Taiwan legislature blocks science budget; Minister defends industry  - The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) held its 20th committee meeting on March 18, 2026, where industry players expressed concerns over the science research budget being stalled in the Legislative Yuan.

 Designing better 2D electronics: Addressing anisotropic conductivity to cut contact resistance  - The high-performance semiconductor devices powering smartphone displays, AI computing, EV batteries and more are increasingly incorporating 2D materials to overcome silicon's scaling limits. To optimize these technologies, ...

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 Veeco’s revenue down 9.4% year-on-year for Q42025 and 7% for full-year  - Order backlog grows by 35% in 2025; full-year 2026 revenue expected to grow 16%

+2 from  semiconductor-today

 Synaptics SYN765x integrates Wi-Fi 7 and AI for smart devices  - Synaptics is introducing its SYN765x single-chip device for using AI at the edge with smart IoT devices. It combines support for real-time intelligence with integrated Wi-Fi 7, aiming at battery-powered smart IoT devices, home automation systems, and Industrial IoT (IIoT). As well as the Wi-Fi 7, it integrates...

 Ultrahuman – future-proofing its connected health fleet with nRF Cloud technology – reducing device returns by 10x

 Broadcom Power Efficiency Innovations Shine at DesignCon26

 Supermicro co-founder arrested, charged over $2.5B Nvidia GPU sales to China  - Indictment claims dummy servers and bogus docs used to slip past US export controls

 Samsung reportedly secures OpenAI HBM4 supply deal, shifts foundry capacity  - Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to exclusively supply sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) to OpenAI while reallocating more than half of its advanced foundry capacity to internal production, according to Hankyung and industry sources. The move underscores the South Korean chipmaker's drive...

+13 from  digitimes

 MXenes electrode: the effect of hybridization on transport properties in two-dimensional semiconductor transistors

+1 from  sciencedirect

 LEDucation 2026

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 Chip Industry Week In Review  - HBM4 deal; Iran War impacts; restart of H200 processors for China; SK hynix's memory prediction; TFLN photonics deal; test and metrology platforms; NoC verification automation; Tesla probe; AI distillation attacks. The post Chip Industry Week In Review appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .

 ASE Drives AI and Green Transformation for a Sustainable Future in Kaohsiung

 Duke Engineers Trap Light to Create the Fastest Photodetector Ever Built  - A new ultrathin photodetector captures light across the full spectrum in just 125 picoseconds, opening the door to faster, smarter imaging technologies. Engineers at Duke University have built the fastest pyroelectric photodetector ever demonstrated, a device that senses light by capturing the heat it...

 Smarter Power for Smarter Doorbells: Enabling the Next Wave of Home Security  - Package theft is fueling rapid growth in smart doorbell cameras. To meet rising demands for convenience, AI features and always-on reliability, next-generation designs need smarter power management—compact, efficient PMICs that extend battery life, manage heat, and enable seamless, connected home security....

 EPC unveils Phase 18 Reliability Report advancing understanding of eGaN reliability and robustness  - Closing gap between lab-generated reliability testing and real-world mission profiles

+1 from  semiconductor-today

 Intel Announces 2026 EPIC Supplier Award Recipients  - Annual program recognizes suppliers that exemplify Intel’s standard of excellence.

 Optiscaler team fixes INT8 FSR 4 ghosting on RX 6000 series GPUs — adds support for the latest Adrenalin drivers  - Optiscaler has provided a new update that helps remove ghosting on the INT8 version of FSR 4 for RX 6000 series graphics cards.

+5 from  tomshardware

 Clearing the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics  - Researchers at UCLA have discovered a way to dramatically improve how electrical current enters perovskite semiconductors, an emerging class of materials with enormous potential for next-generation electronics. Their research ...

+2 from  phys.org

 NXP's Third-Generation Radar Transceiver Delivers High-Performance Imaging Radar in Mass Production For Level 2+ to Level 4 Autonomous Driving

 Wolfspeed Announces Subscriptions for $379 Million of Convertible Notes and $96.9 Million of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants

 Strong AI Momentum to Drive 24.8% Growth in Foundry Revenue in 2026; Selective Price Increases Emerging, Says TrendForce  - TrendForce’s latest research on the foundry industry reveals that continued investment in the AI arms race by North American CSPs and AI startups will keep demand for AI processors and supporting ICs strong in 2026. Global foundry revenue is projected to grow 24.8% YoY to approximately US$218.8 billion,...

 STMicroelectronics, Leopard Imaging combine for robotics vision module  - STMicroelectronics and Leopard Imaging are introducing a multi-sensor module for humanoid and advanced robotics vision applications. The module – which integrates natively with NVIDIA Jetson and Isaac robot development platforms – combines 2D imaging, 3D depth sensing, and human-like motion perception....

+1 from  electronicsweekly

 From cloud to edge: Why system-level intelligence is the foundation of AI

 Kimchi-derived probiotic found to promote binding and excretion of intestinal nanoplastics  - A lactic acid bacterium isolated from kimchi may help promote the removal of nanoplastics from the body by binding to them in the intestine. Nanoplastics are ultrafine plastic particles measuring less than 1 micrometer that ...

