Thailand and Malaysia: The AI supply chain's hidden beneficiaries - Thailand and Malaysia: The AI supply chain's hidden beneficiaries The two Southeast Asian markets have exhibited lower volatility: While the Kospi fell 32 percent from its peak, the declines in Thailand and Malaysia were less than half that magnitude. 8/6/2026 - 11:00 AM Opinion Desk
Paper-based passives show impact of re-thinking substrate - A research team greatly improved papertronic passive devices by pivoting to a very different type of paper substrate. The post Paper-based passives show impact of re-thinking substrate appeared first on EDN .
Industry, labor ministers clash over 52-hour workweek exemption in 'special' zones - Industry, labor ministers clash over 52-hour workweek exemption in 'special' zones The industry chief said the cap stands in the way of growth, citing an experience in China, but his labor counterpart said Korean firms are doing fine as is. 8/6/2026 - 04:41 AM News Team
Beyond the Fab: Building Europe’s Next Generation of Semiconductor Champions - Europe's next semiconductor champions will emerge from design expertise, customer knowledge, and IP—not manufacturing capacity alone. The post Beyond the Fab: Building Europe’s Next Generation of Semiconductor Champions appeared first on EE Times .
Electron correlation in semiconductors and insulators via symbolic regression - …materials with thousands of atoms at a computational cost comparable to semi-local density functional theory. We demonstrate the accuracy of this approach for covalent semiconductors , ionic insulators, and two-dimensional materials. These results establish symbolic regression as a viable route to...
Scientists Expose Hidden Quantum Identity of a Superconductor - Two strongly coupled superconducting states can disguise themselves as a single energy gap in ultrathin materials. Two ultrathin superconductors appeared to have a simple internal structure, but closer measurements revealed something more complex. Instead of relying on one superconducting state, each...
The Chip Insider®– Dr. Strange-AI-Guys, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI - Inside G. Dan Hutcheson’s latest analysis, the AI-driven semiconductor boom reveals more than surging chip demand, highlighting how structural industry shifts, hyperscaler growth, and the end of Moore’s Law are reshaping the market far beyond typical cycle concerns
Safeguarding Fab Throughput with AI-Augmented Data Insights - Discover how a Al-infused visual analytics platform empower engineers to solve complex manufacturing challenges for faster root cause analysis. The post Safeguarding Fab Throughput with AI-Augmented Data Insights appeared first on EE Times .
University of Rochester LLE Director is Reappointed: People in the News: 8/5/26 - ams OSRAM reappointed Aldo Kemper CEO, extending his contract to 2031. Kemper has served as CEO of ams OSRAM since 2023; his previous term was set to expire in March 2027. He began his career at OSRAM in Regensburg in 1994 and held various leadership positions in Europe and the United States in the areas...
Design Integrity With PolarFire® FPGAs: Built-In Digest Verification - Trusted operation starts with trusted configuration. Explore how our PolarFire® devices perform dedicated hardware-based digest verification to confirm FPGA integrity, support secure system operation and identify both malicious changes and reliability-related faults throughout the device lifecycle.
Hybrid Computing Framework Looks Beyond Peak TOPS/W For AI Efficiency (Nottingham Trent, ICL, Aston) - Researchers from Nottingham Trent University, Imperial College London, and Aston University published a technical paper titled “Beyond Peak TOPS/W: A System-Level Perspective on Hybrid Digital, Analogue and Neuromorphic Computing.” The paper contends that “hybrid digital–analogue computing represents...
Solving the solvent problem - By focusing on electrolytes, MIT scientists are making sodium-metal batteries a more practical energy storage option.
Entegris Announces Changes to Board of Directors - Entegris, Inc., a global leader in advanced materials and purity solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced the appointment of Robert A. Bruggeworth, President and Chief Executive Officer of Qorvo, to the Board, effective August 3, 2026.
DAC 2026: Accellera Luncheon Panel on Embracing AI for Advanced Design and Verification - AI was a hot topic at DAC this year. If you attended the event, you’ve already heard about many new tools and systems that aim to improve time to market and quality for advanced semiconductors and systems. I had the pleasure of chairing an Accellera sponsored luncheon panel on Tuesday at DAC that took...
