Electronic friction can be tuned and switched off - Researchers in China have isolated the effects of electronic friction, showing for the first time how the subtle drag force it imparts at sliding interfaces can be controlled. They demonstrate that it can be tuned by applying ...
E-Fuses Grow Up and Go Industrial - Industrial e-fuses deliver smarter, resettable protection with real-time status LEDs. The post E-Fuses Grow Up and Go Industrial appeared first on EE Times .
IBM Introduces Autonomous Storage with New FlashSystem Portfolio Powered by Agentic AI - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled the next generation of IBM FlashSystem, co-run by agentic AI, ushering in a new era of autonomous storage. By enhancing FlashSystem’s existing AI capabilities with agentic AI, IBM is redefining resilience through sustained protection, autonomous threat analysis, and customized...
Minimum Energy Per Query - How much of the energy consumed in an AI chip is spent doing something useful? This question affects everything from software to system architecture to chip design. The post Minimum Energy Per Query appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Taiwan PCB industry unites at Apex Expo for US advanced packaging push - Amid mounting tariff pressures and geopolitical risks, the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) announced that it will showcase a Taiwan advanced packaging zone at Apex Expo 2026, a global printed circuit board (PCB) trade event held in Southern California. This initiative aims to help Taiwanese...
[News] MediaTek Ventures into Micro LED Optical Communication - MediaTek, a leading IC design firm, has for the first time disclosed its strategic layout in the optical communication sector. The company revealed that it has mastered self-developed Micro LED light source technology and utilized it to develop a new active optical cable (AOC) solution. MediaTek ...
Qualcomm Desperately Tried To Hide Snapdragon X2 Elite Power Use - At the launch of the Qualcomm X2 Elite CPUs, they avoided talking power like the plague. Read more ▶ The post Qualcomm Desperately Tried To Hide Snapdragon X2 Elite Power Use appeared first on Semiaccurate .
Electronics Weekly Women Leaders In Electronics Awards open for entries - Electronics Weekly is proud to be running the Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026 and, a gentle reminder, entries are still open. The prestigious awards help celebrate women’s leadership within the electronics industry, in many roles. Please do consider yourself or your colleagues for entry to...
Semidynamics Unveils 3nm AI Inference Silicon and Full-Stack Systems - Semidynamics has taken a significant step forward in the race to build next-generation AI infrastructure with the unveiling of its 3nm AI inference silicon and a vertically integrated, full-stack systems strategy. Announced in February 2026, the development marks the company’s evolution from an advanced...
On-chip non-Hermitian cavity quantum electrodynamics - Operating a photonic chip that integrates quantum dots with lithium niobate resonators at an exceptional point allows for spontaneous single-photon emission with an exceptional-point-induced transparency window, a squared-Lorentzian line shape or a Fano-asymmetric line shape.
555 VCO revisited - A new 555 VCO circuit that overcomes some drawbacks of the classic version, like limited CV range and inverted CV/Hz behavior. The post 555 VCO revisited appeared first on EDN .
Renesas turns to China and India for recovery after first net loss in six years - Renesas Electronics recorded its first net loss in six years in fiscal 2025, reflecting weak demand for automotive semiconductors and a limited contribution from AI-related products. The company is recalibrating its strategy, with India and China positioned as key pillars in its recovery roadmap.
Texas Instruments touts system level solutions for Korean robotics industry - Texas Instruments will offer system level solutions that integrate semiconductors, parts and software for the South Korean humanoid robotics industry, a senior executive said.Being offering such solutions that integrate various features and offer them at high density and a small size was the company
TP-Link’s Kasa HS103: A smart plug with solid network connectivity - With Amazon’s smart plug teardown “in the books”, we turn our attention to some TP-Link counterparts, with hands-on testing results. The post TP-Link’s Kasa HS103: A smart plug with solid network connectivity appeared first on EDN .
