2025 Retrospective. Innovation in Verification - As usual in January we start with a look back at the papers we reviewed last year. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and lecturer at Stanford, EE292A) and I continue our series on research ideas. As always, feedback welcome....
HSC Appoints New Chief Operating Officer - Hemlock, Mich. – Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC), the nation’s leading producer of hyper-pure polysilicon for the semiconductor and solar industries, today announced Fernando Signorini has joined its executive leadership team as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Signorini will oversee HSC’s core...
Benchmark For AI-Aided Chip Design That Evaluates LLMs Across 3 Critical Tasks (UCSD, Columbia) - Researchers at UCSD and Columbia University published “ChipBench: A Next-Step Benchmark for Evaluating LLM Performance in AI-Aided Chip Design.” Abstract “While Large Language Models (LLMs) show significant potential in hardware engineering, current benchmarks suffer from saturation and limited...
NRF 2026 Recap: Powering the Store of the Future with MediaTek - Author: Sameer Sharma, AVP of the IOT BU (Americas & Europe) NRF is the hallmark event for the retail sector, defining the technology and trends driving the industry forward. MediaTek was at the center of it all at this year’s show, where we showcased 35+ demos that highlighted how our IoT...
Morris Chang resurfaces as Jensen Huang returns to Taipei - TSMC founder Morris Chang made his first public appearance in more than a year on January 29, 2026, dining with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang just hours after Huang arrived in Taipei.
Laser Light Rewrites Magnetism in Breakthrough Quantum Material - Scientists have demonstrated that light alone can reversibly control magnetism in a topological material. Researchers at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich have found a way to flip the magnetic polarity of an unusual ferromagnet using a laser beam. If the approach can be refined and scaled, it points...
Chandra X-Ray Mirror - A story of the impressive Chandra X-ray Observatory, how the telescope works, and the sad recent news of budget cuts halting research. The post Chandra X-Ray Mirror appeared first on EDN .
Advantest to boost SoC test equipment capacity to 5,000 units by 2027 - Japan's Advantest has announced an acceleration of its capacity expansion plans for system-on-chip (SoC) test equipment in response to surging demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI) hardware investments. The company also revised its fiscal year 2025 financial forecast multiple times to reflect...
Case study: Developing the Speedport 7 broadband gateway solution - To meet growing demand for faster, more reliable home connectivity, Deutsche Telekom partnered with MediaTek to develop the Speedport 7, a class-leading broadband gateway designed for nationwide deployment. The device marked Deutsche Telekom’s first Wi-Fi 7 program and required support for fiber,......
Video Series: SixFive Media Interview - Recently, Marvell joined SixFive Media to discuss the vision Marvell has for compute and connectivity. Below are some of the key clips from their conversation, uncovering the continued transformation of innovation in enabling AI applications.
Rugged 3U VPX SBC aims for 100TOPS with Intel Core Ultra 3 - The SBC3518 is a rugged 3U VPX single board computer that sees Abaco Systems building on Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 processors. It’s designed for demanding commercial, defence and aerospace applications, and supports AI processing at the edge. “As defence systems evolve toward greater autonomy...
Intel signals return to memory with new DRAM bonding research - In early 2026, a research update published by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), part of the US Department of Energy, sparked industry discussions about whether Intel is poised to re-enter the DRAM market. Although the report did not explicitly confirm Intel's large-scale comeback in DRAM manufacturing,...
Stable LDOs use small-output caps - Based on Rohm’s Nano Cap ultra-stable control technology, the BD9xxN5 series of LDO regulator ICs delivers 500 mA of output current. The post Stable LDOs use small-output caps appeared first on EDN .
0.3% growth 2025-30 for broadband access equipment market - The Broadband Access Equipment market is forecasted to grow at an average annual rate of 0.3% from 2025 to 2030, with total revenue peaking in 2028, driven by ongoing DOCSIS 4.0 and fiber expansion by cable and fiber ISPs, says Dell’Oro . The forecast has decreased from July 2025 due to a slower ramp...
December 2025 Quarter Activities Update - Highlights Secured A$1.05 million Year 3 CLAWS Hub contract extension with U.S. Department of War Appointed a refreshed Board to…
TR 43: TR Live with Jeremie from SemiAnalysis - TR 43: TR Live with Jeremie from SemiAnalysis Jeremie Ontiveros of SemiAnalysis joins the Transistor Radio pod for a live in-person episode.
Samsung posts record revenue and profit in Q4 thanks to memory - Samsung said on Thursday that it has recorded 93.8 trillion won in revenue and 20.1 trillion won in operating profit, an increase of 23.8% and 209%, respectively, from a year ago.Both figures are its highest to date for a quarter. The chip division contributed 16.4 trillion won in operating profit,
The Effect of Rising Platinum Prices on the PEMFC Market - There has been a continuous increase in the cost of platinum since 1970. In this article, IDTechEx introduces the role of Pt as a catalyst in PEM fuel cells and outlines several ways in which the industry is striving to reduce its dependence on the ever increasingly expensive precious metal.
AI Slashes Defect Simulations From Hours to Milliseconds - Scientists have developed an AI system that can rapidly predict complex defect patterns in liquid crystals, cutting simulation times from hours to milliseconds. The approach could transform how advanced materials are designed and tested. Many complex structures in the physical world take shape when symmetry...
Omron gets to grips with TM S series of high-payload cobots - Omron is expanding its TM S Series of collaborative robots. There are three new models and an update to the TMflow Software for programming and managing the systems. TM S series The TM30S (pictured, above and right) is a 30kg payload model designed for heavy-duty collaborative tasks, for example, palletising...
Musk's TeraFab dream meets Nvidia reality check on chip manufacturing limits - Elon Musk's ambition to build a massive in-house semiconductor manufacturing complex has drawn fresh caution from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who stressed that advanced chip production ranks among the most technically demanding industrial undertakings globally—far beyond the reach of capital spending...
Chip Industry Week In Review - 2nm Indian chips; NAND capacity boost; quantum accelerates; CPO deals; U.S. rare earths deal; new AI chip; earnings bonanza; new test/package plant; free AI training; top memory spot; Stanford's 10 technologies; AI impact on jobs; annual battery report; secure by design series; job cuts and who's hiring....
Understanding Within-Wafer Variations: A Virtual Fabrication Approach - Not every chip on a wafer behaves the same; even small variations can impact yield. The Lam Semiverse Solutions team explains how engineers use virtual fabrication to understand why these differences happen and how to fix them.
Powering Smarter Logistics with the XC Tech T15 and MediaTek MT8768 - As logistics and e-commerce operations increasingly rely on smart Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) devices to streamline workflows, improve accuracy, and boost productivity, the XC Tech T15 is designed to meet this growing demand. Powered by the MediaTek MT8768 system-on-chip, the...
Synopsys and AMD Honored for Generative and Agentic AI Vision, Leadership, and Impact - Synopsys and AMD were recently selected by the World Economic Forum for inclusion in the WEF’s MINDS (Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel, Deployable Solutions) AI program, recognizing their leadership and real-world impact in applying generative and agentic AI to semiconductor design and engineering. This...
