AI server tracker: Rising server demand leads to high revenue growth for rail kit makers - Growing demand for AI is driving appetite for server components across cable connectors, cases, and rail kits. This wave has led most major Taiwanese players in the industry to record rising annual revenues, with some exceptions. Rail kit makers in particular have posted strong annual growth as AI servers...
TSMC’s Record Tool Orders Hint at Another CapEx Shockwave - TSMC’s latest Board of Directors capital appropriation announcement may appear mixed on the surface, but a closer look reveals one important conclusion: The company is quietly setting the stage for another potential upward revision to its already aggressive 2026 capital expenditure outlook. The headline...
EDA’s AI Revolution Meets Its Real-World Constraints - AI will transform EDA only if companies solve fragmented data, orchestration, security, and regulatory challenges first. The post EDA’s AI Revolution Meets Its Real-World Constraints appeared first on EE Times .
TTI targets global ADC market with upstream next-gen linker and payload platforms - Taiwan-based Tripartite Therapeutics, Inc. (TTI) is positioning itself at the forefront of the global antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) race with a proprietary technology platform aimed at overcoming long-standing barriers in targeted cancer therapies. Ahead of its listing on the Taipei Exchange's Emerging...
ispace, Leicester Uni partner for Lunar Raman Spectrometer mission - ispace is signing a Payload Service Agreement with the University of Leicester to deliver a Raman spectrometer to the lunar surface. Raman spectrometer The aim is to analyse lunar regolith, to identify molecular compositions and possible resources. For example, high value minerals and water ice that could...
Chip Industry Week in Review - What happened to H200 chips for China? $1.5T IC industry by 2030; new funding; embedding solar chips in windows; Ford launches battery biz; Waymo does the backstroke; UMC's high-voltage finFET. The post Chip Industry Week in Review appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Pixelworks Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results - to sell its shares in Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Pixelworks ("Pixelworks Shanghai"), to a special purpose entity led by VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai). The contribution from the Pixelworks Shanghai semiconductor subsidiary to the operating results...
Edge AI and MDS Intelligence Partner to Commercialize Korea’s First Neuromorphic Semiconductor - Edge AI and MDS Intelligence Partner to Commercialize Korea’s First Neuromorphic Semiconductor Edge AI announces a strategic partnership with MDS Intelligence to commercialize South Korea's first neuromorphic semiconductors. Originally reported by ETNews, this release features insights into these ultra-low-power,...
The “New Shift-Left”: Why FPGA Prototyping is the Ultimate RISC-V IP Sandbox - In the EDA world, “Shift-Left” has traditionally been a mantra for early software development—booting the OS before the silicon even leaves the fab. But as the RISC-V revolution accelerates, the goalposts have moved. We are seeing the emergence of a “New Shift-Left,” one that focuses on critical...
How emerging robotics standards will shape next-gen automation - The industry is reaching a point where the convergence of ISO/TC 299 and ASME MBE frameworks is becoming essential. The post How emerging robotics standards will shape next-gen automation appeared first on EDN .
EnSilica to exhibit at AutoTech 2026 - We are very excited to be part of AutoTech 2026!Come and speak with our experts to discover how ASIC solutions can ...
What Does Marvell's Acquisition of Celestial AI Mean for Photonics? - In December 2025, American semiconductor and technology giant Marvell acquired Celestial AI in a deal worth US$3.25bn. This is part of a flurry of activity in the wider photonics space, with NVIDIA investing $2bn each in Coherent and Lumentum, and IDTechEx's recent industry and technology report - "Silicon...
Etron sees DRAM rally stretching into 2027 as shortages persist - The memory market is entering a new growth cycle as artificial intelligence demand reshapes supply and pricing, with DRAM prices still rising 10% to 20% a month, according to Nicky Lu, chairman of Etron Technology.
Measuring G: The ultimate metrology challenge? - Gravity is ubiquitous but very hard to measure precisely, as a recent attempt confirms. The post Measuring G: The ultimate metrology challenge? appeared first on EDN .
Cerebras IPO Revives AI Chip Startup Fever - A soaring valuation validates investor appetite for non-GPU AI hardware, but customer concentration, technical scaling limits and fierce competition loom ahead. The post Cerebras IPO Revives AI Chip Startup Fever appeared first on EE Times .
Photronics Names Christopher Dayton as Senior Vice President, Finance - BROOKFIELD, Conn., May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLAB), a worldwide leader in photomask technologies and solutions, today announced the appointment of Christopher Dayton as Senior Vice...
OKW portable enclosures cover large-format electronics - OKW has launched a new range of desktop/portable enclosures for large-format electronics, dubbed COMMUNITEC. They are designed to cover medical equipment and laboratory instrumentation, for example. And, more generally, find use in test and measurement, automation, fault analysis and quality control....
CEO Interview with Nagesh Gupta of llmda.ai - Nagesh has built a career spanning multiple aspects of system design and development at companies including Hewlett-Packard, Cadence, Xilinx, and Lattice Semiconductor.
[News] TSMC Plans to Sell 8.1% Stake in Vanguard to Focus Resources on Core Businesses - TSMC announced on May 15 that it plans to sell shares in affiliate company Vanguard. According to Commercial Times, the foundry giant intends to sell up to 152 million common shares of Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS), equivalent to around 8.1% of Vanguard’s outstanding share......
Body-compatible electrode developed: Rigid on insertion, soft once inside - A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed a novel electrode that the human body does not reject. This advance addresses a fundamental limitation of current wearable technology ...