 Intel suggests it was snubbed by Crimson Desert dev after reaching out "many times" about Arc GPUs – company says it provided "early hardware, drivers, and engineering resources" to studio  - Intel has shifted the blame for a lack of Arc GPU in Crimson Desert back on developer Pearl Abyss, saying it's reached out to the studio "many times" over the past several years.

 Bias- and Temperature-Dependent Noise Measurements to Investigate Carrier Transport at the Tellurium Interface (POSTECH)  - A new technical paper, “Revealing and Engineering Contact-Origin Noise in Ultrathin Tellurium Transistors,” was published by researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology. Abstract “Tellurium (Te) has emerged as a promising p-type semiconductor for ultrathin electronics owing to its...

+1 from  semiengineering

 Opportunities for Materials in Quantum Technologies: Video  - An overview of the opportunities for materials in quantum computing, quantum sensing and quantum communications.

 \uD83C\uDF6A TWiC: MU HBM4, OCI MSA, Credo Optics, VCSEL Scale-Up, DGX GB300, NBIS $27B  - Hot takes from the AI oven.

 Warwick secures funding to boost UK wide-bandgap power semiconductor reliability testing  - ipTEST system to be be housed in Driving the Electric Revolution – Innovation Centre

+2 from  semiconductor-today

 Super Micro employees accused of smuggling $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia hardware to China — perps used a hairdryer to move serial numbers between real hardware and thousands of dummy servers  - Three Super Micro employees have been charged with conspiring to unlawfully divert cutting edge U.S. artificial intelligence technology to China.

+1 from  tomshardware

 [News] Samsung Reportedly Eyes Long-Term Memory Deals with Google, Microsoft; May Include $10B+ Prepayments  - Please note that this article cites information from EBN News, ZDNet, Micron, and News Tomato. Memory giants are reportedly moving toward multi-year supply agreements to enhance stability, with potential deal structures and prospective customers beginning to take shape. According to EBN News, i...

+5 from  trendforce

 UMC Earns Intel’s 2026 EPIC Supplier Award

 Middle East Conflict Is Rewiring Global Supply Chains  - Escalating Middle East war exposes critical vulnerabilities in the semiconductor supply chain, driving re-shoring and fragmenting the global supply chains. The post Middle East Conflict Is Rewiring Global Supply Chains appeared first on EE Times .

 Decoding Nvidia's Groq-powered LPX and the rest of its new rack systems  - GTC DEEP DIVE From LPUs and GPUs to CPUs and switches, everything you need to know about Nvidia's latest kit

 Hydrogenated perovskite for brain-inspired computing  - A hydrogenated perovskite nickelate platform integrates spatiotemporal dynamics and nonvolatile memory on a single wafer, enabling ultrafast and energy-efficient neuromorphic computation.

 Buck ICs improve AI data center power  - Infineon’s XDPE1E multiphase PWM buck controllers and TDA49720/12/06 PMBus POL regulators streamline voltage regulation in AI data centers. The post Buck ICs improve AI data center power appeared first on EDN .

+5 from  planetanalog

 Marvell Technology, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend Payment

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 Natural Fiber Cars - Sustainable Automotive Parts at JEC World 2026  - As the automotive industry continues to be an ever-relevant space, there are plenty of opportunities for composite materials, including those made with natural fibers, to be integrated into both the interiors and exteriors of vehicles. This article covers some of the technologies exhibited at JEC World...

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 Nvidia GTC Day Three: Groq Integration and Vera CPU  - Nvidia senior executive Ian Buck explains how the Groq chip and Vera CPU are game changers.

 Scientists Crack Key Barrier to High-Temperature Superconductivity  - A subtle shift in how materials are engineered may be redefining the future of superconductivity. Superconductors are often described as a possible foundation for the next generation of ultra-efficient technology. In theory, they could move electricity without wasting energy as heat. In practice, they...

 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 - Powerful Performance for Ultra-Fast Play  - The MediaTek Dimensity 8500 delivers unparalleled computing power for gamers, creators, and power users.

 Verification Engineers Are Poised to Become Verification Scientists  - There are many ways to categorize engineers—to “slice and dice” them, if you will. I’m speaking figuratively, of course (we don’t want anyone to get any unfortunate ideas…especially since… the incident). Just sticking to the electronics realm, we have analog and digital, hardware and software,...

 Sensereo’s MS-1 smoke alarm employs nRF52840 SoC enabling seamless wireless connectivity across all leading smart home platforms

 Broadcom Delivers the World’s First End-to-End PQC-safe, In-flight Network Encryption Solution

 Understanding the Difference Between a Monolithic SoC and a Chiplet  - I am often asked, "What is the difference between a traditional SoC die and a chiplet…

 Samsung Electro-Mechanics rumored to supply MLCCs to top private aerospace firm  - Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is reportedly supplying multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to the world's largest private aerospace company. According to industry sources, this expansion from the automotive and industrial sectors into aerospace is a significant...

