IEEE Spectrum reports here on U. S. investments in two fabs for radiation hardened chips. Both fabs appear to be silicon rather than silicon carbide. Separately, the Albany Business Review reports here on Cree’s plans to build a silicon carbide fab in New York state.
Author: marilyncwolf
Google Video on Quantum Supremacy
Google posted a video here on its quantum supremacy experiment.
Microsoft Secured-Core PC
Microsoft describes here its Secured-Core PC initiative for firmware and OS protection.
Strategic Floppy Drives
Extremetech reports here that the U. S. Air Force is retiring 8 inch floppy drives on its missile control systems.
Flash Memory Wear in Tesla Cars
Tom’s Hardware reports here that older Teslas show signs of flash memory wear due to the large amounts of data logging written to flash.