Four Architectural Opportunities for LLM Inference Hardware (Google) - A new technical paper titled “Challenges and Research Directions for Large Language Model Inference Hardware” was published by Google. Abstract “Large Language Model (LLM) inference is hard. The autoregressive Decode phase of the underlying Transformer model makes LLM inference fundamentally different...
How to Choose a BMS & Motor Controller for Power & Garden Tools - Qorvo enables the cordless, connected shift in power and garden tools with integrated battery management and motor control solutions that deliver fast charging, longer runtime, precise torque and strong safety protections—helping OEMs create smarter, safer tools with less complexity and faster time-to-market....
When Frontier AI Goes From Cloud to Desk in Five Years - Implications of running yesterday's frontier models on today's local supercomputers. Rhymes with Minicomputers in Mainframe Era. Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Dell, TSMC, Micron.
Sonic excellence: Music (and other audio sources) in the office, part 1 - This engineer could have just stuck with the Gateway 2000-branded, Altec Lansing-designed powered speaker set. But where’s the fun in that? The post Sonic excellence: Music (and other audio sources) in the office, part 1 appeared first on EDN .
Powering smarter, faster edge AI IoT innovation - Fierce Network has published an article on how generative AI is transforming the Internet of Things. While many IoT systems still rely on cloud processing, which can slow responses, raise costs and create privacy concerns, MediaTek is changing that by embedding powerful AI capabilities directly...
30nm ferroelectric film for intra-metal memory - Ferroelectric capacitors can be made as thin as 30nm to add memory between the metallisation layers of ICs, according to Institute of Science Tokyo. It “demonstrates strong electric polarisation despite being just 30nm thick including top and bottom electrodes, making it suitable for high-density electronics,”...
Porous copper nanosheets boost energy output in wearable nanogenerators - In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) single-crystalline metal nanosheets have emerged as a promising next-generation platform for self-powered electronics. However, their potential for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs)—a ...
Aging Aware Steepening Metric for the Fault Coverage of a Test Set (Purdue Univ.) - A new technical paper titled “Aging Aware Steepening of the Fault Coverage Curve of a Scan Based Transition Fault Test Set” was published by researchers at Purdue University. Abstract “Chip aging may result in hardware defects whose likelihood of occurrence depends on the layout and functional workload...
TDK spins out AI processor for smart glasses - TDK has spun out a new company to provide ultra-low power AI for reference designs of smart glasses. TDK AI Sight comes from the acquisition of SoftEye last year, which…
Photronics Appoints Jeff Catlin Senior Vice President, Global Sales - BROOKFIELD, Conn. , Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLAB), a worldwide leader in photomask technologies and solutions, today announced the appointment of Jeff Catlin as the...
KU Leuven team streamlines spine surgery with dual robots and ultrasound - Robotic spine surgery demands great accuracy, but current imaging methods fall short. A KU Leuven research team uses dual Kuka robots and real-time ultrasound to reduce that risk, aiming for safer, more accurate pedicle screw placement without relying on continuous CT imaging.
Processors centralize vehicle intelligence - NXP has introduced the S32N7 super-integration processor series for centralized vehicle computing across multiple domains. The post Processors centralize vehicle intelligence appeared first on EDN .
Lam Research Achieves A- CDP Climate Score - Lam Research improved its CDP Climate Change score from B to A-, reflecting progress toward our net zero goal and commitment to transparency.
HBM4 set back a quarter for re-design - HBM4 mass production has been put back to the end of Q1 at the earliest, TrendForce, after Nvidia increased the spec for the pin speed for its Rubin platform to over 11Gbps requiring a redesign by Hynix, Samsung and Micron. All three companies are said to have submitted re-designed samples. Samsung is...
Reviving antibiotics with two-faced nanoparticles - Over the decades, many strains of disease-causing bacteria have evolved defenses to even the most potent antibiotics, setting off a growing health crisis. The rise of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" has also set off an arms ...
Microscopic Robots That Swim Think and Act on Their Own - Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of living cells. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have developed the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever made. These tiny machines...
Photronics Appoints Michelle Almeida to the Board of Directors - BROOKFIELD, Conn. , Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLAB), a worldwide leader in photomask technologies and solutions, announced today the appointment of Michelle Almeida to the company’s...
Exploring Graphene and Advanced Coatings with IDTechEx - Graphene and advanced coatings are two of the subject matters explored in IDTechEx's extensive portfolio of Advanced Materials and Critical Minerals research reports. This article explores some of graphene's main applications and a wide variety of advanced coating types.
Airbus A320 Recall: Rethinking Fault Testing In Aerospace - Safety mechanisms designed to handle rare events can become unreliable under sustained or intense fault conditions. The post Airbus A320 Recall: Rethinking Fault Testing In Aerospace appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
[Blog] Beyond Compute: FPGAs as the Foundation of AI Datacenter Stability and Trust - The continued evolution of AI is reshaping the foundation of datacenter design and development. As workloads grow more complex and resource-intensive, operators face mounting challenges related to datacenter performance, reliability, and security. If workload demands can’t be consistently met, infrastructure...
A UI-Focused Display Library For The ESP32 - If you’re building a project on your ESP32, you might want to give it a fancy graphical interface. If so, you might find a display library from [dejwk] to be …read more
Using a single MCU port pin to drive a multi-digit display - When we design a microcontroller (MCU) project, we normally leave a few port lines unused, so that last-minute requirements can Continue Reading The post Using a single MCU port pin to drive a multi-digit display appeared first on EDN .
Samsung expects record earnings for fourth quarter - Samsung said on Thursday in its preliminary earnings guidance that it expected 20 trillion won in operating income and 93 trillion won in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024. Its full earnings report is expected later this month.It is the South Korean tech giant’s highest quarterly earnings perfo...
The High-Stakes Race for Sustainable AI: Is HBM Stretching the Planet’s Limits? - HBM is becoming the backbone of AI, but its carbon and supply chain footprint is growing rapidly. Explore how surging demand for stacked memory is reshaping DRAM investment, straining wafer capacity, and multiplying emissions through complex packaging, yield loss, and duplicated fabs on carbon-intensive...
65nm Wafer & MPW Cost Explained: Trade-offs, Risks, and When It Makes Sense - 65nm represents a transition point in custom silicon. It is often the first node where cost, complexity, and risk start to rise meaningfully, while still remaining accessible for non–mega-scale ASIC projects. Because of this, cost assumptions at 65nm are frequently wrong — especially when teams assume...
Chip Industry Week in Review - Chip sales record; chiplet ecosystem accelerator; CES blitz; SDV deals; global fabs; DRAM, NAND price spike; auto L4 delay; data center connectivity buy; GPU-driven swings in power demand; Intel's 18A AI PC chip; glass substrate deal. The post Chip Industry Week in Review appeared first on Semiconductor...
Drive 1024×600 Pixels via I2C with an ATtiny85 - If you need to drive a big screen for a project, it’s fair to say your first thought isn’t going to be to use the ATtiny85. With just 512 bytes …read more
180nm Wafer & MPW Cost Explained: Pricing, Use Cases, and Trade-offs - 180nm remains one of the most widely used semiconductor process nodes for analog, mixed-signal, power, and industrial ICs. Despite its age, it is still a first-choice node for many new designs. Cost is often cited as the main reason — but understanding what actually drives 180nm wafer and MPW pricing...
