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Oh, look! Apple's #A17 #Pro chip is having a #meltdown because it thought sharing was caring with its #Secure #Enclave and #digitizer controller on the same bus. 
Who knew cramming everything together would be a "bus-ted" idea? 
#Silicon #Valley, meet your new shortcut: catastrophe!
https://github.com/JGoyd/Apple-Silicon-A17-Flaw #Apple #catastrophe #HackerNews #ngated
GitHubGitHub - JGoyd/Apple-Silicon-A17-Flaw: Critical Apple Silicon A17 Pro flaw: the Secure Enclave and digitizer controller share the same I2C4 bus. Electrical degradation or faults cascade across both, halting SPU initialization and invalidating digitizer input. A silicon-level design defect with no redundancy or recovery path.Critical Apple Silicon A17 Pro flaw: the Secure Enclave and digitizer controller share the same I2C4 bus. Electrical degradation or faults cascade across both, halting SPU initialization and invali...
Realme unveils a concept phone with a massive 15,000mAh battery 
It’s under 9mm thick and promises 5 days of usage, but there’s a catch 
The 100% silicon battery isn't commercially viable due to swelling & degradation risks 
Great idea, but not coming to stores anytime soon
https://www.androidauthority.com/realme-15000mah-concept-phone-battery-3591790/
Android Authority · This slim concept phone has a 15,000mAh battery, but one giant drawbackThought the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13 had big batteries? This concept phone has a bigger battery than some power banks.
Oh, look! An #AI "expert" just discovered that brute force isn't the secret sauce for #AGI. Groundbreaking! Apparently, throwing more #silicon at the problem doesn't magically create sentient robots. Who knew? 
https://www.vincirufus.com/posts/agi-is-engineering-problem/ #technology #breakthrough #experts #humor #HackerNews #ngated
www.vincirufus.com · AGI is an Engineering Problem | Vinci RufusLLM models are plateauing, but true AGI isn't about scaling the next breakthrough model—it's about engineering the right context, memory, and workflow systems. AGI is fundamentally a systems engineering problem, not a model training problem.
"A novel lithium-ion battery that uses silicon in its anodes may have the highest energy density of any battery currently commercially available. Its manufacturer, Enovix, says it has shipped the new battery to a leading smartphone company for a debut in mobile phones later this year."
https://spectrum.ieee.org/enovix-silicon-anode-battery-smartphone
IEEE Spectrum · Silicon Anode Battery Powers AI Smartphones
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Silicon Valley engineer admits theft of US missile tech secrets – Source: go.theregister.com https://ciso2ciso.com/silicon-valley-engineer-admits-theft-of-us-missile-tech-secrets-source-go-theregister-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #TheRegisterSecurity #CyberSecurityNews #TheRegister #Silicon
CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP · Silicon Valley engineer admits theft of US missile tech secrets – Source: go.theregister.comSource: go.theregister.com - Author: Iain Thomson A Silicon Valley engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of trade secrets worth hundreds of mill
Flash-freezing #silicon mimics #BigBang: Research team from #HZDR, @unidue and University of Alberta presents new ideas for manufacturing defect-free layers of #semiconductors. The underlying mechanism may also have occurred during phase transitions in the early universe shortly after the Big Bang.
https://www.hzdr.de/presse/kibble-zurek
Image: B. Schröder/HZDR
Are you working in Germany? Are interested to cooperate with Taiwan for developing open-source EDA?
Then apply by 1 October 2025 for pre-proposals:
https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Update_on_German_Microelectronics_Design_Initiative
https://www.elektronikforschung.de/foerderung/bekanntmachungen/foerderaufruf-2025-deutschland-taiwan
wiki.f-si.orgUpdate on German Microelectronics Design Initiative - F-Si wiki
Apparently, someone thought we needed yet another #AI #inference engine, but this time exclusively for Apple's golden child, the #Silicon chip. Because clearly, the world was just yearning for a new way to "infer" things while stuck in a walled garden. 
