Semi. Fabs and Clean Rooms 99m ago: TSMC has 13 fabs under construction in Taiwan and 5-6 overseas with equipment purchasing forecasts doubled in six months. SEMI raised 2028 WFE forecast to $220B. India's semiconductor mission advancing multiple projects including Tata-PSMC Dholera fab targeting mid-2028 production.
New Device Design Could Miniaturize Photonics, Quantum Technologies - Researchers co-design engineered semiconductors and metasurfaces to build powerful optical device. The post New Device Design Could Miniaturize Photonics, Quantum Technologies appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
iSpace leading ESA’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission - iSpace-Europe and the European Space Agency (ESA) have officially agreed the MAGPIE mission, Europe’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover. MAGPIE stands for the “Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar […] The post iSpace leading ESA’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission appeared...
Sivers Semiconductors Puts $30M Toward European Expansion - Sivers Semiconductors has invested $30 million to significantly expand its indium phosphide (InP) manufacturing facility in Glasgow, Scotland as the company prepares for anticipated customer production ramps driven by growing AI datacenter and...
Cisco targets zero engineers writing code by end-October - AI is forcing companies to rethink not only how software is built but how quickly ageing systems must be replaced, with Cisco warning that increasingly capable frontier models are turning technical debt into a board-level cybersecurity concern.
AeroVironment Secures $465M Army Contract - AeroVironement (AV), a developer of autonomous and counter drone systems, has been awarded a contract valued at $464.8 million by the U.S. Army Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Fires (PAE Fires) program office for the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program. The award represents the first production...
Ion-Engineered Insulator-to- Semiconductor Transition in Natural 2D Biotite - …insulating nature limits their functional utility. Here, we demonstrate a chemical strategy that transforms liquid-phase-exfoliated biotite nanosheets into a tunable 2D semiconductor through controlled NaOH treatment. The resulting insulator-to- semiconductor transition originates from Na incorporation,...
Get Out While You Can Silicon Valley VC Tells AI Founders - “Founders running successful AI companies should all take a cold, hard look at exiting in the next 12-18 months, which may be a value-maximizing moment for outcomes,” says Silicon […] The post Get Out While You Can Silicon Valley VC Tells AI Founders appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Sivers Semiconductors Invests $30 Million to Expand European Photonics Manufacturing for AI Datacenters - Glasgow expansion will increase InP manufacturing capacity to more than 100 million CW DFB lasers annually, supporting anticipated AI infrastructure customer ramps. The post Sivers Semiconductors Invests $30 Million to Expand European Photonics Manufacturing for AI Datacenters appeared first on Semiconductor...
Technical Case Study: MicroLED Yield Management with Plessey and yieldWerx - Plessey Semiconductors manufactures monolithic MicroLED displays for near-eye augmented-reality systems, where pixel pitch, brightness, uniformity, and defect density directly determine usable yield. Its process integrates device design, epitaxy, wafer fabrication, bonding, and production in one facility....
Firms need not bargain over profit-linked bonuses, Labor Ministry says - Firms need not bargain over profit-linked bonuses, Labor Ministry says New guidelines exclude profit-linked bonuses and plant moves from mandatory union bargaining, drawing backlash from labor groups. 9/3/2026 - 06:07 AM News Team
What’s in the September Issue? - Each issue of Semiconductor Digest has articles found only in the magazine. Click on the links to read the articles in the September issue and pick up an issue in print at SEMICON West! The post What’s in the September Issue? appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Where will RISC-V be in 20 Years? Poll Results - All the way back in August 2023, in the midst of a series of posts on the RISC-V architecture, I ran a reader poll on the future of the architecture, with the following introduction:
The president's escape act - The president's escape act A columnist argues that President Lee Jae Myung's survival instincts now threaten judicial independence and public standards. 9/2/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Building a Faster Path from Semiconductor Idea to Commercial Silicon - SEMI and Silicon Catalyst’s new strategic partnership addresses one of the semiconductor industry’s most persistent technical problems: transforming a promising hardware concept into a manufacturable, commercially viable product . Announced through a memorandum of understanding signed at SEMICON Taiwan...
Camera Developer Earns $1.6B Valuation Following $165M Funding Round - Lyte, a machine vision company, has raised $165 million in a Series C round led by Maverick Silicon. The round values Lyte at $1.6 billion post-money. Financing will be leveraged to help scale production of its sensing silicon and LyteVision...
Finger-friendly DPOT pushbuttons do ups, downs, and dittos - Simple labor-saving circuit remedy comprises just four added passive parts, saves hard-working fingers from unnecessary wear and tear. The post Finger-friendly DPOT pushbuttons do ups, downs, and dittos appeared first on EDN .