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 Another major Japanese electronics firm exits the Blu-ray market — Elecom publishes notice of termination of all external drives  - Japanese PC peripherals and accessories stalwart Elecom has announced that it is pulling out of the Blu-ray drive market.

 SK Hynix targets autonomous fabs by 2030 to tackle AI-driven manufacturing challenges  - SK Hynix is targeting the development of autonomous semiconductor fabrication facilities by 2030 as it seeks to address rising AI-driven demand and increasing manufacturing complexity, according to Ddaily , IT Chosun , and SEDaily .

+3 from  digitimes

 EE Times Europe Magazine – March 2026  - The March 2026 Edition of EE Times Europe Magazine analyzes how AI is transforming factory automation and operations and reviews Europe's de-risking semiconductor strategy. The post EE Times Europe Magazine – March 2026 appeared first on EE Times .

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 An Interview with Nvidia\u2019s Ian Buck: Why AWS Is Buying a Million GPUs  - Amazon Web Services will purchase more than 1 million Nvidia GPUs by year end 2027.

 New Fortnite 'Rivalry' includes chance to win RTX 5080 — top five players will be awarded GPU hardware in Chapter 7 Season 2 competition  - Fortnite's new season not only brings new content for the players but also gives them a chance to earn real-life rewards, such as an RTX 5080. If you're good enough at the game and win enough "rivalries" in matches every week and rank among the top five players in the world, Epic will give you a free...

+1 from  tomshardware

 DigiKey, ST, Ultra Librarian partner for eDesignSuite integration  - DigiKey has collaborated with STMicroelectronics and Ultra Librarian for a new version of the eDesignSuite tool. eDesignSuite This is a free no-license-required online design platform developed by ST. It aims to provide a unified workflow for power management, signal conditioning, NFC/RFID applications...

 Vcc delay  - A TLV431-based circuit solved LSI chip power-up failures by ensuring a sufficiently steep 5V rail rise time. The post Vcc delay appeared first on EDN .

+1 from  planetanalog

 SWISSto12 opens assembly facility for GEO satellites in Switzerland  - he goal SWISSto12, the Swiss manufacturer of satellite and payload systems, has officially opened its purpose-built assembly facility at company headquarters in Renens, Switzerland. The facility will support the industrial-scale production of its HummingSat geostationary (GEO) satellite platform. The...

+6 from  electronicsweekly

 Blue Moon to acquire Gage Project from Liberty Gold  - Acquisition bolsters adjacent Apex germanium and gallium district

 Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin applies to launch 51,000 datacenter satellites  - ‘Project Sunrise’ needs a network that doesn’t exist, a rocket that’s hardly flown, and FCC approval

+1 from  theregister

 Realtek at Convergence India 2026 Exhibiting Advanced Communication Infrastructure and High-Speed Connectivity Solutions

 What Makes LPDDR6 a Key Technological Advancement for DRAM Memory Technologies  - Low-power DDR SDRAM is one of the most widely used memory types in the semiconductor…

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 UK-Taiwan R&D ties scale up with Foxconn, Turing Space, NSYSU  - Taiwan has long leveraged its manufacturing strengths to carve out a place in the global supply chain. Now, it is going further. With research and development reach expanding overseas, the country is shifting from contract manufacturing to joint innovation. The UK-Taiwan Innovative Industries Programme...

+5 from  digitimes

 SIA Comments on USTR Critical Minerals RFI

 Lam Named One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the Fourth Straight Year  - Integrity isn’t optional at Lam, and this latest recognition underscores that commitment.

 Embedded: Renesas demos MCU search platform  - Unifying embedded software files, datasheets and applications notes for Renesas’ RA family of MCUs, Renesas 365 is the company’s cloud-based environment for system development, device lifecycle management and concept validation. It is powered by Altium and, according to Renesas Electronics, is the...

 Nanodiamonds and beyond: Designing carbon materials with AI at exascale  - Carbon forms the graphite in pencils, the diamonds in jewelry and the molecules that make up every living thing. But under extreme conditions—like the heat and pressure of intense explosions—carbon can transform into ...

 Satellite communications are no longer as secure as assumed  - Satellite links are often considered inherently secure due to their distance and specialized infrastructure. In reality, this assumption no longer holds. Sensitive data from critical infrastructure, enterprises, in-flight connectivity, and even government systems is increasingly transmitted over satellite...

 MSI MPG X870E Carbon Max Wifi Review: Small tweaks, same Carbon DNA  - The MSI X870E Carbon Max adds an OC Engine chip and a larger BIOS, though changes little else. But did it need to? See how the refresh fares against similarly equipped rivals in the crowded $500 space.

+6 from  tomshardware

 New BZPACK mSiC® Power Modules Are Designed for Demanding Applications in Harsh Environments

 Q.ANT Hits Full Production Capacity for Photonic AI Processors  - German startup Q.ANT reaches full production capacity as demand surges for energy-efficient photonic AI processors. The post Q.ANT Hits Full Production Capacity for Photonic AI Processors appeared first on EE Times .