Samsung to deploy high-NA in DRAM production in 2028 - Samsung Electronics plans to become the first memory maker to introduce ASML’s high-NA EUV lithography into high-volume DRAM manufacturing, targeting production in 2028.
Accenture, Google Cloud launch global Gemini Enterprise business group - Accenture and Google Cloud launched a new global business group to help companies scale agentic AI, a move that could speed enterprise adoption of AI tools worldwide. The effort targets faster deployment, clearer returns, and broader access to AI talent, engineering, and industry expertise across sectors....
Control knobs are customizable and production-ready - OKW's customized rotary potentiometer and encoder knobs are designed for menu-driven interfaces. The post Control knobs are customizable and production-ready appeared first on EDN .
NVIDIA Vera: Rebuilding the CPU for Agentic AI - Source: Jonathon Evans and Polychronis Xekalakis, “NVIDIA Vera CPU,” Hot Chips 2026 . Performance figures are NVIDIA claims, and several results were based on preproduction or unofficial testing.
A comparison of traditional and DSP-enabled ADCs in radio receivers - Here is a sneak peek at 3 radio receiver designs: direct conversion, direct conversion with digital channel selection, and IF sampling. The post A comparison of traditional and DSP-enabled ADCs in radio receivers appeared first on EDN .
PCB maker Zhen Ding tops US$634M August revenue on AI server, optical module demand - PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) said business momentum is accelerating as demand strengthens during the traditional peak season. In addition to continued stocking for new mobile communications products, combined revenue from servers, optical modules, and IC substrates more than tripled from a year...
High-NA EUV Moves From Experiment to Manufacturing - Intel Foundry and ASML say high-numerical-aperture extreme-ultraviolet lithography has crossed an important boundary: it is no longer only a development tool, but a production technology. At the SPIE Photomask Technology and Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography conference , the companies reported that Intel...
ARM’s 2026 ‘Tech’ Day Is A Self-Inflicted Wound - ARM's most recent 'Tech' Day was an embarrassment for the company, destroying a reuptation for solid messaging built over a decade. Read more ▶ The post ARM’s 2026 ‘Tech’ Day Is A Self-Inflicted Wound appeared first on Semiaccurate .
IPO Proceeds Rising - Global IPO proceeds have been on the rise and stock markets in Mainland China and Hong Kong are booming especially, reports EY. While in 2024, Chinese IPO proceeds stood at $9.3 […] The post IPO Proceeds Rising appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
2026 six five summit recap - Three days. Free access. A single, unmistakable through-line: enterprise AI has left the pilot phase and entered production—and the economics, infrastructure, and organizational muscle required to run it there defined the conversation onstage. Here are the moments that traveled — the quotes, numbers,...
Korean August semi exports up 209% YoY - Korea’s semiconductor exports in August were up 209% YoY to a record $46.65 billion, accounting for 47.5% of the country’s $98.25 billion exports, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry […] The post Korean August semi exports up 209% YoY appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
ASML breaks ground on new campus - ASML has started building its second major industrial campus in the Brainport region of the Netherlands. The company celebrated the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony at Brainport Industries Campus (BIC) […] The post ASML breaks ground on new campus appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Trion-mediated quantum operations on a double-dot charge qubit - A scheme for controlling a charge qubit on a semiconductor asymmetric double quantum dot with suppressed tunnel coupling between individual quantum dots is proposed. Laser pulses convert the logical single-electron states of the qubit into auxiliary trion states, for which the resonant tunneling condition...
KPCA Takes Students to Taiwan for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Training - The Korea Electronics Packaging and Circuits Association (KPCA) said Sept. 7 that it conducted an advanced semiconductor packaging industry training program in Taiwan.The Taiwan advanced packaging program was jointly organized by KPCA, Gyeongsang National University and Pukyong National University.
Strategy Paper Urges Canada to Add Semiconductors to AI Strategy - Canada’s sovereign AI ambitions will fall short unless procurement, talent, funding, and existing semiconductor strengths are aligned behind domestic hardware capability. The post Strategy Paper Urges Canada to Add Semiconductors to AI Strategy appeared first on EE Times .
Fail-Safe Frames: Why Chips&Media’s ASIL-B Video IP Matters - As vehicles evolve into software-defined, increasingly autonomous platforms, video processing is becoming part of the safety-critical computing chain. Camera feeds support functions ranging from surround-view monitoring and driver assistance to object detection and automated driving. If the hardware processing...
New Work Nixes Neutrino Laser Concept - Neutrinos are pervasive yet intangible particles that permeate the universe, streaming through whole planets, stars, and our bodies by the trillions each second. The elementary particles are often described as “ghostly” due to their...
Q2 DRAM contract price up 59.5% QoQ - Q2 DRAM contract prices were up 59.5% QoQ pushing DRAM quarterly revenue to nearly $154.73 billion, reports TrendForce. Suppliers’ inventories remain at historic lows, with additional supply mainly allocated for […] The post Q2 DRAM contract price up 59.5% QoQ appeared first on Electronics Weekly...