GlobalFoundries Announces Customer Availability of UX Platform Technologies - Newest feature-rich CMOS platform family combines ultra-low power connectivity, sensing and mixed-signal innovation with cost-efficient manufacturing for next-generation edge devices. The post GlobalFoundries Announces Customer Availability of UX Platform Technologies appeared first on Semiconductor Digest...
Anritsu AH15203A wideband linear amplifier for optical comms - Anritsu is launching a 140 Gbaud wideband linear amplifier with integrated bias tee, the AH15203A/B, for optical communications. Aimed at developers of optical transmission devices, the company says the new […] The post Anritsu AH15203A wideband linear amplifier for optical comms appeared first on Electronics...
Commentary: China builds three-pronged memory strategy around CXMT, YMTC, XMC - China's memory industry is shifting from a single-champion model towards a three-pronged structure. ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is building its position in DRAM, Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) in 3D NAND, while Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC) is concentrating its next phase...
Insight: The Path Toward LVDC Power Alignment for Datacenter - Rapid growth in AI computing is forcing a rethink of how power is delivered inside datacenters. Although the industry is converging on 800VDC as the mid-term power architecture, deployment is expected to occur gradually through a series of intermediate steps. Existing 54V systems remain highly relevant,...
CEO Interview with Timothy Regan of IN2FAB - Timothy Regan has substantial experience in analog/ mixed signal design and its supporting EDA technologies. His career began in linear engineering at Texas Instruments.
OpenAI Jalapeño: The Architectural Decisions Behind Its Inference Efficiency - OpenAI Jalapeño's benchmark results have attracted attention, and a closer look at the design choices provides important context for understanding the performance. This article presents TechInsights’ commentary on the decisions disclosed at Hot Chips.
Korea posts world's No. 2 current account surplus in first half, behind China - Korea posts world's No. 2 current account surplus in first half, behind China At $233.1 billion through July, Korea’s current account surplus reached nearly twice last year’s full-year total, propelled by semiconductor exports. 9/4/2026 - 03:48 AM News Team
Chip Industry Week In Review - India's $13.4B Semicon 2.0; SEMICON Taiwan; PCIe 6/7 test; MediaTek, NVLink Fusion deal; state of the industry report; AI for fabs; 2D Tunnel FET; 300mm Si photonics; InP expansion; $75M to recycle rare earths; GF PDKs for 22nm, 40nm; Gain-Cell RAM; MIPS edge AI developer platforms; in-memory photonic...
Narrative: Smartphone App Processors Q2 2026 - The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market declined 13% year-on-year in unit growth during Q2 2026, with a corresponding 13% year-on-year revenue decline. The smartphone market will increasingly be defined by the success of flagship devices and the adoption of generative AI and the latest...
Deterministic nanofabrication for engineering nanowire quantum dot devices - Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are a leading platform for realising bright, wavelength-tunable sources of single and entangled photon pairs for photonic quantum technologies. Site-selected nanowire quantum dots (NWQDs) are a promising platform for fabricating such photonic devices in a scalable manner....
How Many Design Experiments Does A Machine Learning Predictor Actually Need? - Required dataset size and achievable accuracy track how smooth the response is, not model size or number of design variables. The post How Many Design Experiments Does A Machine Learning Predictor Actually Need? appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13bn - Nvidia is to buy AI developer Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, reports Reuters. Hugging Face produces open source AI models in contrast to the closed source models of OpenAI and […] The post Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13bn appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
The president's escape act (KOR) - The president's escape act (KOR) A columnist argues that President Lee Jae Myung's survival instincts now threaten judicial independence and public standards. 9/2/2026 - 08:54 PM Opinion Desk
Intel 18A-P Pushes RibbonFET and Backside Power Beyond the First Generation - Intel Foundry has a blog on LinkedIn that is worth a look. The blogs are by trusted Intel Foundry technical experts and are filled with content. I will cherry pick write a bit about them but be sure and subscribe to this, absolutely.
IC manages sensors without waking the MCU - The nPZ2100 sensor-management and power-saving IC (PSIC) from Nanopower provides autonomous control for battery-constrained sensor systems. The post IC manages sensors without waking the MCU appeared first on EDN .
The Chip Insider®– Risk of an AI Bubble - Inside G. Dan Hutcheson’s latest analysis, he explains why the AI boom bears all the hallmarks of a bubble, tracing its unprecedented rise from millions to over $100 billion and exploring how lasting value is created long after market speculation fades.
Integrated Photonics Firm iPronics Raises $125M, Secures NVIDIA Backing - iPronics, a developer of silicon photonics-based optical circuit switching for AI infrastructure, has secured $125 million in Series B funding co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital. NVIDIA joined the round, with participation from new and existing investors, including Triatomic Capital,...