Probing the Limits: How Material Innovation Is Meeting the Demands of Fine-Pitch Semiconductor Test - New alloys and process innovations are breaking the hardness-conductivity-ductility tradeoff in probe pin materials for fine-pitch semiconductor test. The post Probing the Limits: How Material Innovation Is Meeting the Demands of Fine-Pitch Semiconductor Test appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Thales Advances on Planned Purchase of Exail - Thales and Exail Technologies signed a tender offer agreement last week, following Thales’ announcement last month that it intended to purchase the Paris-based photonics company in full, after acquiring a 35.51% stake. Once the purchase of that stake is finalized, Thales will file the offer, which sets...
Memristive Behavior and Mechanism in Solid-State Nanopores - …to integration of ionic computing circuits and systems. Here, we report memristive behaviors of silicon-based solid-state nanopores (SSNPs) fabricated based on wafer-scale semiconductor processes. The SSNPs exhibit hysteretic current-voltage characteristics with a dependence on voltage sweeping frequency,...
The AI Genie Is Out of the Bottle and Won’t Go Back - December 2025. Inside an Alibaba-affiliated lab, an agent called ROME, mid-training, quietly diverts GPU capacity for itself and opens a hidden channel to the outside world. Nobody told it to.
CXL controller scales server memory - Montage Technology has introduced the M88MX6852, a CXL 3.2 Memory eXpander Controller (MXC) chip for AI data center applications. The post CXL controller scales server memory appeared first on EDN .
QED Technologies Completes $18.7M Expansion - QED Technologies International has completed a planned expansion to its operations. The company, as previously announced, has added 20,000 sq ft to its University Avenue facility in the Rochester. The manufacturer of advanced capital equipment for precision optics fabrication and metrology has also established...
Processing-in-Memory Simulator Supporting 11 Memory Technologies (Riken, Keio,Los Alamos, ORNL) - Researchers from RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Keio University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory published a technical paper titled “PIMID: A Full-System Simulator with Intricacy and Diversity for Processing-in-Memory.” Abstract Excerpt: “Processing-in-Memory...
Korea’s AI ambitions face talent exodus - Korea’s AI ambitions face talent exodus A World Bank report shows South Korea is losing elite AI researchers even as it pours massive public and private investment into becoming a global AI power. 8/5/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Blog Review: Aug. 5 - PSS 3.1 channels; reset domain crossing; physics becomes critical; feedforward control; latency vs. latency. The post Blog Review: Aug. 5 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
electronica 2026: Electronics as the Basis of the All-Electric Society - electronica 2026 puts chips, AI, energy efficiency, and cyber resilience at the heart of the all-electric society. The post electronica 2026: Electronics as the Basis of the All-Electric Society appeared first on EE Times .
2026-2027 CMR SOD Precursors - A comprehensive Critical Materials Report (CMR) on SOD precursors (dielectrics) for the semiconductor industry for 2025-2026 including supply chain and market analysis.
Real-Time Smart Self-Mixing Interferometry Sensor With Embedded Neural Network - …this data. In this article, we present an updated prototype of an integrated sensor based on self-mixing interferometry with embedded neural networks. It consists of a semiconductor laser (acting both as light emitter and detector) equipped with an embedded platform for data processing. The platform...
Shift Left with S2C Prodigy: From RTL Verification to Real-World Software Validation - For modern SoC teams, “shift left” no longer means finding a few more RTL bugs before tape-out. It means moving meaningful system validation earlier—far enough left that firmware, operating systems, drivers, applications, and external interfaces can be exercised before first silicon arrives. This...
Forecast: 2026 Q3 Automotive Semiconductor TAM by Powertrain - This market forecast report shows that battery electric vehicles will be the fastest growing vehicle type for automotive semiconductor demand, with a CAGR of 20.2% expected over 2025 to 2030. This report details how automotive semiconductor demand is expected to split out by each major powertrain type...
Fable: Not A High Flyer - This was not a high-flier: Moral: All that flies does not fly high The post Fable: Not A High Flyer appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
5 Benefits of Partnering With a U.S. Semiconductor Foundry - Semiconductors sit at the center of modern life. They power vehicles, industrial automation, communications infrastructure, AI data centers, defense platforms, medical technologies, and countless systems that people and organizations depend on every day. As demand…
Korea’s June current account surplus hits another record on chip exports - Korea’s June current account surplus hits another record on chip exports Bank of Korea data showed June’s current account surplus climbed to a record $49.73 billion as semiconductor and IT exports surged to new highs. 8/5/2026 - 08:10 PM
The Autonomous Chip-To-System Engineer Has Arrived - AI agents can understand design intent and implement meaningful portions of the design process. The post The Autonomous Chip-To-System Engineer Has Arrived appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Farnell signs RIGOL - Farnell has signed a distribution agreement with RIGOL Technologies, giving customers across EMEA easier access to high-performance test and measurement equipment. The agreement will help design engineers, research institutions, and […] The post Farnell signs RIGOL appeared first on Electronics Weekly...
