How To Use Those Cute But Slightly Odd 7-Segment LCDs - If you’re not aware, there is such a thing as adorable little three digit LCD 7-segment displays. They come in a ten-pin DIP package and are just begging to be …read more
Alok Jain: The Engineer Who Never Wanted to Be a Manager - Meet Alok Jain, the reluctant manager who turned Cadence India into a chip-design powerhouse—and see why AI is his next bet. The post Alok Jain: The Engineer Who Never Wanted to Be a Manager appeared first on EE Times .
What Defines "Elite" in the Age of Physical AI? - As AI enters the physical world, intelligence alone is no longer enough. Just as elite athletes rely on instinct and reflexes under pressure, physical AI systems must act safely, reliably and instantly in unpredictable environments.
Stackpole expands CSSU series of current sense resistors - Stackpole is expanding its CSSU series of high-power metal alloy current sense resistors with 0.5 mΩ and 20 mΩ options. The new 0.5 mΩ resistor enables lower power dissipation and reduced measurement losses in high-current circuits, highlights the company. And the 20 mΩ value broadens the usable...
Technical Report: Qorvo QM18566 RF Antenna Tuner RFIC Process Analysis - Qorvo QM18566 is an antenna tuner die from iPhone 17 Pro Max, fabricated with UMC’s 3D IC RF-SOI process platform. UMC launched the industry's first 3D IC solution for RFSOI (Radio Frequency Silicon-On-Insulator) technology, using wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding to stack dies vertically. This analysis...
Rethinking automotive compute in the software-defined era - Software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures are expected to dominate new automotive platforms by the next decade. The post Rethinking automotive compute in the software-defined era appeared first on EDN .
Chip Industry Week In Review - Micron ups US investments; Apple's $30B deal; Soltice's buy; onsemi divests; diamonds for inspection; fault-tolerant quantum $; analog IMC; patent infringements; Accellera's functional safety standard; 189k workers shortage; USB standards; IC construction roadblocks. The post Chip Industry Week In Review...
Intel's Long-Term Earnings Power Remains Underestimated - As Pat Gelsinger said during the 2024 financial recast, Intel Foundry only generated enough cash to cover CAPEX during the best days of 14nm. Going forward, Intel Foundry will be much more profitable.
Tracker: Global Cellular Smartwatch Vendor Market Share Q1 2026 - Global cellular smartwatch shipments returned to growth in the third quarter of 2025 and remained in growth territory in both Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, as newly launched cellular-capable models from several vendors and the introduction of 5G connectivity from Apple drove the uptick. This comes after nearly...
Market Data: Mobile Semiconductors - These market models identifies the major semiconductor inputs as well as corresponding semiconductor vendor revenues for silicon slated for products such as smartphones, tablets and cellular IoT. Timely quarterly market share updates provide actionable market information and industry dynamic commentary...
Semiconductor Analytics – July 8, 2026 - Semiconductor sales increased on a weekly basis and were up on a yearly basis the week ending July 3, 2026. The 13-week MA for Analog & Power IC increased YoY last week. This is a data analytics platform that gives weekly sales for the semiconductor market. This analysis covers total semiconductors and...
CEO Interview with Mark Ren of Agentrys - Mark Ren has 26 years of EDA and AI R&D experience spanning IBM Research and NVIDIA Research, driving design automation innovations that power modern chip design. He received the IBM Corporate Award for contributions to the design closure for high-performance microprocessors. At NVIDIA, he helped establish...
Students Explore Electronic Engineering with Intel and DCU - In June 2026, the School of Electronic Engineering at DCU, in partnership with Intel and the Higher Education Authority (HEA), hosted a transformative introduction to electronic engineering bootcamps ...
China's temporary helium export ban signals fears of a prolonged Middle East supply squeeze - China moved on July 10 to wall off its domestic supply of helium, a gas with no substitute in chipmaking and medical imaging, in a step that suggests Beijing does not expect Middle East supply risks to ease quickly — and one that could tighten an already strained global market.
KAIST Automates the Search for “Dream Semiconductor” 2D Semiconductors - A joint research team from KAIST, UNIST, Hanbat National University, Hanyang University, and Washington University in St. Louis has developed technology for automatically screening two-dimensional semiconductors only a few atomic layers thick and fabric. The post KAIST Automates the Search for “Dream...
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,...
Amtran posts 13% 1H26 revenue growth citing product mix shift - Amtran Technology reported a June 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$2.5 billion (US$78.0 million), up 23% from a year earlier, as the Taiwanese display and peripherals maker said its product mix transformation continued to support growth. The company also said that every month in the first half of 2026...
ZEISS Opens Semiconductor Innovation Center in Korea - ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT) has opened a new ZEISS Innovation Center in Yongin, Korea. The post ZEISS Opens Semiconductor Innovation Center in Korea appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
TSMC A16 Backside Power at VLSI 2026 - TSMC’s A16 technology , presented as Paper T1.5 at the June 2026 IEEE/JSAP VLSI Symposium , marks the company’s first angstrom-class CMOS platform combining enhanced nanosheet gate-all-around transistors with backside power delivery. The key integration feature is Super Power Rail , or SPR, which...
Environmental groups call for stop to orbital datacentres - A coalition of environmental groups in the US is calling on the country’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a “rigorous review” of space-based datacentre proposals. Highlighting a threat of “irreparable environmental harm to our planet”, they say the FCC must provide both oversight...
The Energy Barrier Reshaping AI Hardware - During Leti Innovation Days 2026, energy efficiency emerged as AI hardware’s next defining constraint. The post The Energy Barrier Reshaping AI Hardware appeared first on EE Times .
NY Creates President & CEO Dave Anderson Statement on Micron Megafab Construction Milestone - “Micron’s announcement that construction is already moving ahead of schedule is exciting for Central New York and for the future of domestic semiconductor manufacturing. This milestone represents tangible progress on a transformational project that will strengthen America’s memory chips leadership...
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...
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 .