Automakers Face Memory Shock as AI Uses Up Semiconductor Supply - Automakers face a severe memory shortage as AI infrastructure dominates semiconductor supply. The post Automakers Face Memory Shock as AI Uses Up Semiconductor Supply appeared first on EE Times .
Applied Materials Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results - Record revenue $7.91 billion, up 11 percent year over year GAAP gross margin 49.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin 50.0 percent Record GAAP EPS $3.51 and record non-GAAP EPS $2.86, up 33 percent and 20 percent year over year, respectively Announced new EPIC Center partner engagements designed to
Apple Watch Series 11 5G - Discover how the Apple Watch Series 11 5G pushes wearable engineering forward with advanced integration, connectivity, sensing, and processing—and what its design reveals about the future of smart devices.
Diverse origins and chemical complexity of nanoplastics - This Perspective traces the chemical complexity arising from the material properties of nanoplastics and outlines more nuanced analytical characterization approaches to comprehensively probe their environmental fate and biological interactions.
Cerebras IPOs at $185; opens at $219 - Cerebras, the waferscale specialist, eventually IPO’d at $185 – after increasing the price several times in the wake of considerable interest. Trading began at 2pm UK time today. The IPO price valued the company at $56.4 billion. The company raised $5.5 billion cash. Last year, Cerebras had revenue...
AI+AR Glasses That Remember Where You Left Your Keys - Every now and then, I run across something that causes me to exclaim, “Brilliant!” Of course, my job is made somewhat easier when the thing I run across is a company called Brilliant , and easier still if the thing they’ve developed is… dare I say it… BRILLIANT!
Foxconn US Plant Hit By Data-Theft Hack - Hackers claim theft of component schematics, data centre topology diagrams after hack halts operations at Wisconsin facility
Scientists Revive Ancient Chemistry Trick To Engineer Next-Generation Glass - A centuries-old glassmaking strategy has helped researchers unlock new ways to engineer futuristic MOF glasses with promising applications in gas storage and advanced materials. Scientists have applied a centuries-old chemistry concept to improve a new class of glass made from metal-organic frameworks...
MRAM Gets Its Own SIG - SNIA MRAM alliance looks to unite a broader ecosystem to encourage magnetoresistive random access #memory (#MRAM) adoption. The post MRAM Gets Its Own SIG appeared first on EE Times .
As AI energy demand soars, UF scientist seeks solutions in space - UF engineers are sending photonic semiconductor chips to the International Space Station to test performance in harsh space conditions. The experiments are part of research to ease AI’s rapidly growing energy demands and find better places for data centers.
DSTL backs Rivelin Robotics to finish 3D printed military parts - The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is backing a UK robotics company, Rivelin Robotics, to help transform military manufacturing. The company, supported by Dstl experts, has created microfactory technology to automate the slow process of manually finishing 3D printed parts. This,...
Analysis: Mythos sparks access fight as AI models become strategic assets - Anthropic's decision to limit access of its advanced model, Claude Mythos, to only the US government and a circle of more than 40 Project Glasswing partners has broad implications for global users and policymakers. It signals that leading AI systems are now being treated as strategic assets, reshaping...
Lattice sensAI Solution Stack Wins 2026 Globee Award for Artificial Intelligence - Lattice Semiconductor, the low power programmable leader, today announced that its Lattice sensAI™ solution stack was named a 2026 Globee Awards for Artificial Intelligence winner in the “AI-Powered Quality Control & Defect Detection” category.
indie Showcases 120 GHz Radar Technology at Hannover Messe 2026 - indie once again participated in Hannover Messe, the world’s leading industrial trade show, bringing together global leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from across the manufacturing and technology sectors. Every year, it serves as a key platform for showcasing the latest developments …
Scientists Discover “Hidden” Materials That Could Transform Clean Energy and Batteries - Researchers have uncovered a hidden side of material formation by tracking what happens as specially designed molecules are heated. Researchers have uncovered hidden stages in the creation of materials that could lead to entirely new technologies for clean energy and advanced batteries. By closely tracking...
A New Era of AI Computing with Googlebook x MediaTek - AI computing is getting a huge upgrade with the new Googlebook. Built on part of the Android tech stack, Googlebook is designed for Gemini Intelligence. To bring these experiences to life, MediaTek has partnered with Google to help power some of the first wave of Googlebooks.
Mobile DRAM Contract Prices Continue Rising in 2Q26, Pressuring Smartphone Production, Says TrendForce - Surging mobile DRAM contract prices in 2Q26 continue to place even greater cost pressure on smartphone brands, according to TrendForce’s latest memory market research. The two major Korean suppliers may have adopted different pricing strategies: Samsung Electronics is pursuing a more aggressive one-step...
AEC-Q101 80V N-channel MOSFETs for 48V systems - Toshiba has introduced two AEC-Q101 compliant 80V N-channel MOSFETs, expanding its lineup to support 48V automotive systems. The XPH2R608QB and XPH3R908QB are the first products from the latest-generation U-MOSX-H process to be housed in the SOP Advance (WF) package with wettable flanks. By utilising...
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence For Trusted IC Signoff - AI brings speed and confidence to semiconductor verification. The post Harnessing Artificial Intelligence For Trusted IC Signoff appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Microloops posts record first-quarter profit as AI server cooling drives growth - Microloops reported record revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2026, driven by sustained demand for AI server cooling products that accounted for 60% of sales, the company announced. The thermal module maker said the strong AI-related mix lifted scale and profitability even as revenue slowed at...