RISC-V Pivots from Academia to Industrial Heavyweight - RISC-V Andrea Gallo discusses how the open-standard is pivoting from academia to HPC, AI, and automotive with ISO standardization. The post RISC-V Pivots from Academia to Industrial Heavyweight appeared first on EE Times .
Physicists Turn Ordinary Glass Into a High-Speed Quantum Security Device - A laser-written glass chip shows how fragile quantum signals can be decoded with high stability and low loss, offering a new path toward practical quantum communication systems. As progress in quantum computing accelerates, many of the encryption methods used today could eventually be rendered ineffective....
Neuromorphic HW That Detects Motion Changes 4X Faster (Beihang, BIT, KAUST, Cambridge et al.) - A new technical paper titled “Ultrafast visual perception beyond human capabilities enabled by motion analysis using synaptic transistors” was published by researchers at Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology, KAUST, University of Cambridge and others. Excerpt from Abstract “We introduce...
Are non-magnetic connectors in your future? - Advanced applications and precision performance require these specialty connectors. The post Are non-magnetic connectors in your future? appeared first on EDN .
MediaTek’s edge-to-data center technology advantage - MediaTek's expertise spans from devices to data centers, giving us a unique view across the entire computing spectrum. Discover how this insight enables MediaTek to deliver smarter and highly customized technology across the computing ecosystem.
Exploring Bluetooth Channel Sounding on the FRDM-MCXW72 Development Board - See the secure ranging Bluetooth® breakthrough in action. Bluetooth Channel Sounding (BCS) can be used for accurate, secure and low-latency distance measurements. To demonstrate how BCS works on the NXP FRDM-MCXW72 development board, our step-by-step videos will guide you through how to run demos on...
Okmetic Vantaa fab expansion enters volume production - Vantaa, Finland – February 11, 2026 Okmetic, a leading supplier of advanced silicon wafers for MEMS, sensor, RF, and Power devices, has entered volume production at its expanded Vantaa fab in Finland. The site focuses on 150-200 mm silicon and bonded silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, with the expansion...
AFMTJ Model For In-Memory Computing (University of Arizona) - University of Arizona researchers published “Antiferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions (AFMTJs) for In-Memory Computing: Modeling and Case Study.” Abstract “Antiferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions (AFMTJs) enable picosecond switching and femtojoule writes through ultrafast sublattice dynamics. We present the...
CES 2026 Recap: Highlighting Technological Advancements in Automotive Sensing - The new year has started off with great energy, kicking off at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, an essential opportunity to connect with customers and partners, exchange ideas, and experience the ever-evolving trends in advanced vehicle automation, in-cabin and exterior …
Vexlum raises €10m - Vexlum, the Finnish manufacturer of semiconductor lasers, has raised €10m, consisting of €6m in equity funding from Kvantec, Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd) and the EIC Fund, plus a €2.4m grant from the EIC Accelerator and a €1.6m loan from Nordea to expand its manufacturing capabilities....
Ever Ohms follows price hike on chip resistors, AI applications could account for 10% in 2026 - Because of rising raw material costs, Taiwanese chip resistor manufacturers have begun increasing prices, with the wave spreading from major passive component makers such as Yageo and Walsin to smaller players like Ta-Yi Technology and Ever Ohms. After issuing a price increase notice to customers, Ever...
Chiplets Reach an Architectural Turning Point at Chiplet Summit 2026 - The semiconductor industry’s transition toward chiplet-based architectures is entering a decisive new phase. What began as a promising alternative to SoC design is now confronting real-world demands around system integration, validation, and long-term scalability. At Chiplet Summit 2026 , taking place...
Cybersight Does Biking Glasses Right With Zenith - Cybersight was showing off their Zenith biking glasses at CES 2026, and it came with the usual buzzwords. Read more ▶ The post Cybersight Does Biking Glasses Right With Zenith appeared first on Semiaccurate .
