IBM, Lam Research Focus High-NA EUV on Sub-1-nm Nodes - IBM and Lam Research have a five-year agreement focused on developing new materials and fabrication processes. The post IBM, Lam Research Focus High-NA EUV on Sub-1-nm Nodes appeared first on EE Times .
PLS extends UDE 2026 for sampling via debug interfaces - PLS unveiled its Universal Debug Engine (UDE) 2026 at Embedded World in Nuremberg. As well as new features, the range of supported high-end MCUs and embedded processors has also been expanded. Data can now be determined not only by the trace system of the respective microcontroller, but also by sampling...
Embedded World 2026 Wrap: Key Highlights - Discover the biggest trends in physical AI and robotics from Embedded World 2026. The post Embedded World 2026 Wrap: Key Highlights appeared first on EE Times .
Quantum handshake: How orbital overlap dictates molecular conductance - By placing single-atom-thick adlayers of p-block metals on commonly employed gold electrodes (d-block), a research team at National Taiwan University has successfully quantified the "interfacial hopping integral" between ...
Chip material prices double, compound semiconductor supply chain on alert - The Middle East conflict is raising concerns over global energy supply and driving sharp increases in semiconductor material costs. Compound semiconductor manufacturers say prices for high-temperature metals, including tungsten, tantalum, and molybdenum, have doubled, while gallium prices have also surged....
[News] Intel Reportedly Says CPU Supply Tightness Is Affecting All Customers; Chromebooks Hit Hard - As the memory shortage persists, CPU supply is also tightening. According to CRN, Intel Global Channel Chief Dave Guzzi said the chipmaker’s CPU constraints are likely affecting partners across the board, though he does not expect shortage-related price increases to approach the scale seen in memo......
GaN fundamentals: 2DEG, crystal structure, and figure of merit - Here is why gallium nitride (GaN) is the natural successor to silicon MOSFETs in the 100–650 V class of power devices. The post GaN fundamentals: 2DEG, crystal structure, and figure of merit appeared first on EDN .
Neuromorphic Computing Platform In Perovskite Nickelates (UCSD, Rutgers) - A new technical paper, “Protonic nickelate device networks for spatiotemporal neuromorphic computing,” was published by researcher at UCSD and Rutgers University. Abstract “Computation in biological neural circuits arises from the interplay of nonlinear temporal responses and spatially distributed...
Applied Materials Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend by 15 Percent - SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 15-percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend, from $0.46 to $0.53 per share, payable on June 11, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 21, 2026.
26.3% 2025 revenue rise for ten top foundries - The leading ten foundries achieved around $169.5 billion in revenue in 2025, a 26.3% YoY increase that set a new industry record, reports TSMC. In Q4 the combined revenue of the world’s top ten foundries up 2.6% QoQ to nearly $46.3 billion. TSMC saw slightly lower wafer shipments in 4Q25, but 3nm smartphone...
Press Release - Duiven, the Netherlands, March 13, 2026 - BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (the “Company" or "Besi") (Euronext Amsterdam: BESI; OTC markets: BESIY), a…
[News] Samsung and NVIDIA Team Up on Ferroelectric NAND R&D, Key Step Toward 1000-Layer NAND - NVIDIA and Samsung are taking their partnership beyond HBM for GPUs. On March 6, researchers from Samsung Semiconductor Research, NVIDIA, and Georgia Tech unveiled the PINO (Physics-Informed Neural Operator) AI model, capable of analyzing ferroelectric NAND performance 10,000× faster than tradition......
Expert Webinar on EV Battery Material Trends - Join IDTechEx Technology Analyst Daniel Parr on Thursday 19th March for the expert-led webinar, "How EV Battery Material Trends Lead to Lower Prices and Increased Energy Density". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.
FineX. Makes shielding clear. - Panasonic Industry launches high transparency, low resistance, flexible transparent conductive film for electromagnetic wave shield with pre applied OCA
IBM and Lam Research Announce Collaboration to Advance Sub-1nm Logic Scaling - IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced a collaboration aimed at developing new processes and materials to support sub-1nm logic scaling. Building on a long record of successful partnerships, the new agreement will focus on the joint development of novel materials, fabrication...