Kospi opens higher amid revived AI hopes - Kospi opens higher amid revived AI hopes Stocks gained Tuesday, led by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, as renewed AI optimism offset concerns over higher oil prices and inflation. 9/7/2026 - 08:43 PM
Ep 191: Agents Gone Wild: Broadcom’s ASICs and the AI Frontier - In this episode, Ben and Jay discuss the launch of their firm's new AI knowledge agent, Atlas, before diving into Broadcom's latest earnings and the growing complexity of modeling the custom ASIC market. They debate the semiconductor supply chain bottleneck, with Ben arguing that constraints will peak...
Pixxel raises $100m in Series C for hyperspectral imaging satellites - Pixxel, the Indian-based space data company, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Temasek and Seraphim Capital, a London-based investment group focused on the Space […] The post Pixxel raises $100m in Series C for hyperspectral imaging satellites appeared first on Electronics...
Kioxia’s Flash-for-DRAM Initiative Eyes AI Workloads - The CXL-attached memory expansion uses NAND flash optimized for high-speed processing alongside AI compute devices. The post Kioxia’s Flash-for-DRAM Initiative Eyes AI Workloads appeared first on EE Times .
Machines that think: embodied intelligence - This is the third part in a series on how AI is crossing out of software and into the physical world. This time, Jan Bosch reaches the hinge: What happens when a model has to act?
Can GPUs Continue To Dominate AI Compute? - Google, Amazon, and now OpenAI have competitive offerings and are gaining share. The post Can GPUs Continue To Dominate AI Compute? appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
How soon can one be a lame duck? (KOR) - How soon can one be a lame duck? (KOR) Falling approval ratings and growing policy doubts raise questions about whether President Lee Jae Myung’s leadership will weaken his mandate. 9/8/2026 - 09:56 PM Opinion Desk
The Hidden Cost of Alloying: Disorder-Driven Transport Collapse in TMDs - Alloying in two dimensional semiconductors is widely used to tune bandgaps, yet its implications for charge and energy transport remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate MoS2xSe2(1-x) alloys as a model system to study the interplay between composition, thickness, and disorder. Optical transitions...
Invention may bring smart bionic eye into sight - A working prototype that can see, remember and interact with the world like the human brain could one day underpin smart bionic eyes while using far less energy than today's technologies. The invention from RMIT University ...
Market Data: Smartphone Fingerprint Sensor Market Share Q2 2026 - The smartphone fingerprint sensor market recorded modest revenue growth in Q2 2026, supported by an improved pricing environment for legacy fingerprint sensor solutions. While overall market demand remained relatively subdued, continued momentum in ultrasonic fingerprint sensor adoption across premium...
$40,000 club matters, but fix youth unemployment first - $40,000 club matters, but fix youth unemployment first The semiconductor-led boom could lift Korea into the $40,000 per capita GNI club, but youth unemployment threatens to widen the prosperity gap. 9/8/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Semiconductor Suppliers Strike for Bonuses Like Samsung, SK Hynix - The semiconductor supercycle and the large-scale performance-based bonuses paid by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are changing labor-management relations even in semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment
Welcome to the Materials Age (We Hope You’ll Enjoy Your Stay) - When you come to think about it, many of the early ages of human development were defined by the materials people used, such as the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. Much later came the Industrial Revolution and the Industrial Age. This was followed by a succession of increasingly overlapping...
AEye’s Apollo lidar wins Pegasus lunar vehicle contract - AEye’s Apollo long-range lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) has been has been selected by Lunar Outpost for integrating into its Pegasus LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle). This is the vehicle that […] The post AEye’s Apollo lidar wins Pegasus lunar vehicle contract appeared first on Electronics Weekly...
Korea’s per capita income on track to top $40,000 for first time - Korea’s per capita income on track to top $40,000 for first time The Bank of Korea says per capita gross national income is highly likely to exceed $40,000 this year, powered by a semiconductor earnings boom, improved trade terms and a stabilizing won. 9/8/2026 - 04:02 AM News Team
Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Sept. 8 - HBF for LLM inference; M3D SRAM with BEOL pass-gates at 2nm; distributed GPU architectures; hybrid HBM-HBF memory; GaN-on-silicon polarization superjunctions; programmable silicon photonics; Al dopant activation in 4H-SiC. The post Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Sept. 8 appeared first on Semiconductor...
AI optimism sends Kospi up 4.6% to five-week high - AI optimism sends Kospi up 4.6% to five-week high Korean shares surged 4.6 percent as OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra launch boosted chip stocks, led by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. 9/7/2026 - 06:29 AM
Occam’s Razor and a USB-C to HDMI adapter - The simplest explanation is likely the best, even if its validity isn’t always intuitively obvious in advance. The post Occam’s Razor and a USB-C to HDMI adapter appeared first on EDN .
Stanford Researchers Boost AI Memory Capacity - Researchers from Stanford University have demonstrated that it’s possible to make a network of atoms and photons that could improve how artificial intelligence stores and recalls memories. This network, called a quantum optical spin glass,...
Automotive coolant level sensors: Fundamentals to stay cool - Vehicle engines churn out enormous heat, and without coolant level sensors, the consequences are catastrophic. The post Automotive coolant level sensors: Fundamentals to stay cool appeared first on EDN .
Ed’s Vulture Fund - My Vulture Fund for buying distressed AI assets is growing nicely, Ed confides to his diary. My assumptions are that, in an AI bust, pure-play AI companies like OpenAI and […] The post Ed’s Vulture Fund appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