Beyond Optical: A New E-Beam Inspection For Advanced Chips - A faster way to find yield-killing defects that are deeply buried within complex structures. The post Beyond Optical: A New E-Beam Inspection For Advanced Chips appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Wearables for health analysis: A gratefulness-inducing personal experience - What should you do if your wearable device tells you something’s amiss, but you feel fine? Believe the tech and get yourself checked. The post Wearables for health analysis: A gratefulness-inducing personal experience appeared first on EDN .
[News] Samsung Delivers First-Ever Commercial HBM4, Boosting Speeds from 11.7 Gbps to 13 Gbps - Shortly after Micron dismissed HBM4 sidelined rumors, another memory giant, Samsung, announces that it starts HBM4 mass production, shipping the first commercial units and taking an early lead in the market. Using its advanced 6th-gen 10nm-class (1c) DRAM and 4nm logic die processes, the company hit......
Single-shot parity readout of a minimal Kitaev chain - A measurement strategy is described that is able to read out the parity of minimal two-site Kitaev chains in real time, by coupling two Majoranas and resolving their quantum capacitance.
Future-Proofing System Design - AI-driven workloads, heterogeneous integration, and increasingly complex security requirements are transforming design priorities. The post Future-Proofing System Design appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
All-Day Power: MediaTek’s Battery Life Advantage Across Every Segment - Unplug and Unwind: Battery Life That Keeps UpIn today’s mobile world, battery life is just as important as raw performance. Users expect their devices to last all day, whether they’re working, learning, or staying connected. MediaTek is leading the way in battery life innovation, delivering...
Webinar | Which Drone Applications are Reaching Commercial Maturity? - Join IDTechEx Technology Analyst Shihao Fu on Thursday 19th February for this expert webinar where we will explore how regulatory clarity, automation, sensor integration, and evolving business models are enabling certain drone applications to scale, while others continue to face structural barriers. Choose...
Pi Pico Learns Morse Code - When [101 Things] didn’t want to copy Morse code, he decided to build a Pi Pico system to read it for him. On the face of it, this doesn’t seem …read more
Emerging Strategies for Flow Batteries - Grid-scale energy storage (ES) markets are dominated by pumped hydro storage (PHS) and Li-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS). The reducing costs of Li-ion technologies continues to create challenges for other energy and battery storage technologies, such as redox flow batteries (RFBs) to penetrate...
Boosting AI with CXL Part III: Faster Time-to-First-Token - Can AI beat a human at the game of twenty questions? Yes. And can a server enhanced by CXL beat an AI server without it? Yes, and by a wide margin. While CXL technology was originally developed for general-purpose cloud servers, the technology is now finding a home in AI as a vehicle for economically...
Storing the Internet in DNA? Scientists Say It’s Closer Than You Think - Scientists are exploring how DNA’s physical structure can store vast amounts of data and encode secure information. Since computers first began shaping modern society, scientists have faced two ongoing problems: finding ways to store rapidly growing amounts of digital information and ensuring that this...
AI, robotics drive GaN power boom - Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices are expanding into various industries, including AI data centres, robotics, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and…
Webinar | Battery Storage Trends in Data Centers and C&I Applications - Join IDTechEx Principal Technology Analyst Conrad Nichols on Tuesday 17th February for this expert webinar "Battery Storage Trends in Data Centers and Commercial & Industrial Applications". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.
3D Printing To Create Spatially Freeform, Nanomaterial-based Electronics (Rice, U. of Utah, NUS) - Researchers from Rice University, University of Utah and National University of Singapore (NUS) published “Three-dimensional printing of nanomaterials-based electronics with a metamaterial-inspired near-field electromagnetic structure.” Abstract “Three-dimensional (3D) printing can create freeform...
[News] China’s GPU Vendors Roll Out New Architectures and Products, Taking Aim at NVIDIA - At the start of 2026, China’s GPU industry has entered a phase of intensive innovation, with multiple domestic vendors unveiling self-developed architectures and new products targeting specific market segments. Iluvatar CoreX Unveils Gen-4 GPU Architecture Roadmap On January 26, Iluvatar Cor...
