5G-LiFi combo for indoors networking - pureLiFi, the Edinburgh LiFi specialist, has joined network comms supplier Askey to demo an integrated product combining a 5G modem and pureLiFi’s through-window bridging technology. The two companies are working to solve the industry’s “last-metre” challenge: delivering gigabit broadband indoors...
The Atomic Gap That Could Cost the Semiconductor Industry Billions - Promising 2D materials may face an unexpected obstacle at the atomic scale: a tiny gap at their interfaces. For decades, the steady shrinking of electronic components has powered faster, more efficient technology. Engineers now hope to push that trend even further with 2D materials, atomically thin sheets...
Alumina Nanowires Improve Thermal Management in Advanced Packaging (Georgia Tech et al.) - A new technical paper, “Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Long Al2O3 Nanowires for Enhanced Thermal Management in Advanced Semiconductor Packaging,” was published by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and National Cheng Kung University. Abstract “The rapid increase in heat flux in...
Medtronic announces CE Mark for Stealth AXiS™ surgical system - Following recent FDA clearances, Medtronic is accelerating access to integrated planning, navigation, and robotics platform across Europe GALWAY, Ireland, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic,...
New CPU Memory Module - Benefits and questions surrounding a next-gen low-power standard for high-performance compute. The post New CPU Memory Module appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Video: Electrical control of a metal-mediated DNA memory - DNA stores our genetic code. What if it could also be integrated with electronics to store and read other information? Scientists have been investigating how to store data in DNA, but retrieving the information remains a ...
Register Renaming - [Shreeyash] asks an interesting question: how many registers does your CPU have? The answer is probably more than you think. The reason? Modern CPUs — at least many of them …read more
Beyond Oil: Middle East Tensions Chokehold Global Helium Supply - Helium is a finite resource and critical for several applications, including semiconductor manufacturing. With Qatar producing a third of the world's helium supply, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East has created a major supply chain bottleneck for industries critically reliant on helium. This article...
A summer job launched Hanna Kujanpää’s career in the semiconductor industry - While studies are still underway and career plans aren’t clear yet, a first summer job can change everything. Hanna Kujanpää ended up at Okmetic for the summer after spotting the company’s logo on her student overalls. In April, she was hired as a permanent process development engineer. Read Hanna’s...
TSMC Tech Symposium 2026, By The Numbers - Foundry rolls out aggressive new roadmap, focusing on area, power, and latency. The post TSMC Tech Symposium 2026, By The Numbers appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
PCIe 7.0 fundamentals: Baseline ordering rules - To maintain low latency and fully utilize PCIe 7.0 bandwidth under parallel workloads, a more flexible ordering model is required. The post PCIe 7.0 fundamentals: Baseline ordering rules appeared first on EDN .
Complex PCB signoff challenges - Many complex PCB designs have high data-rate signals like USB, PCIe, DDR and HDMI which call for more thorough verification methods to ensure compliance plus mitigate any signal integrity, power integrity and EMI/EMC issues. Siemens has a methodology that uses automated rule-based electrical verification...
Assuring Comprehensive Security Coverage In Hardware Design - Security coverage is a key component of a systematic framework for comprehensive, traceable security verification. The post Assuring Comprehensive Security Coverage In Hardware Design appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Siltronic closes Q1 2026 in line with expectations - Sales decreased by 17.5 percent to EUR 306.5 million compared to a strong previous quarter that benefited from intra-year delivery shifts, EBITDA margin…
Trusting AI: evaluation as engineering discipline - Organizations that treat evaluation as infrastructure will find themselves able to deploy AI faster, improve it more rapidly and build the trust with customers and regulators that determines adoption in consequential domains.
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Bemis Associates Inc/ - will help take Bemis to new heights."Chen brings more than 25 years of global business leadership experience across industries spanning semiconductor manufacturing, IT hardware, commercial testing and certification services, retail branding solutions, and tape manufacturing.She has been
Water Quality Association 2026 - Brewer Science is exhibiting at WQA Booth 228 in Miami Beach, Florida from April 29 – 30, 2026. The post Water Quality Association 2026 appeared first on Brewer Science .
200V FRED Pt rectifiers feature low profile DFN6546A package - Vishay has introduced 16 of its FRED Pt ultrafast rectifiers. These are in the low profile DFN6546A package with wettable flanks. They are aimed at commercial, industrial, and automotive applications. For example, for high frequency inverters, DC/DC converters, freewheeling diodes, load dump protection,...
Tenstorrent Unveils Next-Gen Servers for Fast Tokens, No Disaggregation Needed - “The world is talking about specialized, specialized, specialized, and that should be terrifying them because as models change, that specialized hardware is not going to work,” said Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller. The post Tenstorrent Unveils Next-Gen Servers for Fast Tokens, No Disaggregation Needed...
