Engineering the Next Era of Semiconductor Innovation - The semiconductor industry is entering a transformative new phase, driven by the convergence of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and increasingly complex chip architectures. That message took center stage during the keynote talks at the Siemens EDA User2User 2026 North America conference. Executives...
The impact of nanoplastics on neurons may depend on their size - Smaller plastic particles have more effects on neurons, the key information processing cells of the brain, new research from the University of Eastern Finland shows. In the study, neuronal cells were exposed to polystyrene ...
Nexperia hooks up with Polar for MOSFET fab - Nexperia is to manufacture power MOSFETs at Polar Semiconductor, the US foundry. Polar , runs a fab in Minnesota, originally built in 1969, which has extensive experience in power processes. With over six decades of semiconductor manufacturing and a 25+ year heritage in automotive production, Polar is...
TAITRA says Computex participating firms exceed US$10 trillion in market value - Computex 2026 is set to officially open in Taipei, and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Chairman James C.F. Huang has stated that the combined market capitalization of foreign companies participating in forums and keynote sessions at this year's event exceeds US$10 trillion. He also...
Implementing feature rich applications on entry-level MCUs - Here is an MCU benchmark, or point of reference, that can be used to figure out if an application is feasible and cost-effective. The post Implementing feature rich applications on entry-level MCUs appeared first on EDN .
Andy Ault, Hemlock Semiconductor’s SVP of Manufacturing, to Retire - Ault served for nearly two decades at the company, focusing on safe and efficient production HEMLOCK, Mich. — Hemlock Semiconductor, the nation’s leading producer of hyper-pure polysilicon for the semiconductor and solar industries, today announced that Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Andy...
CEVA Accelerates Wireless Edge Innovation with Bluetooth HDT and Integrated RF Design Win - CEVA, the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies, is advancing its full-stack wireless strategy with the introduction of next-generation Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT) capabilities and a major integrated RF subsystem design win. The announcement underscores CEVA’s...
Optimised layer improves chip bead ferrite resistance - Chip bead ferrites can be made more resistant to high current surges, write Würth Elektronik’s Markus Holzbrecher and Mohamed Koobar. Figure 1: Typical application with peak current at switch-on (5A/DIV |100μs/DIV) Chip bead ferrites are sensitive to current peaks, which typically occur when switching...
Research Bits: May 26 - Three approaches toward energy-harvesting displays. The post Research Bits: May 26 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Flash diagnostics and health monitoring for NOR memory - The premise of NOR flash diagnostics marks a shift from reactive fault handling to proactive health monitoring of memory device. The post Flash diagnostics and health monitoring for NOR memory appeared first on EDN .
Emerging Battery Technologies Accelerate Off-Highway Electrification - Future battery technologies beyond just NMC and LFP will be critical to the electrification of many off-highway machines. This article highlights which technologies are able to meet the unique demands of such machines and are expected to see greater adoption in the future off-highway market.
18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated DC/DC converter, - Melexis has brought out the MLX81119, an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated DC/DC converter, designed to simplify and optimize automotive lighting systems. By generating the LED supply voltage locally on chip, the MLX81119 significantly reduces power dissipation, external components...
Huawei will now power electric two-wheelers with HarmonyOS tech - Huawei has formed a partnership with Aima Technologies to provide smart driving services for new electric two-wheelers featuring the HarmonyOS intelligent ecosystem. The company will share...
Technical Ceramics Market worth $20.27 billion by 2031 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™ - Ceramics Market by Material (Oxide, Non-oxide), Product Type (Monolithic Ceramics, Ceramic Coatings), End-use Industry (Electronics & Semiconductor, Automotive, Energy & Power, Medical, Military & Defense), and Region - Global Forecast to 2031', The technical ceramics market is projected
The Impact of Rising Silver Prices on the Conductive Ink Market - The conductive ink market relies heavily on silver as the conductive element of the ink. With sharply increasing silver prices, alternative inks are coming to the market including low-silver, copper and carbon inks.
Curvilinear Masks Push The Limits Of Inspection And Metrology - Key Takeaways: Curvilinear masks require native data flows across design, mask data prep, writing, inspection, and metrology. Inspection is shifting from finding all defects to identifying which mask variations actually print on wafer. High-NA EUV will intensify inspection challenges, particularly for...
HUAWEI Introduces Tau Scaling Law for Future Chips - International Symposium on Circuits and Systems in Shanghai, He Tingbo, President of HUAWEI's Semiconductor Business Department, presented the Tau (τ) Scaling Law, a successor to Moore's Law for guiding semiconductor development.The new principle replaces traditional geometric transistor scaling with...
Low-power, flexible radio-frequency transistors break 100 GHz barrier - Over the past decades, electronics engineers worldwide have been trying to develop devices that could enable even faster communications between devices, all while consuming less energy. To meet the demands of the sixth generation ...
You Say “Ultra-Low-Power Connected Edge AI,” I Say “Nordic Semiconductor” - There are many ways to slice and dice embedded engineering space (where, as everyone should know by now, no one can hear you scream). Take microcontrollers, for example. If I were to raise the topic of MCUs in a room full of embedded engineers, it wouldn’t take long before names like STMicroelectronics,...
