Cross-Validated Timing Analysis for Automotive CAN Networks (NYCU et al.) - Researchers from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) and Chung Yuan Christian University have published “A Cross-Validated DSPN and Worst-Case Response-Time Framework for Timing Analysis of Automotive CAN Networks”. Abstract “Controller Area Network (CAN) remains a key in-vehicle communication...
Surface mount and microwaves - Upside-down mounting can deliver inductance upsides for surface mount passives and other components. The post Surface mount and microwaves appeared first on EDN .
Variscite Expands Industrial Edge Capabilities with SMARC Modules - Variscite is expanding its SMARC portfolio with modules based on the NXP i.MX 95 and i.MX 8M Plus applications processors, enabling secure, scalable edge AI, vision processing, and real-time control for a wide range of industrial and embedded systems.
Chip Industry Week In Review - 2nm; 14A accelerates; memory deal; optimizing EUV output; KGD screening; McKinsey's auto chips report; HW security exploits; humanoids; H-1B policy; diamonds for heat; Europe's IC progress; imec's latest; quantum HW progress towards fault-tolerance. The post Chip Industry Week In Review appeared first...
Cadence deepens Intel Foundry partnership on next-generation chip design - Cadence and Intel Foundry are expanding their collaboration on advanced chip design, a move that could affect future semiconductors used in devices and data centers worldwide. The agreement aims to improve performance, power efficiency, and design readiness as chipmakers race to bring next-generation...
Building the Future of Innovation at NY Creates: An Inside Look at NanoFab Reflection - Home to North America’s First Accessible High NA EUV Lithography Center NY Creates’ NanoFab Reflection is a state-of-the-art fabrication facility, and the home to the nation’s first non-profit owned High NA EUV Center, delivering the world’s most advanced chip research and development capabilities...
Jennifer Biro Named a 2026 Philadelphia Titan 100 Honoree for Second Consecutive Year - initiatives. Her leadership has played a key role in expanding CleanSpace's presence across the life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, semiconductor, battery manufacturing, and advanced technology sectors. Through a customer-focused approach and commitment to long-term partnerships,...
Re-Architecting Die-to-Die IO For AI - Synopsys 3D-IO and the shift to hybrid-bonded 3D Integration The post Re-Architecting Die-to-Die IO For AI appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
China's embodied AI boom tests whether robots can repeat the EV miracle - China's embodied AI sector is entering a financing cycle that increasingly resembles the early days of electric vehicles. Investors, local governments, and technology groups are backing robotics companies that could translate AI into machines for factories, warehouses, public services, and eventually...
3rd Annual Creates Classic Golf Outing - NY Creates was proud to host the 3rd Annual Creates Classic Golf Outing on June 8 at Normanside Country Club, bringing together industry partners, community members, sponsors, and supporters for a day of networking, friendly competition, and philanthropy. The annual event continues to grow as a meaningful...
Midas Displays shines spotlight on Aurum TFT display series - Midas Displays is shipping its Aurum series of TFT displays. The range combines high brightness screens, a unified flex design, and support for RGB, LVDS and HDMI interfaces. An embedded option based on Bridgetek’s BT817 advanced video engine IC is also available, said the Great Yarmouth-based company....
Webinar | How Rising Costs Are Reshaping the Conductive Inks Market - Join IDTechEx Principal Technology Analyst Dr Conor O'Brien on Thursday 18 June for the expert-led webinar, "The Silver Squeeze: How Rising Costs Are Reshaping the Conductive Inks Market". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.
Taiwan compute suppliers rise on booming AI demand, with several firms extending strong growth - Taiwan's semiconductor and electronics supply-chain companies continued to post generally firm sales in May, according to monthly revenue data and company disclosures, with the strongest accumulated growth concentrated in AI-linked logic, testing, substrate, and copper-clad laminate suppliers.
[News] Micron Taps Bechtel, Intel Ohio Fab Builder, to Speed Up New York Mega Fab Construction - Micron, which broke ground on its New York mega fab in January, has now moved to accelerate the project by naming its lead contractor. According to syracuse.com, engineering and construction giant Bechtel—also in charge of Intel’s Ohio semiconductor campus—will handle the engineering, procurem......
Hidden Phase of Matter Finally Captured After Decades of Predictions - Scientists have finally captured a hidden state of matter, revealing a long-predicted phase with intriguing quantum potential. Researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have succeeded in stabilizing a previously elusive state of matter that had existed only...
