Space-Comms Expo: UK gov promises £500m for national space programmes - The UK government will allocate £500 million to national space programmes to back high-growth technologies, it says. The investment is to help British companies scale and compete on the international stage. The announcement was made at the two-day Space-Comms Expo event in London, by the UK’s Space...
Webinar | Lithium-ion Batteries: Growing Demand, Falling Prices - Join IDTechEx Technology Analyst Daniel Parr on Thursday 12th March for the expert-led webinar, "Lithium-ion Batteries: Growing Demand, Falling Prices". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.
How “Empty Space” Is Supercharging Atomically Thin Semiconductors - A single layer of atoms may seem too thin to meaningfully interact with light, yet materials like tungsten disulfide are reshaping what is possible in nanophotonics. Researchers have now found a way to dramatically strengthen these interactions. Atomically thin semiconductors such as tungsten disulfide...
Space-Comms Expo: Open Cosmos layers ConnectedCosmos - Open Cosmos has announced its layered satellite architecture, ConnectedCosmos, for resilient Ka-band communications. The dedicated connectivity infrastructure enables a combination of norrowband and broadband services. For example, support for point-to-point broadband and direct-to-device IoT. Its aim,...
RVA23 Ends Speculation’s Monopoly in RISC-V CPUs - RVA23 marks a turning point in how mainstream CPUs are expected to scale performance. By making the RISC-V Vector Extension (RVV) mandatory, it elevates structured, explicit parallelism to the same architectural status as scalar execution. Vectors are no longer optional accelerators bolted onto speculation-heavy...
Stretching a bit - Using a single GPIO port on a microcontroller to control N bits of arbitrary parallel binary outputs, e.g., a multi-digital display. The post Stretching a bit appeared first on EDN .
Ayar Labs raises $500m - Ayar Labs, the co-packaged optics (CPO) specialist, has raised $500 million in Series E funding. The company will use the funds to scale high-volume production and test capacity to accelerate production. This brings the company’s total funding to $870 million and raises the company’s valuation to...
[News] Asia’s Chipmakers Reportedly Eye $136B Spend in 2026, Up 25% YoY, Spanning Foundry and Memory - Fueled by soaring demand for AI chips, memory, and logic processors, Asia’s top chipmakers are ramping up their 2026 capital spending. Nikkei and TrendForce report that leading semiconductor firms across South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China plan to invest over $136 billion this year, a 25% increa......
Building the Interconnect Foundation: Bump and TSV Planning for Multi-Die Systems - The first article in this series examined how feasibility exploration (hyperlink to SemiWiki first article) enables architects to evaluate multi-die system configurations while minimizing early design risk. Once architectural decisions are validated, designers must translate conceptual connectivity requirements...
MediaTek at Embedded World 2026: Edge Intelligence, Built for Scale - Author: Sameer Sharma, AVP of MediaTek's Internet of Things Business (Americas & Europe) Embedded World 2026 is just around the corner, providing a glimpse into the next wave of embedded innovation. Across the industry, we’re seeing a shift toward more intelligent, connected systems where AI is...
New Automotive Architectures Are Shaking Up Processor And Memory Choices - Exponential increases in data and a mix of performance requirements are driving a top-to-bottom rethinking of what works best where. The post New Automotive Architectures Are Shaking Up Processor And Memory Choices appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
[News] Nanya Tech: DRAM Up Month by Month in 1Q, Sharp 2Q Jump Ahead, Shortage Through 2028 - As memory prices accelerate on tight supply, major vendors led by Samsung have launched fresh DRAM hikes. Against this backdrop, Taiwan’s top DRAM maker Nanya Technology said prices are still rising month by month this quarter, with second-quarter quotes poised to “jump” sharply, according to ......
[Blog] Lattice Avant, the Universal Translator Behind Modern Defense Upgrades - Modern defense platforms are caught in a familiar bind. Many of the mission computers still in service today were designed decades ago, and in many cases, they are doing exactly what they were built to do. They rely on interfaces like MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 because those standards have proven reliable...