Hoth Therapeutics Awarded U.S. Patent for Cancer-Fighting HT-KIT Oncology Platform - to preserve the value of the biotechnology portfolio for shareholders while enabling the parent company to pursue emerging opportunities in AI semiconductor infrastructure and advanced computing technologies.About Rocket One, Inc.Rocket One Inc. is focused on the development and
Let there be limits—Pope Leo invokes scripture on AI's moral peril, Anthropic in tow - Pope Leo XIV released a major document on May 25, warning about the dangers of AI, from autonomous weapons to what he claims is its relation to "new forms of slavery" arising from the industry. An unexpected attendee of the pope's Vatican event announcing the document's release was Anthropic co-founder...
SK hynix unveils 'iHBM' thermal solution to boost AI performance - the AI environment for its customers."About SK hynix Inc.SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world's top-tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips ("DRAM") and flash memory chips ("NAND flash") for a wide range of distinguished customers
Micron's HBM4 Ramp-Up Progressing Smoothly, HBM4E Mass Production Set for Next Year - Micron Technology's ramp-up of sixth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM4) production capacity is progressing smoothly. The company also plans to begin mass production of next-generation HBM4E standard products next year.Manish Bhatia, executive vice president of global operations at Micron Techno
Designing low-power CGMs with TMR-based magnetic sensing - Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have reshaped diabetes management by delivering real-time glucose readings, freeing patients from frequent finger-stick testing. These Continue Reading The post Designing low-power CGMs with TMR-based magnetic sensing appeared first on EDN .
Portable jump starters: A dubious primary use case, but not a total waste - While its vehicle battery resurrection skills are uncertain at best, this device also offers other useful abilities. The post Portable jump starters: A dubious primary use case, but not a total waste appeared first on EDN .
Metamaterial-enhanced near-field radiative heat transfer - Near-field radiative heat transfer between silicon nitride membranes is enhanced several-fold by using metamaterials, opening opportunities for thermal energy harvesting and infrared sensing applications.
AI boosts the cable market - Cables of all kinds are seeing significant growth for a number of key reasons. From the expansion of AI datacentres requiring high-performance copper and optical cables to renewable energy and…
~0.1% resolution capacitive position sensor - Simple circuit ratios sensor capacitance to reference capacitor to measure micrometers. The post ~0.1% resolution capacitive position sensor appeared first on EDN .
Huawei's Tau Scaling Is Really a Hybrid Bonding Bet - Tau Scaling is just extreme co-design and a hybrid bonding bet. The same \u201Cworkaround\u201D on a leading-edge node only widens the lead for those with EUV.
Value of South Korean chip giant SK hynix tops $1 tn - The market value of South Korean memory chip maker SK hynix soared past $1 trillion on Wednesday thanks to frenzied global demand for the computing hardware that powers artificial intelligence tools.
Samsung strike called off as pay rise agreed - The threatened strike at Samsung Electronics has been averted as 74% of Samsung’s 78,000 workers in its semiconductor unit voted to accept an offer of a bonus of an average $340,000. However there is bitterness at the differences in the level of the bonus with workers in the memory unit getting $400,000...
AI infrastructure spending lifts Taiwan electronics sector outlook - Cloud providers' large-scale investments in AI infrastructure have strengthened demand for Taiwan's electronics supply chain, boosting optimism among local manufacturers, according to a Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) survey. The survey noted that nearly 40% of Taiwan's electronics and machinery...
Top 10 circuit-protection devices - Manufacturers of circuit-protection devices have significantly improved the performance of their safety components to protect electronic devices and equipment from Continue Reading The post Top 10 circuit-protection devices appeared first on EDN .
Sensing Up Close with Wearables and Quantum - Wearable devices can bridge the gap between the internal and external, by acting as an interface between the body's inner workings and real-time data displayed on a screen. This article covers wearable devices and quantum sensors used in wearables.
IBM and Abertis are Driving the Future of Mobility with a Global Technology Modernization Agreement - IBM has announced a new five-year global agreement with Abertis, a leading infrastructure and mobility management group, to modernize Abertis's technological infrastructure. The collaboration includes migrating to SAP S/4HANA, and aims to improve system scalability, reliability and user experience across...
Defense as a software business - Defense is no longer a sector that software-intensive companies can ignore on principle or engage with only through the narrow traditional procurement channels, Jan Bosch observes.
CEO Interview with Baratunde Cola of Carbice - Baratunde Cola is the CEO and founder of Carbice, an Atlanta, Georgia-based company that develops scalable interface solutions to protect semiconductors and electrical components from overheating in any physical environment. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Vanderbilt University...
Library Characterization gets a Boost from AI - The semiconductor industry creates increasingly complex SoC and chiplets using lots of IP and all of that IP needs to be characterized at the cell level. As we design with 3nm and 2nm nodes, the sheer volume of data required for accurate static timing analysis (STA) is greatly increasing. Modern design...
Enterprise - Mobile ward rounds, remote consultation, high-definition medical image access, and hospital-wide smart IoT have become standard necessities for medical institutions. Learn how the Xinghe Intelligent Network is driving smart healthcare forward.
Beyond Silicon Valley: Lam Capital's startup contest goes global - Lam Research's Lam Capital recently held its fourth startup competition, drawing teams from the US, South Korea, Singapore, India, and Taiwan to vie for a sizeable prize pool. US startup Lightfinder won the top prize with a proposal centered on silicon photonics and intelligent software for a chip-scale...
