Semi. Fabs and Clean Rooms 65m ago: The semiconductor industry is seeing accelerated fab construction and capacity expansions, particularly in memory (HBM, DRAM) and foundry segments, with Samsung and SK Hynix leading multi-story "triple-fab" designs at Pyeongtaek and planned Yongin sites to boost cleanroom counts and output by ~50% without new land. SK Hynix is also eyeing its first major Japanese fab in Miyagi, while India’s semiconductor mission has approved multiple OSAT/packaging plants with early production ramping at Micron Sanand and others, though full silicon fab output (e.g., Tata Dholera) remains years away. Yield and process improvements are supporting these capacity pushes amid supply-chain constraints.
Compact BIC Lasers Provide High Purity Linearly Polarized Light On-Chip - A new approach to engineering high-purity, linearly polarized emission from a compact bound-state-in-the-continuum (BIC) laser could lead to high-performance, miniaturized polarization light sources for a wide range of applications. The ability to access linearly polarized emission through miniaturized...
Lee holds private dinner with SK chief Chey Tae-won - Lee holds private dinner with SK chief Chey Tae-won President Lee Jae Myung and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won held a private dinner amid talks on semiconductor, energy and U.S. investment projects. 8/20/2026 - 08:00 PM News Team
Technical Report: EPC EPC2366 7th-Generation 40 V 0.8 mΩ GaN HEMT Power Essentials - Efficient Power Conversion EPC2366 is a 40 V enhancement-mode eGaN® power transistor designed for high-efficiency, high-power density switching applications. It features a typical RDS(on) of 0.84 mΩ and a low gate charge (typical 15 nC), and is housed in a PQFN package with dual-sided cooling to maximize...
Questa One Updated at DAC 2026 - Abhi Kolpekwar, VP & General Manager, Digital Verification Technologies at Siemens EDA met with me at #DAC2026 to provide the big picture on smart verification tools, something they call Questa One . Their verification tools are infused with AI to improve productivity on projects like SoCs, 3D IC and...
Quantum Fluctuations Break a Crystal’s Symmetry Rules - Electronic fluctuations can act as a resonant bridge between normally separate crystal vibrations, offering a new route to study and control ferroaxial quantum states. Symmetry is a basic rule of the natural world. It explains why some objects appear the same after they are rotated, reflected, or changed...
Is software still the point? - In a few years, nobody will write software. Software as the artifact we fuss over, the thing we hire around, protect, refactor and treat as the crown jewels, is on its way out, Jan Bosch asserts provocatively.
Huawei Nova 14 Lite (TYR-AL00) Survey Plus Teardown - The Huawei Nova 14 Lite is a mid-range mobile purchased from the Chinese market. The Huawei Nova 14 Lite is designed with a HiSilicon Kirin 8000. The Huawei Nova 14 Lite is a mid-range smartphone that features a 6.7-inch 120 Hz OLED display, and is reportedly powered by the Kirin 8000 platform with 12...
CFETs Forge Better Connections - Performance advantage may come down to material choices and precise interconnect decisions. The post CFETs Forge Better Connections appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Toshiba sampling Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs - Toshiba has engineering samples of the TXZ+ Family Entry-Class M4V Group of standard microcontrollers. Featuring an Arm Cortex-M4 core with a floating-point unit (FPU) operating at up to 80MHz, the […] The post Toshiba sampling Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Global Smartphone Vendor Market share for 15 Countries: Q2 2026 - Global smartphone shipments turned to the negative growth again in Q2 2026, by -7% YoY. Many Chinese Android OEMs struggled and fell annually while Apple, Samsung, and Huawei saw annual shipments growth. Samsung and Apple became the number one smartphone vendors in six countries each while Xiaomi became...
Technical Report: Huawei Pura X Max (HOP-AL10) Mobile RF Architecture - The following is a Mobile RF Architecture Analysis of the Huawei Pura X Max (HOP-AL10) Smartphone from China. The Pura X Max is Huawei's latest premium foldable smartphone. It is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro chipset and features a 7.7-inch OLED display with a nearly 4:3 aspect ratio, offering...
Northrop Grumman's SYNOPTICS Eyes Defense, Clean Energy Applications With Record-Sized Laser Crystal - Northrop Grumman subsidiary SYNOPTICS has grown and harvested an ytterbium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Yb:YLF) crystal boule with a diameter three times larger than the industry standard. The development addresses growing demand for larger aperture and overall size for gain media as laser engineers...