The Memory Sector Is Becoming One of the Main Beneficiaries of the AI Boom - The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is transforming the semiconductor industry, and nowhere is this more evident than in the memory sector. AI training and inference workloads are fundamentally memory-intensive, driving unprecedented demand for advanced DRAM architectures, High Bandwidth Memory...
Memory card interfaces keep pace with the internal bus evolution race: Part 2 - Learning from the past is wise, as long as it’s not taken to excess. So, too, is adopting others’ ideas (in a non-infringing way). The post Memory card interfaces keep pace with the internal bus evolution race: Part 2 appeared first on EDN .
Intel Should Raise Capital - Intel's woes are behind them. The heavy spending is ahead of them. Why an equity issuance in a hot equity market could m…
Applied Materials expands Singapore base as AI supply-chain bottlenecks loom - Applied Materials is expanding manufacturing and research in Singapore as artificial intelligence (AI) drives a wider shift in semiconductor planning, supply chains, and investment. The move highlights how AI demand is influencing chipmakers, equipment suppliers, and global customers, with implications...
Can AI Create Missing Models? - Key takeaways Models are an essential part of EDA flows, each capturing necessary detail while retaining good execution performance. Models have been expensive to create, maintain and verify, restricting their utilization, but AI may be able to significantly reduce their cost. A deeper question remains....
Imec develops first narrow band receiver IC to comply with NBA - Imec has developed the first narrowband receiver chip that complies with, and validates, the narrowband assistance (NBA) mechanism defined in the upcoming IEEE 802.15.4ab UWB standard. Imec’s implementation supports a fourfold increase in ranging distance, and marks a key step toward reliable, scalable,...
Luxel Corporation Appoints KOS, Inc. as Exclusive Distributor in South Korea - ultrathin freestanding polymer and metallized optical bandpass filters. Luxel's advanced technology supports mission-critical applications across semiconductor EUV lithography, fusion energy research, spaceflight missions, and scientific exploration. In addition to its core filter technology, Luxel provides...
Bring-up and testing of systems with CXL Type 3 memory expanders - The three-part series for system and validation engineers provides a structured tutorial on CXL Type 3 memory. The post Bring-up and testing of systems with CXL Type 3 memory expanders appeared first on EDN .
Q1 smartphone production down 1.7% - Q1 smartphone production fell 1.7% to 284 million units, reports TrendForce. Despite a sharp rise in memory prices since the second half of 2025, the effect on production was minimal because brands still held inventories of cheaper memory components. Additionally, consumer expectations of higher prices...
Hardware Pioneers Max 2026: Seeed Studio Wio-LR1121 wireless module - At Hardware Pioneers Max 2026, Seed Studio was showing its Wio-LR1121 wireless module for IoT applications. Based on the Semtech LR1121, the ultra-low power LoRa transceiver, it supports both GFSK and LoRa modulations, with a 7.8 to 500 kHz bandwidth inLoRa mode. There’s an SPI interface for MCU communication,...
Car Part Prototyping and Robots - IDTechEx at TCT and Interplas - Automotives, medical, and defense are amongst the most common application sectors for 3D printing and injection molding, and the TCT and Interplas events hosted at the NEC during the first week of June showcased a number of startups and well-established players.
[News] NVIDIA RTX Spark Packs 6,144 CUDA Cores; Can It Balance Performance, Battery Life, and Cost? - NVIDIA officially unveiled RTX Spark at Computex, marking the debut of its N1X platform for Windows PCs. The first RTX Spark-powered systems are scheduled to go on sale in October. According to Zhu Shi's column on TechNews, RTX Spark's most notable feature is the number of CUDA cores integrated into......
TO-247 SiC package boosts high-voltage isolation - Navitas has developed a TO-247 package offering more than 6000 V of isolation for its 1200- V, 2300-V, and 3300-V SiC MOSFETs. The post TO-247 SiC package boosts high-voltage isolation appeared first on EDN .
What’s New at the 2026 DAC Exhibits - The most common question that I get each year at DAC is, “So, what’s new?” When I reviewed the exhibitor list I was pleasantly surprised to see how many EDA, IP and AI companies were attending that I didn’t know about. Here’s just a quick preview of what to expect in Long Beach from July 27-29....
