most advanced litho tool

David Manners — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:22:14 +0000

Imec has received the ASML EXE:5200 High NA EUV lithography system, said to be the most advanced lithography tool available today. The tool gives imec’s partners early access to the ...

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Government to spend £2bn on quantum computing

David Manners — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:35:38 +0000

The government announced today that it is to spend £2bn on quantum computing research over the next four years. The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) says it is ...

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IBM publishes blueprint for integrating quantum computers into supercomputer clusters

David Manners — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:13:21 +0000

IBM has published a quantum‑centric supercomputing reference architecture – a blueprint for integrating quantum computing into modern supercomputing environments. IBM’s progress in extending useful quantum computing to HPC is discussed ...

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Sheffield University to lead UK electronics design R&D push

David Manners — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:13:37 +0000

The University of Sheffield is leading a £12.5 million national research centre to strengthen the UK’s ability to design electronic systems and support the UK Semiconductor Strategy. The Centre for ...

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Quantum computer for Cambridge University

David Manners — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:27:08 +0000

The UK’s most powerful quantum computer will be based at the University of Cambridge as part of a partnership with quantum specialist IonQ. The partnership will support the creation of ...

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Wafers grown in space

David Manners — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:18:23 +0000

SpaceForge has launched the National Microgravity Research Centre (NMRC), the terrestrial arm of its low-Earth-orbit manufacturing programme. The Cardiff-based company is developing technologies to produce advanced materials in microgravity. It ...

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Atomic-scale defects discoverable in ICs

David Manners — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:27:13 +0000

Cornell University researchers have used high-resolution 3D imaging to detect atomic-scale defects in ICs. The imaging method was the result of a collaboration with TSMC and ASM and the research ...

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Imec accelerates DNA data storage

David Manners — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:23:03 +0000

Imec and Atlas Data Storage, a specialist in production-scale DNA data storage, have joined forces to to accelerate the development of digital data storage using synthetic DNA. The collaboration combines ...

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