Bosch Announces $225M Direct Funding Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bosch intends to start U.S. based commercial manufacturing in 2026 – just three years after acquiring the Roseville site. The post Bosch Announces $225M Direct Funding Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Podcast EP355: An Overview of the Q126 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines - Daniel is joined by Wally Rhines, CEO of Silvaco to discuss the Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. Wally is the industry coordinator for the EDA data collection program called EDMD. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all of the electronic...
SK hynix shares plunge after blockbuster Nasdaq ADR debut - SK hynix shares suffered their steepest-ever decline on Monday, just one trading day after the memory chipmaker made a strong debut on Nasdaq through its newly listed American depositary receipts (ADRs), as profit-taking, earnings concerns, and a possible shift by investors into the US-listed securities...
Every Heatwave Is Also a Semiconductor Story - Across Europe, thermometers have recently climbed past 40°C in several regions. Air conditioners are running at full power, fans are working overtime, and electricity demand is surging. While most of us experience a heatwave as a...
Rethinking Ethernet For The AI Scale-Up Era: Inside ESUN - Evolving Ethernet into a lossless, low-latency, deterministic transport built for the way AI accelerators actually talk to each other. The post Rethinking Ethernet For The AI Scale-Up Era: Inside ESUN appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
CEO Interview with Dr. Albert Liu of Kneron - Dr. Albert Liu is the Founder and CEO of Kneron , a full-stack edge AI company pioneering next-generation Neural Processing Unit (NPU) architectures and localized AI infrastructure.
FAMU Students Gain Hands-On Semiconductor Training at UF’s Nanoscale Research Facility - At the University of Florida’s Nonoscale Research Facility, the Florida Semiconductor Institute (FSI) hosted a group of eight students and one professor from the Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering Technology programs at Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU)...
Niche Demand and MLC Migration to Drive SLC NAND Prices up 120–170% in 2H26, Says TrendForce - TrendForce's recent memory pricing survey shows that more mature NAND process capacity is being shifted toward higher-value products like high-layer-count 3D NAND, leading to a significant shortage of MLC NAND supply. As a result, some industrial, automotive, and networking clients are considering switching...
Jim Haden appointed Managing Director - Global semiconductor developer BluGlass Limited (ASX: BLG, “BluGlass” or “Company”) advises that the Board has appointed Mr Jim Haden, currently an Executive Director, as Managing Director effective immediately.
ITF World 2026: The Semiconductor Industry Enters a New Systems Era - AI, heterogeneous integration, silicon photonics, chiplets, and quantum computing are converging to define the next generation of complex systems. The post ITF World 2026: The Semiconductor Industry Enters a New Systems Era appeared first on EE Times .
Meta, MediaTek, TSMC push AI chips to challenge Google - Chip industry sources said Meta's cloud AI chip procurement could soon catch up with Google or Amazon AWS among the four major cloud service providers. Qualcomm and Broadcom are expected to remain key partners and beneficiaries, while Arm is also involved, and MediaTek is described as a clear partner...
Open DRAM Model For PIM Analysis In 3D DRAM (Georgia Tech) - Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology published a technical paper titled “Open DRAM Model—Part II: Enabling Processing-in-Memory in 3-D DRAM.” Abstract Excerpt: “In this work, we present an “Open DRAM Model” that enables comprehensive circuit-level analysis of DRAM operations across...
China Temporarily Bans Helium Exports - China's new export restrictions have left the global helium market with little spare capacity. For semiconductor fabricators, the greatest risk is not higher helium prices but the possibility of physical shortages that could interrupt EUV operations, reduce fab utilization, and delay AI chip output during...
Tridonic, NEIoT create youth academy for careers in electronics - Tridonic is launching a scheme to help tackle youth unemployment and get young people into electronics careers. The Durham-based company – a specialist in smart lighting systems – has partnered with the North East Institute of Technology (NEIoT) to launch a training academy. Specifically, working...
Ultrasonic device claims to repel pests - Whether it actually accomplishes the function claimed, the low price tag and enduring controversy motivated a look inside. The post Ultrasonic device claims to repel pests appeared first on EDN .
Researchers find clue to solving the 'electrical bottleneck' in semiconductors - When the pathways through which electricity flows inside a semiconductor become blocked, device performance declines and power loss increases. A Korean research team has developed a new structure that could resolve this "electrical ...
[News] China Curbs Helium Exports Amid Global Supply Risks; Critical for EUV and Advanced Chipmaking - China has introduced new export restrictions on helium. According to ESM China, China's Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly announced on July 10 that helium would be placed under temporary export restrictions, effective immediately with no grace period. Mydrivers ......
New Smart Material Can Control Heat Like a Computer Chip - Scientists have created a programmable material that gives engineers unprecedented control over heat, with potential applications ranging from energy systems to next-generation photonic memory. Heat normally follows strict rules. A material that efficiently absorbs heat from a particular direction and...