SMIC flags supply squeeze in memory, BCD chips - China's largest contract chipmaker, SMIC, says orders for mature-node memory and BCD processes are running at full capacity, pushing prices higher as AI demand tightens supply across the semiconductor industry.
Zerendipity Shows Off Stick-On Vapor Chamber - Xerendipity has something new at MWC, a stick-on vapor chamber called the Vapor-Pad. Read more ▶ The post Zerendipity Shows Off Stick-On Vapor Chamber appeared first on Semiaccurate .
Chip Industry Week In Review - Preparing for sub-1nm; Iran war fallout on chips; Embedded World announcements; ramping Japan; top 10 foundries; MIPI PHY IP; clocking tech; cybersecurity policy; imec's new consortium; neuromorphic computing. The post Chip Industry Week In Review appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
China claims T1200 carbon fiber mass production, opening doors to semiconductors and robotics - China's advanced materials sector has made new strides. China National Building Material Group (CNBM) unveiled a domestically developed T1200-grade ultra-high-strength carbon fiber at the JEC World 2026 composites exhibition in Paris, stating it has achieved production capacity at the hundred-ton scale....
The Silicon Hegemon - Taiwan remains the semiconductor industry's stronghold in 2026, with a tech roadmap aimed at next-generation AI systems. The post The Silicon Hegemon appeared first on EE Times .
Low-cost MCUs enable smarter embedded devices - Leveraging ST’s 40-nm process and an Arm Cortex-M33 core, STM32C5 MCUs deliver increased speed for cost-sensitive embedded devices. The post Low-cost MCUs enable smarter embedded devices appeared first on EDN .
UMC, HyperLight to mass-produce TFLN photonics chiplets for AI data centers - United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has partnered with startup HyperLight to mass-produce thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chiplets, aiming to improve data transmission speeds in artificial intelligence computing clusters and data centers.
Wafers grown in space - SpaceForge has launched the National Microgravity Research Centre (NMRC), the terrestrial arm of its low-Earth-orbit manufacturing programme. The Cardiff-based company is developing technologies to produce advanced materials in microgravity. It says the microgravity environment reduces the exposure to...
HBM4E Raises The Bar For AI Memory Bandwidth - The speed at which accelerators can be fed with data has become just as critical as raw compute capability. The post HBM4E Raises The Bar For AI Memory Bandwidth appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
[News] Google Makes First Appearance in Samsung’s Top Five Clients in 2025 amid Soaring TPU Demand - As NVIDIA reportedly overtook Apple to become TSMC’s largest customer, another chip giant—Samsung Electronics—also saw its key client lineup reshuffled in 2025. According to the company’s latest business report, cited by Korea JoongAng Daily and Sedaily, Google entered Samsung’s top five c......
AI Power on the Edge - Key takeaways Power and thermal become primary design considerations, not just optimizations. Hardware architectures need to be developed from the ground up. Hardware/software/model co-development is essential. Implementing AI on the edge is driven by a different set of metrics than training or even inference...
Redefining Industrial Safety and Efficiency with Ultra Wideband Technology - Safety and productivity finally align. Redpoint Positioning and Tsingoal use Qorvo UWB to deliver centimeter-level, SIL2-certified location accuracy—enabling humans and robots to collaborate safely, avoid downtime and power scalable automation across warehouses, factories and smart cities.
ASE's Tien Wu: Taiwan leverages hardware strength as US chip rivalry intensifies - Given the global chip war and US-China rivalry, ASE Technology Holding COO Tien Wu says that in an era where AI is driving transformation in the technology industry, the new bottleneck in hardware is now in Taiwan's hands. Taiwan should use this as leverage rather than as a tool to monopolize the semiconductor...
Study finds nanocube cation exchange can begin on one face, not six - In a paper published today in Nature Synthesis, a team from the lab of University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) and Chemistry Department Prof. Paul Alivisatos explores the role of cation ...
Marvell Recognized as a Leading Charitable Company - The first-ever edition of the America’s Most Charitable Companies 2026 award , presented by Newsweek and Statista, commends Marvell as one of the nation’s leaders in community impact. The new ranking selected the top 300 companies that fared best in surveys of over 18,000 U.S. respondents, along with...