Room-temperature vibrations could transform how industry makes graphene - Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating 2D materials that runs at room temperature and increases production rates tenfold over current methods, without using toxic solvents. Scientists led by Dr. Jason ...
IEEE Celebrates Global Engineering and Technology Excellence at 2026 Honors Ceremony - A. Malachowsky was also awarded the 2026 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal for pioneering parallel computing architectures and leadership in semiconductor design. Malachowsky also donated his cash award to IEEE TryEngineering in support of initiatives that help introduce engineering to school-aged
MUGS project: a multigas sensor for monitoring volcanic activity - Under the MUGS (MUltiGas Sensor) project, a CEA-Leti research team has developed a compact multigas sensor that is capable of taking volcanic activity readings. Benefitting from CEA-Leti’s expertise in silicon manufacturing, the device delivered compelling early results following tests at La Soufrière,...
Broadcom, Marvell set to benefit as 1.6T optical modules near mass production - 1.6T optical communication modules are set for broad adoption in AI data centers in 2026, with optical transceiver vendors and key IC design houses preparing for shipments. Broadcom's digital signal processor (DSP) chips and Marvell's fully integrated Light Engine have begun volume production and testing,...
Engineering the perfect flow with peristaltic pumps - Learn the fundamentals of peristaltic pumping and how electric-drive systems help engineers achieve perfect flow in demanding applications. The post Engineering the perfect flow with peristaltic pumps appeared first on EDN .
Wipeout Clone Runs Native on ESP32-S3 - Psygnosis’s 1995 game Wipeout is remembered for two things: being one of the greatest games of all time, and taking advantage of the then-new PlayStation’s capacity for 3D graphics. The ESP32-S3 …read more
How Long Will CAN Stick Around As Rival Networks Speed Up? - Key Takeaways Automotive Ethernet is rapidly becoming the backbone of software-defined vehicles for higher bandwidth, scalability, and advanced features like TSN and security that legacy protocols cannot match. CAN, LIN, and other legacy networks will not disappear quickly because they are deeply embedded,...
Conquering the final frontiers in nanographene synthetic methodologies - Nanographenes are organic semiconductor materials used in smartphones, OLED displays, and solar cells. At the molecular level, they are composed of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are a network of connected ...
Precision lasers boost safety and efficiency in smart factories - Lidar systems enable precise obstacle detection, distance measurement, and real-time mapping for safer interaction between humans and robots. The post Precision lasers boost safety and efficiency in smart factories appeared first on EDN .
[News] TSMC CoWoS Wafer ASP Reportedly Nears 7nm; Advanced Packaging to Become a Key Profit Driver - The AI compute race is heating up, pushing advanced packaging to the forefront, with TSMC’s CoWoS emerging as one of the most constrained resources in the global AI supply chain. According to Commercial Times, sources say the average selling price (ASP) of a single CoWoS wafer is around $10,000—......
R&D Director Heikki Holmberg speaking at Incize RF Workshop - Our R&D Director, Dr. Heikki Holmberg, presenting at the RF workshop hosted by Incize on 24 April. The event provided a valuable platform for technical exchange across the RF ecosystem, bringing together industry experts to discuss enabling next-generation RF performance. During the workshop, Holmberg...
Ensilica lands its largest satellite payload contracts - Ensilica is celebrating what it describes as its “largest long-term potential supply opportunity”. This follows the landing of two development contracts with a “leading European satellite operator”. The client company is not named but the contracts involve developing two chips for its next-generation...
The Shift to System-Level AI Drives Next-Generation Silicon - At its 2026 Technology Symposium, TSMC delivered a clear message: the AI era has entered a new phase. The primary constraint is no longer model capability, but the systems required to run those models at scale. Addressing this shift will demand significant advances in semiconductor technology, spanning...
WACKER to Present Silicone Adhesive Research at Tape Week 2026 - division, specializes in bioengineered products such as biopharmaceuticals and food additives. Polysilicon produces hyperpure polysilicon for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries.
Chemical hardness engineering synchronizes crystallization in perovskite tandems - Chemical hardness engineering synchronizes the growth of two perovskite layers in tandem solar cells, suppressing composition gradients and defects, and enabling certified efficiencies of 30.3% (rigid) and 28.0% (flexible) with improved stability.
OpenAI and Nvidia turn AI agents into co-workers - Nvidia says it gave access to the GPT-5.5-powered Codex model to 10,000 employees weeks before general availability. Wiring the app into per‑employee cloud VMs with a zero‑data‑retention posture and read‑only access to production systems, turned AI agents turned into safe, auditable coworkers...
When Semiconductor Materials Misbehave - Key Takeaways Material behavior in production depends on the process context that no development environment can fully replicate. In advanced packaging, the interactions that cross domain boundaries are increasingly where failures originate. The most accurate materials data is also the most commercially...
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