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Archive for March 9th, 2023

Ford re-enters the AV race; 2022 foundry results; Risc-V at European conferences

Thursday, March 9th, 2023

The Netherlands’ government is reportedly planning new restrictions on exports of semiconductor technology. The restrictions will obviously impact ASML’s litho equipment, and – according to the report – will also affect DUV systems. More updates included in this week’s roundup concern automotive applications, foundry results, and upcoming European conferences.

Automotive updates: Ford, imec, proteanTecs

Ford Motor Company has established Latitude AI, a wholly owned subsidiary focused on developing automated driving systems. The move comes just a few months after the company shut down Argo AI, a self-driving technology unit that Ford ran in collaboration with Volkswagen. Latitude employs about 550 employees formerly of Argo AI and is headquartered in Pittsburgh – with additional engineering hubs in Dearborn, Michigan, and Palo Alto, California.

Belgian research center Imec has developed a digitally calibrated charge-pump phase-locked loop that can generate high-quality frequency-modulated continuous-wave signals for mmWave radars at low power consumption. The novel PLL is a critical building block for future short-range automotive (in-cabin and out-of-cabin) and industrial radar applications.

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