The anatomy of a capacitor auto-discharge circuit - Here is how a capacitor auto-discharge module works and how engineers can design this circuit on their own. The post The anatomy of a capacitor auto-discharge circuit appeared first on Planet Analog .
EDA AI agents will come in three waves and usher us into the next era of electronic design - We are at a pivotal point in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), as the semiconductors and PCB systems that underpin critical technologies, such as AI, 5G, autonomous systems, and edge computing, grow increasingly complex. The traditional EDA workflow, which includes architecture design, RTL coding, simulation,...
Smart Terrarium Run By ESP32 - A terrarium is a little piece of the living world captured in a small enclosure you can pop on your desk or coffee table at home. If you want to …read more
[News] Huawei to Unveil First Foldable PC Next Monday, Reportedly Powered By In-house Kirin X90 - As Huawei’s Ascend chips take the spotlight under Trump’s new AI rules, the Chinese tech giant is grabbing headlines again—this time with the surprise announcement of its first foldable PC, set to debut on May 19, according to its official Weibo and MyDrivers. Notably, MyDrivers reports tha...
China's IC innovation forum reports 94% mass production rate among 118 showcased chips - VeriSilicon Holdings Co. launched the 15th Songshan Lake China IC Innovation Summit Forum on May 13, 2025, in Dongguan's Songshan Lake district. This year's forum highlights 10 domestically developed chips tailored for embodied intelligent robots, spanning machine vision, voice AI, and spatial computing....
LED Layer Makes Plywood Glow - Plywood is an interesting material: made up of many layers of thin wood plys, it can be built up into elegantly curved shapes. Do you need to limit it to …read more
The New Battery Lifecycle with Machine Learning Technologies - Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence, which refers to the process of computers drawing conclusions from a dataset, which can be a powerful tool across various sectors, including the battery market.
Nvidia's 1.6T optical module hits production snag, mass manufacturing delayed to 1Q26 - Major international cloud service providers have reportedly slowed data center expansion, raising concerns over a potential slowdown in demand for optical communications modules. However, industry sources in the compound semiconductor supply chain said overall demand remains strong. Short-term outlooks...
Discover the MediaTek Dimensity 9400e - Extending the spirit of our flagship family into new realms, the new MediaTek Dimensity 9400e brings epic experiences to more smartphone users, with a host of powerful features and cutting-edge smartphone functionality.
[News] Huawei Hubble Invested in AI and Software Start-Ups - Recently, Huawei Hubble Investment announced investment in two innovative companies to further deepen its deployment of technological ecosystem in May, followed by a series of investments in third-generation semiconductors, EDA tools, chip design, laser equipment, and core semiconductor materials. ......
AIXTRON SE Annual General Meeting 2025 - All resolutions approved by a large majority. - EQS-Media / 15.05.2025 / 15:02 CET/CEST AIXTRON SE Annual General Meeting 2025All resolutions approved by a large majority. Herzogenrath, Germany, May 15, 2025 – The shareholders of AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA) approved all resolutions presented by the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board at this
Cutting the Cord: Energy Harvesting and Matter for Smarter Home - IoT is booming—but so is battery waste. Discover how e-peas and Qorvo are revolutionizing smart homes with Matter-ready, battery-free innovation, tapping into ambient energy for a new era of sustainable, maintenance-free connected living.
ARM To Launch Their Own Branded Server CPU - Word has reached SemiAccurate about the upcoming ARM branded server CPU. Read more ▶ The post ARM To Launch Their Own Branded Server CPU appeared first on Semiaccurate .
Analysis of multi-drug cancer nanomedicine - Multi-drug nanotherapy consistently outperforms single-drug therapy, multi-drug combination therapy, and single-drug nanotherapy across different experimental settings, therapy strategies and cancer types.
Optimizing Analog With Layout In The Loop - Improving parasitic estimation and enabling partial layout extraction earlier in the design process. The post Optimizing Analog With Layout In The Loop appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Imec opens photonics lab - Imec and TNO have launched the Holst Centre Photonics Lab forphotonics research and development in the Netherlands. By advancing photonics research and fostering collaboration between industry and academia, the lab aims to bridge the gap between innovation and industrialization for applications in sectors...
Satellite battle for vehicle connectivity - A consortium using an Intelsat satellite is taking on the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) to provide data links to vehicles.
[News] China’s SiCarrier Reportedly Seeks $2.8B in Major Fundraising Push After SEMICON Splash - After stunning the semiconductor equipment market with around 30 chipmaking tools at SEMICON China, SiCarrier, regarded to be tied with Huawei, now seeks $2.8 billion in its first fundraising round, according to Reuters. The deal, drawing strong interests from state firms, funds, and local invest...