https://github.com/trymirai/uzu #Apple #Tech #Innovation #WalledGarden #HackerNews #ngated
GitHubGitHub - trymirai/uzu: A high-performance inference engine for AI modelsA high-performance inference engine for AI models. Contribute to trymirai/uzu development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Xueyan Zhao announced that #ICSprout is expected to open a 55nm PDK in July 2025:
* ICSprout is jointly established by Zhejiang Provincial Government and Zhejiang University
* It has 12-inch CMOS 180/55nm process lines
* First test chip on ICSprout 55nm Open PDK taped-out in June 15 2025
* Price range: 1400$ - 5600$/mm2
For more information see slide 16 of https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Making_Open_Silicon_Design_Everywhere:_Using_Cloud-based_Open_Agile_EDA_Platform
wiki.f-si.orgMaking Open Silicon Design Everywhere: Using Cloud-based Open Agile EDA Platform - F-Si wiki
The 2025 Free Silicon Conference is over. Slides are online, videos will follow.
Highlights:
* China to open a 55nm PDK in weeks
* ChipsJU DET call is open
* DE:SIGN + Taiwan partnership (submit pre-proposals by 1 October)
* Progress on parasitic extraction
* Former CTO of #CST Studio (Peter Thoma) spoke at FSiC
* ElemRV: Open-source microcontroller taped in IHP130
* Visualization of chips in action: https://znah.net/tt09/
#FSiC #Silicon #FOSS #NGIZero #IHP
znah.netTinyTapeout VGA 1D Cellular Automata Simulation
Meißen tritt dem Silicon Saxony e.V. bei und stärkt damit die Innovationskraft der Region. #Hochtechnologie #Silicon Saxony #Meißen #Stadtrat #Digitalisierung https://bit.ly/3IBaHI8 https://www.diesachsen.de/meissen-news/meissen-will-mitglied-im-silicon-saxony-werden-3034770?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=publizer&utm_content=textlink
DieSachsen.de - News aus Sachsen · Meißen beitritt zum Silicon Saxony e.V. für Hightech-Future
Ah, yes, the groundbreaking revelation that #innovation thrives in #boom times rather than during #economic collapse. 
#Mid-sized #cities are apparently #patent #factories now, because who needs #Silicon #Valley when you have Des Moines? 
Let's just spread those federal dollars like confetti and watch innovation rain down. 
https://www.governance.fyi/p/booms-not-busts-drives-innovation #growth #HackerNews #ngated
Governance Cybernetics · Booms, not Busts, Drives Innovation, Especially in Mid Size American Cities
For as long as I can remember, @bunnie has been my #hardware hero and inspiration; beyond blown away hearing his plans to #democratize and create trust in the 28nm #silicon #fab process! 
Join me and Pat Deegan, today on the Open Source Silicon Stream!
Starts in ~45 minutes at 08:00 PT / 17:00 CEST / 20:30 IST
I'll cover the latest news and then we'll get a SpASICs update on our plan to put Tiny Tapeout TT06 chips into space!
ZeroRISC Raises $10 Million for Open Source Silicon Security Solutions https://www.securityweek.com/zerorisc-raises-10-million-for-open-source-silicon-security-solutions/ #CybersecurityFunding #seedfunding #ZeroRISC #funding #silicon
ZeroRISC Raises $10 Million for Open Source Silicon Security Solutions https://www.securityweek.com/zerorisc-raises-10-million-for-open-source-silicon-security-solutions/ #CybersecurityFunding #seedfunding #ZeroRISC #funding #silicon
FSiC2025 is fully booked.
120+ engineers, hackers, and researchers will gather in Frankfurt an der Oder to discuss libre EDA, PDKs, on-going projects and more.
Check the program at:
https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2025
Video recordings will be published after the conference.
wiki.f-si.orgFSiC2025 - F-Si wiki
We're back after a 3 week pause! Join me today at 17:00 CEST for the next installment of the open source silicon stream.
After catching up on the news we'll take a look at the Renaldas Zioma's Z80 and try to run some programs.
Breaking News: #Germany plans to squeeze 10% out of #tech #giants for the audacity of existing in the #digital realm. Apparently, the country's economic strategy now includes shaking down #Silicon #Valley for spare change. 
Meanwhile, German efficiency ensures this process will be completed shortly before the sun burns out. 
https://www.ft.com/content/39d4678d-a7e1-4fce-b8d8-eb799cfed3e6 #Tax #Economy #Tech #HackerNews #ngated
Financial Times · Germany eyes 10% digital tax on tech giants