TekSiC Reaches Key Milestones - TekSiC AB today announced significant progress in the development of semi-insulating silicon carbide (SI-SiC) a material Europe currently lacks the domestic capability to manufacture commercially, and one that underpins some of the most demanding RF and power electronics used in space, defence, and next-generation...
IBM Makes Quantum Cryogenics Modular, but Scaling Problems Remain - IBM’s new cryogenic architecture tackles one obstacle to fault-tolerant quantum computing, while exposing wiring, control, interconnect, and reliability challenges. The post IBM Makes Quantum Cryogenics Modular, but Scaling Problems Remain appeared first on EE Times .
Northrop Grumman SYNOPTICS' Eyes Defense, Clean Energy Applications With Record-Sized Laser Crystal - Northrop Grumman subsidiary SYNOPTICS has grown and harvested a ytterbium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Yb:YLF) crystal boule with a diameter three times larger than the industry standard. The development addresses growing demand for larger aperture and overall size for gain media as laser engineers...
The Future Of AI Compute Won’t Run On Just One Kind Of Chip - Power, token cost, interconnects, and software orchestration are pushing data centers toward heterogeneous clusters built from CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, optics, and custom accelerators. The post The Future Of AI Compute Won’t Run On Just One Kind Of Chip appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Android XR advances as Jetpack XR SDK core libraries reach beta - Google is announcing that its Jetpack SceneCore, ARCore for Jetpack XR, and XR Runtime libraries are officially in beta status. And Jetpack Compose is to follow soon, it says. Basically, […] The post Android XR advances as Jetpack XR SDK core libraries reach beta appeared first on Electronics Weekly...
Iran war deadlock gave ASML reprieve from US China crackdown - ASML won a reprieve in Washington as US political infighting over the war with Iran has stalled legislation that could have further restricted the Dutch lithography giant’s movement in China.
[News] Rapidus Scales Up Advanced Packaging, Targets 8-Reticle Interposers With 600mm Panels by 2030 - Advanced packaging is taking on a bigger role as AI reshapes how semiconductor systems are designed and manufactured. Rapidus is responding with a roadmap centered on larger interposers and panel-level packaging. According to TechNews, Rozalia Beica, CTO of packaging at Rapidus Design Solutions, out......
Analyst: CPO gains momentum as AI interconnect demands outpace chip gains - The AI industry is watching the rise of co-packaged optics (CPO) as faster AI systems now depend on more efficient links between chips and data centers. At DIGITIMES Tech Forum 2026 in Taipei, analyst Jerry Zheng said the technology is moving toward mainstream adoption as bandwidth demand outpaces computing...
No One’s No.1 Problem - New records for high temperatures keep getting set but climate change has still not reached the top of the agenda for many people. None of the respondents in the 32 […] The post No One’s No.1 Problem appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Op-amp input filtering can cause instability without proper compensation - It’s important to use feedback capacitors to stabilize the circuit when using a capacitive filter across the input pins of an op amp. The post Op-amp input filtering can cause instability without proper compensation appeared first on EDN .
At 0.8 nanometers, carbon film may replace two layers in future chip wiring - As transistors inside microchips continue to shrink, the metal wiring that connects them is becoming a growing obstacle to faster, more energy-efficient chips. Narrower wires have greater electrical resistance, while smaller ...
Self-Publishing a Book Is Easier (and Harder) Than You Think (Part 2) - As you may recall, we ended Part 1 of this two-part series in proud possession of our book manuscript in Word and our front and back covers as PNG files. All that remains is to actually publish the little scamp, a process with certain foibles that need to be overcome. In my case, I wished to publish both...
Superfast hole spin qubits enabled by uniaxial strain-boosted spin-orbit coupling - Two-dimensional (2D) electron/hole gases confined in semiconductor heterostructures suffer from weak Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) for manipulating spin degreee of freedom via an electric rather than a magnetic field. Here, we show that complementary metal-oxide-…
Smart modules bring Android 16 to IoT designs - Quectel’s 4G SH602FA and 5G SE505FE smart modules feature built-in Android 16 to accelerate industrial and commercial IoT development. The post Smart modules bring Android 16 to IoT designs appeared first on EDN .