MIPI in FPGAs for Mobile-Influenced Devices - Conditions where FPGAs are a solid design choice, what implementation of MIPI in FPGAs looks like, and some use cases for designers. The post MIPI in FPGAs for Mobile-Influenced Devices appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
AMD, Nvidia and AWS to build AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia - AWS, AMD and Nvidia are to collaborate with Humain – a new entity established by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of President Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Humain, a subsidiary of the country’s Public Investment Fund, aims to create an AI value chain in the country. AWS is to invest $5 billion-plus...
Zigbee Now Supported on NXP i.MX 8/9 MPU + IW612 Tri-Radio Chipset Using ZBOSS - In 2024, the IW612 Wi-Fi 6 Tri-Radio SoC was launched to the market with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/Bluetooth Low Energy and Thread support to enable Thread Border Router products for the growing Matter Ecosystem (smart home hubs, controllers, smart speakers, etc).
Trump to rewrite AI chip curbs reviled by Nvidia and US allies - The Trump administration plans to overhaul regulations on the export of semiconductors used in artificial intelligence (AI), tossing out a Biden-era approach that had drawn strenuous objections from US allies and companies including Nvidia Corp. and Oracle Corp.
Applied Recognized for Leadership in Ethics and Compliance - Applied Materials has earned the coveted Compliance Leader Verification for 2025 and 2026 from Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. The award recognizes organizations with an outstanding commitment to achieving a best-in-class ethics and compliance...
Samsung to outsource production of photomasks used in memory chip production - Samsung is planning to outsource the production of photomasks used in the manufacture of memory chips, TheElec has learned.Previously, the chip giant produced all the photomasks it uses on its own to prevent technology leaks.Samsung was currently evaluating potential suppliers to manufacture a low-e
Intent Meets Implementation - Verifying complex power strategies with UPF 4.0. The post Intent Meets Implementation appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Fuel Cells for Faster Fuelling and Falling Emissions - Fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) offer a new opportunity for the transport sector to significantly reduce emissions, with only water vapor being produced as a result of their operation.
ChipMOS prioritizes utilization boost: NOR Flash demand drives optimism for 2H25 - Taiwan-based IC backend house ChipMOS Technologies reported a 23% drop in net profit for the first quarter of 2025, despite a slight increase in revenue. ChipMOS chairman Shih-Jye Cheng highlighted the continued uncertainty in the industry for the coming year and stressed that maximizing utilization rates...
Melexis Appoints Two New Directors to Its Board of Directors - Melexis NV (Euronext Brussels: MELE), a global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solutions, announces the appointment of two new members to the board of directors following the approval by the annual shareholders’ meeting held on May 13, 2025. The announcement of Ms. Ling Qi and Mr. Kazuhiro...
Embedded GPU: An Open-Source And Configurable RISC-V GPU Platform for TinyAI Devices (EPFL) - A new technical paper titled “e-GPU: An Open-Source and Configurable RISC-V Graphic Processing Unit for TinyAI Applications” was published by researchers at EPFL. Abstract “Graphics processing units (GPUs) excel at parallel processing, but remain largely unexplored in ultra-low-power edge devices...
Safeguard power domain compatibility by finding missing level shifters - In the realm of mixed signal design for integrated circuits (ICs), level shifters play a critical role for interfacing circuits that operate at different voltage levels. A level shifter converts signal from one voltage level to another, ensuring compatibility between components. Figure 1 illustrates a...
Nanopore-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for cancer biomarker detection - A nanopore-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay is developed for the single-molecule sensing of distinct current signatures from peptide probes generated on translocation through α-hemolysin after enzymatic cleavage, enabling the multiplexed detection of biomarkers in blood samples.
Episode 32: Nvidia GTC, Intel, Goated Chinese Robots, Coreweave - Episode 32: Nvidia GTC, Intel, Goated Chinese Robots, Coreweave In today's episode, we have some droplets of alpha for people willing to wade through the crap. Dylan, Doug, Jordan and Jon talk GTC, Intel (finally), and then Coreweave versus hyperscalers.
Onion-like nanoparticles found in aircraft exhaust - A research team from the National Institute for Environmental Studies (Japan), Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan), and other institutions conducted emission tests on ...
A Brain Transplant for a Philips Smart Lamp - As the saying goes, modern problems require modern solutions. When the modern problem is that your smart light is being hijacked by the neighbors, [Wjen]’s modern solution is to reverse …read more
Add-on features: helpful additions or just headaches? - Here is a closer look at whether additional functionality in electronic products brings benefits or just design issues. The post Add-on features: helpful additions or just headaches? appeared first on Planet Analog .
Brewer Science to Showcase Advanced Material Innovations at CS MANTECH and ECTC 2025 - Brewer Science to Showcase Advanced Material Innovations at CS MANTECH and ECTC 2025 Enabling 3D integration requires strategic temporary bonding material selection Rolla, Mo. – May 14, 2025 – Brewer Science, Inc., a global leader in advanced packaging materials for the semiconductor industry, will...