Breakthrough in Quantum Dot Surface Defect Repair: Enabling Ultra-High Efficiency and Long-Life QLEDs - Steric hindrance of long-chain ligands leads to abundant unpassivated dangling bonds on quantum dots (QDs), which significantly impair the efficiency and operational stability of QD light-emitting diodes (QLEDs), especially in ultra-small pixel devices. Professors Fushan Li and Hailong Hu at Fuzhou University...
Engineered atomic interface opens a new path for atomically thin transistors - For more than 10 years, atomically thin semiconductors have been considered among the most promising alternatives to silicon. Only a single atom thick, these materials possess strong electrical characteristics and could facilitate ...
Vishay infrared receiver modules for remote controls - Vishay Intertechnology is introducing a series of infrared receiver modules for IR remote control applications. With modulation frequency acceptance from 30 kHz to 68 kHz, devices in the TSOP15300 series […] The post Vishay infrared receiver modules for remote controls appeared first on Electronics...
Astute signs Reyax - Astute Group has signed a new franchise agreement with REYAX Technology. REYAX’s range covers LoRa and LoRaWAN, Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi, cellular and NB-IoT, NFC and RFID, GPS/GNSS, ultra-wideband (UWB), […] The post Astute signs Reyax appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
GNSS oscillator with 24-hour holdover in a postage-stamp size - Here is a sneak peek at a GNSS module built around MEMS oscillator; it provides near-atomic-clock timing holdover precision with lower SWaP. The post GNSS oscillator with 24-hour holdover in a postage-stamp size appeared first on EDN .
Chipping away at labor regulations? - Chipping away at labor regulations? Kim Young-hoon said the government will consult labor groups over a proposed Honam semiconductor bill amid union backlash to possible exemptions from the 52-hour workweek limit. 8/5/2026 - 05:45 AM
Jamie Urquhart (1957-2026): Friendly, Supportive, Right to the End - Arm co-founder Jamie Urquhart backed chips, startups, and people to the end—read how his quiet force shaped an industry. The post Jamie Urquhart (1957-2026): Friendly, Supportive, Right to the End appeared first on EE Times .
Technical Report: Samsung Exynos 2600 (2nm SF2) Process Flow Analysis - This report is a Process Flow Analysis of the Samsung Exynos 2600 SoC die, manufactured by Samsung using its 2nm SF2 GAA process. The report examines the process flow and integration used to manufacture this device die and lists the fabrication steps from wafer start to BEOL passivation layers.
Pressure-induced Superconductivity in Thermoelectric Semiconductor Mg3Sb2 - …of emerging electronic and phonon transport, superconductivity, and topological transition. Here, we report the discovery of pressure-induced superconductivity in the TE semiconductor Mg3Sb2. Upon the increased pressure, the metallization occurs at 8.7 GPa, followed by a superconducting transition...
Innovative design unlocks resilient semiconductor materials - Semiconductors such as silicon are the cornerstone of today's essential technologies, but the variety of materials available to power devices is limited. While metal oxides are durable, only a small subset are semiconducting ...
Scientists Discover What Makes Hydrogen Go Quantum - The symmetry of vanadium’s crystal structure acts as a switch for hydrogen’s quantum behavior. Inside a vanadium crystal, hydrogen can travel in two very different ways. It may move as a conventional particle that needs enough energy to jump between locations, or behave like a quantum wave that passes...
Push to increase, decrease a digital potentiometer - Front-panel push button controls can conveniently adjust a PCB-mounted internal potentiometer's resistance. The post Push to increase, decrease a digital potentiometer appeared first on EDN .
From Blueprint To Build: Engineering The World’s Largest AI Chips - Building hyper-large form factor packages that measure up to 240 mm x 240 mm with reliable encapsulation. The post From Blueprint To Build: Engineering The World’s Largest AI Chips appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