AI is Changing Infrastructure Planning. Here’s Why - Artificial Intelligence AI is Changing Infrastructure Planning. Here’s Why AI is reshaping infrastructure planning by shifting focus from standardized architectures to flexible, data-driven strategies that support evolving workloads, governance needs, and long-term data value.
EE Times Magazine – September 2026 - The September 2026 edition of EE Times Magazine examines how smarter buildings combine ambient energy harvesting, sensing, AI, and connected systems to improve safety while protecting privacy. The post EE Times Magazine – September 2026 appeared first on EE Times .
Samsung, LG Win Top IFA Innovation Awards - It also features ‘AI Hybrid Cooling,’ which uses a compressor for cooling under normal conditions and activates a Peltier semiconductor element when the door is frequently opened or when storing large
Open Cosmos becomes approved provider for UK sovereign comms - Open Cosmos, the Harwell, Oxfordshire-based company, has been selected as an approved supplier – via the UK’s Government Commercial Agency (GCA) – to provide satellite connectivity through its low Earth […] The post Open Cosmos becomes approved provider for UK sovereign comms appeared first on...
Data density: The constraint reshaping wireless for edge AI - The limiting factor for edge AI is not simply bandwidth, but wireless network’s ability to sustain multiple high-throughput data streams in a confined space. The post Data density: The constraint reshaping wireless for edge AI appeared first on EDN .
Hitachi expands HMAX for physical AI - Hitachi has expanded its HMAX portfolio with new data center, cybersecurity and data-management offerings aimed at accelerating the use…
When the Package Becomes an Electrical Design Variable - AI power integrity now lives inside the package, not just the PCB. Treat chip, package, and board as one PDN. The post When the Package Becomes an Electrical Design Variable appeared first on EE Times .
New Twist on the Einstein Problem Reveals Unexpected Physics - Optical structures based on the Smith hat produced unusual light patterns that reflected their lack of mirror symmetry and changed with light direction and polarization. The Smith hat first drew global attention in 2023 because a single tile could cover an entire surface without ever creating a repeating...
[News] Micron Reportedly to Add 60K HBM Wafers/M, Reaching 100K by Year-End to Narrow Gap With Rivals - As Samsung races to ramp HBM4 and narrow the gap with SK hynix, Micron is also turning to HBM as a new growth engine beyond surging conventional DRAM prices. According to ETNews, the U.S. memory giant is stepping up its HBM expansion, with capacity expected to increase by as much as 60K wafers/month......
Unified Emulation and Prototyping: Pipedream or Reality? - Preamble Hardware-assisted verification (HAV) platforms, including hardware emulators and FPGA-based prototyping systems, are the two dominant methodologies for validating long workloads on complex System-on-Chip (SoC) designs before tape-out . HAV sits within a broader continuum of verification engines...
TechWorks Aligns U.K. Semiconductors Under UKSIA Umbrella - TechWorks corrals U.K. chip groups under UKSIA as funding surges 65% and 700 execs swarm London. The post TechWorks Aligns U.K. Semiconductors Under UKSIA Umbrella appeared first on EE Times .
Opportunities, capabilities and effects of emerging technologies by Elon Musk - At the G20 Innovation Ministerial meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Tuesday, Elon Musk gave an upbeat view on how today’s emerging technologies will change the world. “I think […] The post Opportunities, capabilities and effects of emerging technologies by Elon Musk appeared first on Electronics...
SNU wants to harness the power of AI, but energy limits mean lights out for many labs - SNU wants to harness the power of AI, but energy limits mean lights out for many labs For a host of professors, it's one thing to have GPUs, but entirely another to be able to use them as departments struggle with maxed out server rooms. 9/2/2026 - 06:00 PM News Team
Ask the headhunter - Recently, the department at a large chip company where I’ve worked for several years was closed, leaving me to look for another job.
Mercedes Spinout Athos Closes Its Doors - The startup was unable to secure the financing required to continue commercialising its chiplet-based technology The post Mercedes Spinout Athos Closes Its Doors appeared first on EE Times .
Debugging intermittent Comcast, part 3: Retrospective analysis - Why did some things happen? Why didn’t others? What happened instead? Were some outcomes predestined? And what begs for further study? The post Debugging intermittent Comcast, part 3: Retrospective analysis appeared first on EDN .
2026-2027 CMR Silicon Wafers - An inclusive supply chain and market analysis of the silicon wafers market for 2026-2027 including market status and outlook, market trends, and the market landscape.
Extending 18A With Significant Power And Performance Gains - A dual contact architecture with ultra-low-resistance contacts increases drive current and enables higher frequencies at matched capacitance. The post Extending 18A With Significant Power And Performance Gains appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
