Micron Accelerates U.S. Investments, Pours First Concrete at New York Fab - Micron raises its planned U.S. investment to more than $250 billion through 2035 and celebrates a construction milestone at what will be the largest semiconductor manufacturing site in U.S. history CLAY, N.Y., July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc.
We’re One Step Closer to Drag-and-Drop Off-the-Shelf Chiplet-Based Design - Close your eyes and imagine the following scene. No. That won’t work, will it? Let’s try doing this a different way. Keep your eyes open and imagine they’re closed. Visualize a future timeline where you use a GUI to drag-and-drop chiplets onto an active silicon substrate, run simulations and profiling,...
As AI Moves from Training to Inference, Optics Moves Closer to the Chip - Imec researchers argue that co-packaged optics will not be enough for future AI systems, pushing the industry toward 2.5D and eventually 3D optical I/O. The post As AI Moves from Training to Inference, Optics Moves Closer to the Chip appeared first on EE Times .
Enterprise SSD accelerates AI server data transfer - Samsung’s PM1763 PCIe 6.0-based enterprise SSD features 9th-generation V-NAND flash memory and a new 4-nm controller. The post Enterprise SSD accelerates AI server data transfer appeared first on EDN .
MEMS Heralds an Overdue Step Change in Switching Technology - Ditch creaky relays: MEMS switches slash heat, power draw and bulk for AI data centers and automation. The post MEMS Heralds an Overdue Step Change in Switching Technology appeared first on EE Times .
Ardian Semiconductor invests in Vsora - Ardian Semiconductor, a private equity company dedicated to semiconductor company investment, has made its fourth investment – a minority stake in Vsora, a French designer of AI inference accelerators. “Ardian Semiconductor’s investment gives us the means to accelerate the deployment of Jotunn8...
ACCM Introduces Celeritas SMC: A Production-Ready, Silicon-Matched Core for Advanced Packaging - Shipping now from ACCM's Wisconsin facility, Celeritas SMC enables low-warpage, high-reliability chiplet and embedded-bridge packages using established substrate processes, without TGVs, brittle glass handling, or glass-specific capital equipment. The post ACCM Introduces Celeritas SMC: A Production-Ready,...
High Bandwidth Flash: The Full Report - Why HBF for inference decode fits, what it does to the DRAM and NAND markets, a worked cost model, who moves first, and risks
Q-Tech targets rad-hardened MCXOs at Space applications - Q-Tech is expanding its QT2020/QT2021 series of microcomputer compensated crystal oscillators (MCXOs). The new MCXOs are designed to withstand radiation levels of 50kRad(Si) TID, highlights the company. The oscillator specialist says the devices offer a minimum single-event latch-up (SEL) of 29MeV-cm2/mg....
Demonstrating the EasyAI ECO Suite – An AI-Powered Functional ECO Solution at DAC 2026 - Easy-Logic , a leading provider of high-performance Engineering Change Order (ECO) solutions in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), will showcase its latest innovation — the EasyAI ECO Suite — at DAC in Los Angeles, July 27–29, 2026. This intelligent ECO solution integrates AI engines into the entire...
Carl Sagan’s prescient thoughts on AI and robots - Revisiting the past can cause a range of reactions, such as bemusement at then-embryonic developments and amazement at extrapolation accuracy. The post Carl Sagan’s prescient thoughts on AI and robots appeared first on EDN .
BTL Group completes first HVDC power rack test as AI bookings extend to year-end - BTL Group said it completed testing certification in early July 2026 for a VR200 server power rack using HVDC 800V/1MW specifications, and will next move into rack-level testing for the same server platform. The Taiwanese testing provider said demand tied to AI servers from cloud service providers continued...
Arteris Announces Collaboration with IC-Link by imec to Accelerate Next-Gen AI and HPC Silicon - Arteris provides high-performance and energy-efficient, safe and secure silicon-proven network-on-chip (NoC) IP technology for AI ASIC with chiplet reuse and reduced time to market. The post Arteris Announces Collaboration with IC-Link by imec to Accelerate Next-Gen AI and HPC Silicon appeared first on...
