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According to a recent article published on the Vietnam Government News website, on September 21, Prime Minister Pham Minh signed Decision No. 1018/QD-TTg, issuing Vietnam’s strategy and vision for the development of the semiconductor industry, with short-term goals until 2030 and long-term projections until 2050.

In this strategic plan, Vietnam outlined five specific tasks and measures, including: Developing specialized chips; Promoting the development of the electronics industry; Developing human resources and attracting talent in the semiconductor field; Attracting investment in the semiconductor sector; and Other relevant tasks and measures.

Goals for 2050: 3 Manufacturing Plants, 20 Packaging and Testing Facilities Overall, this strategy aims to develop Vietnam’s semiconductor industry through a three-phase roadmap.

The monolithic 3D integration of 2D molybdenum disulfide memtransistors and graphene chemitransistors can be used to create near-sensor computing chips with high interconnect density and a vertical separation between tiers of less than 50 nm.

Quantum computers and quantum communication are groundbreaking technologies that enable faster and more secure data processing and transmission compared to traditional computers. In quantum computers, qubits serve as the fundamental units of information, functioning as the quantum mechanical equivalent of bits in classical computing.

Where, for example, laser pulses in a glass fiber transport information from A to B in classical digital communication, quantum mechanics uses individual photons. In principle, this makes it impossible to intercept the transmitted data. Qubits that are optically addressable (can be controlled or read out with light) are suitable for storing the photons’ information and processing it in quantum computers. The qubits can store and process quantum states, and absorb and emit them in the form of photons.

Helene shut down the Spruce Pine mines that produce ultra-pure quartz, and some fear that could cause shortages and higher prices on things we buy.

So, how likely is that to happen?

The good news is Sibelco, Spruce Pine’s largest quartz mine, says its employees and contractors are all safe and accounted for.

The authors explore the digital-analog quantum computing paradigm, which combines fast single-qubit gates with the natural dynamics of quantum devices. They find the digital-analog paradigm more robust against certain experimental imperfections than the standard fully-digital one and successfully apply error mitigation techniques to this approach.

China’s efforts to scale up the manufacture of superconducting quantum computers have gathered momentum with the launch of the country’s independently developed third-generation Origin Wukong, said industry experts on Monday.

The latest quantum computer, which is powered by Wukong, a 72-qubit indigenous superconducting quantum chip, has become the most advanced programmable and deliverable superconducting quantum computer currently available in China.

The chip was developed by Origin Quantum, a Hefei, Anhui province-based quantum chip startup. The company has already delivered its first and second generations of superconducting quantum computers to the Chinese market.

DNA is nature’s highly efficient mechanism for data storage. Now, scientists are taking note to address our storage crisis.

Next-generation technologies, such as leading-edge memory storage solutions and brain-inspired neuromorphic computing systems, could touch nearly every aspect of our lives — from the gadgets we use daily to the solutions for major global challenges. These advances rely on specialized materials, including ferroelectrics — materials with switchable electric properties that enhance performance and energy efficiency.

A research team led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a novel technique for creating precise atomic arrangements in ferroelectrics, establishing a robust framework for advancing powerful new technologies. The findings are published in Nature Nanotechnology (“On-demand nanoengineering of in-plane ferroelectric topologies”).

“Local modification of the atoms and electric dipoles that form these materials is crucial for new information storage, alternative computation methodologies or devices that convert signals at high frequencies,” said ORNL’s Marti Checa, the project’s lead researcher. “Our approach fosters innovations by facilitating the on-demand rearrangement of atomic orientations into specific configurations known as topological polarization structures that may not naturally occur.” In this context, polarization refers to the orientation of small, internal permanent electric fields in the material that are known as ferroelectric dipoles.

Gibbs said the two leases are among the top five largest new leases signed in Texas since the start of the year. The most recent in west Fort Worth is the third largest behind two others in Houston.

The Dallas-Fort Worth area is a hub for data centers, accounting for about one-tenth of the market, second to Northern Virginia. According to analysis from commercial real estate firm Avison Young, the DFW market ranks No. 4 behind northern Virginia, Atlanta and Phoenix, and vacancy sits at 1.4%.

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