Predicting Stochastic EUV Defect Density with Electron Noise and Resist Blur Models - Recently, the statistics of secondary electron noise and its impact on defect probability in EUV lithography has been directly addressed for the first time[1]. In this article, we will take into account some updated blur models for EUV resists, both of the chemically amplified (CAR) and metal oxide (MOR)...
Eta Compute Rebrands as ModelCat, Unveils Agentic Model Builder - Eta Compute rebrands as ModelCat, promising automated edge AI model building with agentic AI. The post Eta Compute Rebrands as ModelCat, Unveils Agentic Model Builder appeared first on EE Times .
Better electrode for solid-state Li batteries? - University of California San Diego engineers have better understood aluminium-lithium metal as a negative electrodes for solid-state batteries. They studied how lithium ions move through two phases of the material: lithium-rich ‘beta’ and lithium-poor ‘alpha’. Increasing levels of beta phase provided...
Inside Corning’s Bold Bid to Revive the U.S. Solar Industry - The company is opening a massive plant in Michigan to make a critical component of solar panels. It’s going toe to toe with China. Just off a rural road in Michigan near a pumpkin stand, workers for industrial company Corning are assembling a one-of-a-kind solar energy plant. The towering gray warehouse...
M31 weathers a costly quarter with eyes on AI-fueled recovery - Silicon intellectual property (IP) provider M31 Technology posted a loss for the third quarter of 2025. The company blamed the red ink on project delays from North American and European chip design clients and a sharp increase in electronic design automation (EDA) licensing fees.
OPPO Find X9 powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 - The OPPO Find X9 Series has arrived, and at its heart is the MediaTek Dimensity 9500: a flagship chip created to redefine what’s possible on a smartphone.
IBM Advances to Next Phase of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been selected for Stage B, the second of three stages of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative led by DARPA, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Tesla Considers Building ‘Tera Fab’ to Meet Future Chip Needs - Elon Musk eyes a Tesla Tera fab to meet chip demand for AI robots—will he pull it off or is this another bold promise? The post Tesla Considers Building ‘Tera Fab’ to Meet Future Chip Needs appeared first on EE Times .
Power pole collapse - This author identifies the culprit behind a seemingly spontaneous power pole collapse at a busy Long Island intersection. The post Power pole collapse appeared first on EDN .
Sustainable Chemicals, Steel, and Decarbonizing Popular Materials - New sustainability innovations and trends are ever emerging under the decarbonization umbrella, evident amongst a number of material sectors. This article explores next-generation feedstocks, speciality chemicals, and the production of green steel.
CEO Interview with Rodrigo Jaramillo of Circuify Semiconductors - With over 18 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, Rodrigo Jaramillo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Circuify Semiconductors, an engineering design solutions startup based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Circuify provides ASIC, SoC, and Chiplet design services for the North American semiconductor industry,...
Researchers Shatter “Impassable Barrier” in Camera Technology - AI and nanotechnology converge in a metalens that rivals traditional optics. The discovery promises smaller, smarter imaging systems. Cameras have become a constant presence in daily life. Over the past two centuries, they have evolved from rare inventions into essential tools used across countless technologies....
How a Palm-Sized Laser Could Change Medicine and Manufacturing - Researchers have developed an innovative and versatile system designed for a new generation of short-pulse lasers. Lasers that produce extremely short bursts of light are known for their remarkable precision, making them indispensable tools in manufacturing, medical technology, and scientific research....
Algorithm–HW Co-Design Framework for Accelerating Attention in Large-Context Scenarios (Cornell) - A new technical paper titled “LongSight: Compute-Enabled Memory to Accelerate Large-Context LLMs via Sparse Attention” was published by researchers at Cornell University. Abstract “Large input context windows in transformer-based LLMs help minimize hallucinations and improve output accuracy and...