Tool And Methodology Changes Coming In Fab And Package Automation - How new equipment and methodologies are improving reliability, yield, and time-to-market for multi-die assemblies. The post Tool And Methodology Changes Coming In Fab And Package Automation appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Scientists Uncover “Mouse Bite” Defects Inside Computer Chips - A stunning new imaging breakthrough lets scientists see — and fix — the atomic flaws hiding inside tomorrow’s computer chips. Researchers at Cornell University have achieved something chipmakers have long wanted. Using advanced high-resolution 3D imaging, they have directly observed atomic-scale...
[Blog] Inside Modern Industrial Robotics: Motor Control, Sensors, and Security - The Industrial sector is in a moment of real transformation. While automated solutions like Industrial robotics have long been sources of speculation and hype, conversations are beginning to shift towards what’s realistically deployable in today’s factories and service environments. In a recent webinar...
Custom design PWM filters easily - An approach to design custom PWM filters using a visual basic application spreadsheet automatically launch a simulation to confirm results. The post Custom design PWM filters easily appeared first on EDN .
VNAs perform production test up to 9 GHz - With 25-µs/point measurement speed, Copper Mountain’s three SC series VNAs enable efficient R&D and manufacturing testing. The post VNAs perform production test up to 9 GHz appeared first on EDN .
Counting the cost of war on Iran - The Iran War is hitting the electronics industry, writes Paul Dempsey in Washington DC. Analyst IDC says that if it lasts only a few weeks, it will have a “modest” impact, although inflation across key areas is already visible. But if the conflict drags on, it could worsen component crunches and reignite...
Intel reportedly reconsidering 18A strategy as CEO signals openness to external foundry customers - Intel appears to be recalibrating a cornerstone of its advanced manufacturing strategy as CEO Lip‑Bu Tan signals that the company's 18A process might soon be offered to external chip customers—a notable shift after initially planning to reserve the technology mainly for Intel's own products....
e-Fuels Explained: Methanol, Methane, Diesel, and SAF - Reaching global net-zero by 2050 targets in the marine and aviation sectors will require large-scale e-fuel production. This IDTechEx article provides an explanation of the current e-fuel space.
MWC 2026: Apple, Google, Samsung and Other Contending Contestants - Ever imagine that memory supply (translating to system capacity and price) concerns would ever dominate multiple companies’ announcements? “And so it goes”, to quote Kurt Vonnegut. The post MWC 2026: Apple, Google, Samsung and Other Contending Contestants appeared first on EDN .
How to Select the Right Residual Gas Analyzer - Education 02 Mar 2026 How to Select the Right Residual Gas Analyzer Before selecting an RGA, it's important to consider three key factors to ensure the best results per application.
Full-Service Foundry: accelerate your analog mixed-signal prototyping with the 2026 MPW calendar - The ams OSRAM 2026 MPW (Multi-Project Wafer) program expands its technology offering with new 180nm options, including the C18 CMOS specialty platform further enriching the MPW portfolio. For mixed-signal designs in mature nodes, this extension delivers strong analog, high-voltage and BCD capabilities...
LG Electronics and Qualcomm to Develop Next-Generation Telematics, Join Global 6G Coalition - BARCELONA — LG Electronics said on Monday that it would develop next-generation telematics technology with Qualcomm, combining sixth-generation wireless communications, or 6G, with artificial intelligence to prepare for the era of software-defined and AI-defined vehicles.The announcement was made at...
Mad Max Meets Furiosa AI - I recall seeing the very first Mad Max movie in 1979. In this torrid tale, a dystopian near-future Australia is facing a breakdown of civil order. Max (no relation) is a police officer who turns into a vigilante, which isn’t surprising when you see what he sees and experiences. All I can say is that...
Humanoid Robots to Reach Nearly US$30 Billion by 2036 - According to the new IDTechEx report "Humanoid Robots 2026-2036: Technologies, Markets and Opportunities", the humanoid robot industry is entering an early commercialization phase, with adoption expected to scale first in industrial environments before expanding into broader commercial and consumer markets....