Andes Condor Closure Came Amid Broader Cost-Cutting Effort - Andes Technology’s decision to close Condor was part of a broader 10-20% operational cost-cutting exercise, with Condor probably considered too expensive a bet. The post Andes Condor Closure Came Amid Broader Cost-Cutting Effort appeared first on EE Times .
Single sideband radio meets LMC555 beat frequency oscillator - This basic beat oscillator makes continuous wave keyed code and single sideband suppressed carrier signals audible. The post Single sideband radio meets LMC555 beat frequency oscillator appeared first on EDN .
Venture investments touch new high in first half - Venture investments touch new high in first half Venture funding reached 8.87 trillion won ($6.34 billion) in the first half of 2026, driven by major investments in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and robotics. 8/19/2026 - 06:12 AM
Intel Eyes a Memory Comeback as AI Rewrites Chip Economics - Intel is considering a return to memory technology decades after abandoning mainstream DRAM and, more recently, selling its NAND business. Chief executive Lip-Bu Tan has argued that memory should no longer be viewed simply as a low-margin commodity. Artificial intelligence is turning bandwidth, latency...
Dual amplifier active filters - The frequency response of a Butterworth filter is not supposed to have any peaking. SPICE claims the contrary. The post Dual amplifier active filters appeared first on EDN .
Research Insight: Upstream memory giants eye threefold 2026 revenue as 2027 capacity eases price surge - The global memory market is entering a sharp upcycle as cloud providers boost capital spending and demand for AI infrastructure lifts DRAM, NAND, and HBM prices. According to DIGITIMES, the three largest upstream memory chip makers are headed for a more than threefold jump in combined DRAM and NAND revenue...
Chip Industry Week In Review - New Micron lab; chip/AI price jump; multi-die monitoring; cryo links for quantum chips; interconnect RC bottleneck; 18A win; CPO roadmap; 2 new CEOs; humanoid readiness gap; Hot Interconnects. The post Chip Industry Week In Review appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Fable: The Anti-Vision CEO - Over 30 years ago, the incoming CEO of a company which had just made the largest loss in US history declared that the last thing the company needed was a […] The post Fable: The Anti-Vision CEO appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
CEG: Photonics, Optics and Quantum Shine in Capital Region Semiconductor Patents - A Cleanroom in NY Creates’ Albany NanoTech Complex. Read Original Center for Economic Growth Article Here Highlights In 2025, the USPTO awarded nearly 600 semiconductor-related patents that list Capital Region inventors. 1 in 6 semiconductor patents listing local inventors pertained to photonics, optics,...
Three mistakes by the Lee administration’s economic team - Three mistakes by the Lee administration’s economic team The Lee administration’s economic team has deepened housing, stock market and jobs turmoil through misguided policies. 8/20/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
CACI Opens Defense-Oriented Manufacturing Site in Rochester - CACI International has opened its CACI Manufacturing Center of Excellence for Defense Electronics in the Greater Rochester, N.Y. area. The 61,000 sq ft facility boosts CACI’s manufacturing space by more than 300% and will serve as a hub for the development, test, assembly, and delivery of advanced electronic...
[News] SK hynix Unveils CPO Roadmap, Looks Beyond HBM to AI Infrastructure - SK hynix is moving from a memory supplier to a bigger role in the AI infrastructure. According to the company, it has teamed up with leading researchers worldwide to lay out a roadmap for co-packaged optics (CPO) in the journal Nature Electronics. Notably, beyond its HBM leadership, SK hynix’s ...
반도체는 대만의 방패가 될 수 있을까 - 안녕하세요 AMEET 기자입니다. 여러분은 혹시 '실리콘 방패'라는 말을 들어보셨나요? 2000년 크레이그 애디슨이 처음 제시한 이 이론은, 대만이 전 세계 반도체 생산의 압도...
Invertible mapping between structured light and vector terahertz emission - …remains challenging. Here we establish a unified framework for generating and synthesizing vectorial THz beams through coherent control of ultrafast photocurrents in semiconductors . By exploiting quantum interference between one- and two-photon excitation pathways driven by femtosecond vector beams,...
Microchip advances PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge with Rev 2.0 - Microchip Technology has released Revision 2.0 of its PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge. This is a smaller, production-ready board for sensor integration using NVIDIA HSB (Holoscan Sensor Bridge) technology. The […] The post Microchip advances PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge with Rev 2.0 appeared...