AOS’s 80V power conversion MOSFET features DFN6x5 AmpStack packaging - Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS) is releasing its AOPL66801 80V MOSFET. It is in a half-bridge configuration available in a DFN6x5 AmpStack MOSFET package. The company highlights the packaging technology enables high-density designs for various power conversion applications. For example, from everyday...
Blog Review: July 8 - System complexity challenges; security Ethernet; IP for 3D-ICs; on-device gesture recognition; MRC protocol. The post Blog Review: July 8 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Understanding all costs involved in analog ASIC development - The costs of designing and producing an analog ASIC can be grouped into three parts: human capital, software tools, and prototype fabrication. The post Understanding all costs involved in analog ASIC development appeared first on EDN .
[News] Memory Rally Extends as ADATA Reportedly Sees Q3 DRAM Prices Up 20-30%, NAND Up 35-40% - Memory pricing is expected to extend its rally amid surging AI demand. Citing ADATA Chairman Simon Chen, Taiwan's Economic Daily News and Commercial Times report that memory makers have notified customers of another 20%-30% increase in DRAM contract prices for Q3, while NAND Flash contract prices ar......
2025-2026 CMR Sputtering Targets - A complete Critical Materials Report (CMR) on sputtering targets for the semiconductor industry for 2025-2026 including supply chain and market analysis.
The Dawn of Agentic AI Super-Agents - On the one hand, I think I’m taking the incredible advances we’re currently seeing in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools in my stride, striving to maintain a dignified persona as the latest and greatest marvels unfold before my eyes. On the other hand, I sometimes find it hard to restrain myself...
Making noise with a BANG, part 1: Concept and hardware - This noise generator has an adjustable bandwidth and a consistent amplitude no matter what bandwidth is selected. The post Making noise with a BANG, part 1: Concept and hardware appeared first on EDN .
SK AX Launches Robot-Centric Autonomous Factory System - Currently, the company is validating proof-of-concept models in the semiconductor and shipbuilding industries, with plans to expand the service to various sectors.
Garmin Fenix 8 Pro - MicroLED (A05201) Deep Dive Teardown - The Garmin Fenix 8 Pro - MicroLED is a cellular-enabled smartwatch purchased from the (world) market. Garmin announced its new satellite feture, inReach, for Garmin's latest edition to the Fenix Pro product family. inReach is a two-way communication using the Iridium satellite network. A Deep Dive report...
Collins opens UK Engineering Centre of Excellence in Wolverhampton - Collins Aerospace has opened its UK Engineering Centre of Excellence in Wolverhampton, describing it as a state-of-the-art, modular and scalable test facility. It will expand the company’s aircraft electrification capabilities. The site is fully operational, and is designed for aircraft actuation system...
Where Does Quantum Computing Stand? - It's slowly emerging from research and heading toward high-volume production. The post Where Does Quantum Computing Stand? appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
IP Lifecycle Management in the AI Era - Large design enterprises have multiple concurrent activities around IP of various types: software/firmware, blocks defined in RTL or HLS, verification IPs of multiple different types, physical implementations, scripts/files for timing, power management, etc., etc. Each of these continues to evolve and...
A Tiny Chemical Trick Could Lead to Much More Powerful Computer Chips - A new plasma chemistry breakthrough could help manufacturers build the next generation of smaller, faster, and more powerful computer chips. Modern computer chips contain billions of silicon transistors, but silicon is nearing the limits of how small and powerful it can become. To keep improving electronics,...
Ministries Clash Over Tax-Linked Education Grants - Amid projections that the local education financial grant (grant) will exceed 80 trillion Korean won this year due to the semiconductor industry boom, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Planning
Can Agentic AI Solve the Embedded Software Problem? - Agents will also need CPU plus acceleration to run on edge devices, said Ambarella’s Muneyb Minhazuddin. The post Can Agentic AI Solve the Embedded Software Problem? appeared first on EE Times .
Scientists Create Plastic That Blocks Heat Without Losing Strength - A new approach to controlling atomic vibrations in polymers may offer a path toward lightweight materials that better resist both heat transfer and fire. What if a plastic could block heat more effectively without becoming weaker, heavier, or harder to manufacture? Researchers at the University of Massachusetts...
Besi’s blue ocean is slowly turning redder - As hybrid bonding inevitably matures, a wave of consolidation is bound to follow, and Besi will eventually have to share the pie.
