RVA23 Ends Speculation’s Monopoly in RISC-V CPUs - RVA23 marks a turning point in how mainstream CPUs are expected to scale performance. By making the RISC-V Vector Extension (RVV) mandatory, it elevates structured, explicit parallelism to the same architectural status as scalar execution. Vectors are no longer optional accelerators bolted onto speculation-heavy...
CEO Talk: Uttam Singhal of SignOff Semiconductors - This interview features: Uttam Singhal, CEO, SignOff Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. Tell me a bit about your background? How did you first get started with your company? I have spent over 25 years in the semiconductor industry, beginning my career in full-custom analog and memory design before transitioning...
LG Electronics and Qualcomm to Develop Next-Generation Telematics, Join Global 6G Coalition - BARCELONA — LG Electronics said on Monday that it would develop next-generation telematics technology with Qualcomm, combining sixth-generation wireless communications, or 6G, with artificial intelligence to prepare for the era of software-defined and AI-defined vehicles.The announcement was made at...
Mad Max Meets Furiosa AI - I recall seeing the very first Mad Max movie in 1979. In this torrid tale, a dystopian near-future Australia is facing a breakdown of civil order. Max (no relation) is a police officer who turns into a vigilante, which isn’t surprising when you see what he sees and experiences. All I can say is that...
Humanoid Robots to Reach Nearly US$30 Billion by 2036 - According to the new IDTechEx report "Humanoid Robots 2026-2036: Technologies, Markets and Opportunities", the humanoid robot industry is entering an early commercialization phase, with adoption expected to scale first in industrial environments before expanding into broader commercial and consumer markets....
Plant pulse sensors: From soil probes to tree tattoos - Botanical sensors are turning greenery into living data networks while monitoring plant health and optimizing yields. The post Plant pulse sensors: From soil probes to tree tattoos appeared first on EDN .
[Blog] Inside Modern Industrial Robotics: Motor Control, Sensors, and Security - The Industrial sector is in a moment of real transformation. While automated solutions like Industrial robotics have long been sources of speculation and hype, conversations are beginning to shift towards what’s realistically deployable in today’s factories and service environments. In a recent webinar...
Apple’s iPhone 17 Series 5G mmWave Antenna Module Revealed to be Powered by Soitec FD-SOI Substrates - Recent independent teardown and technical analyses have confirmed that the 5G mmWave antenna module powering Apple’s latest iPhone 17 lineup relies on advanced SOITEC based Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator (FD-SOI) substrate technology. The discovery highlights a significant architectural shift in...
CEO Interview with Echo Yang of CSCERAMIC - Echo Yang is the CEO of CSCERAMIC, a China-based manufacturer specializing in advanced ceramic materials and precision ceramic components for industrial and laboratory applications. With a background spanning international trade, manufacturing coordination, and engineering-driven supply chain development,...
A defunct Amazon Echo: Where did its acumen go? - A multi-day weather-induced, utility electricity cutoff left this engineer’s residence unscathed…with one geriatric speaker exception. The post A defunct Amazon Echo: Where did its acumen go? appeared first on EDN .
Tool And Methodology Changes Coming In Fab And Package Automation - How new equipment and methodologies are improving reliability, yield, and time-to-market for multi-die assemblies. The post Tool And Methodology Changes Coming In Fab And Package Automation appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
[News] Asia’s Chipmakers Reportedly Eye $136B Spend in 2026, Up 25% YoY, Spanning Foundry and Memory - Fueled by soaring demand for AI chips, memory, and logic processors, Asia’s top chipmakers are ramping up their 2026 capital spending. Nikkei and TrendForce report that leading semiconductor firms across South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China plan to invest over $136 billion this year, a 25% increa......
WEBINAR: Two-Part Series on RF Power Amplifier Design - At lower frequencies with simpler modulation, RF power amplifier (PA) designers could safely concentrate on a few primary metrics – like gain and bandwidth – and rely on relaxed margins to ensure proper operation in a range of conditions. Today’s advanced RF PA design is a different story. mmWave...
[News] SK hynix Reportedly Explores New HBM4 Packaging, Boosting Performance via Tight DRAM Gaps - In the race for next-generation HBM, packaging has emerged as a new focal point. According to ZDNet, industry sources say SK hynix is advancing a packaging overhaul aimed at enhancing stability and performance, with the technology currently under validation. If successfully commercialized, it could ......
Rohm outsources back-end processes to India's Suchi Semicon - Rohm and Suchi Semicon have announced a strategic manufacturing partnership intended to strengthen semiconductor production capacity in India and support both domestic and international markets. The collaboration pairs Rohm's expertise in device technology and its global semiconductor presence with Suchi...
Rohm licenses TSMC GaN process technology - Rohm is licensing TSMC’s GaN process technology and installing it at its Hamamatsu fab. Rohm has been running a GaN process at Hamamatsu for four years, initially with a 150V process and, since 2023, with a 650V process. Rohm intends to have the TSMC process up and running in 2027. In 2024 Rohm and...
Lumentum and the Laser Bottleneck - Lumentum is winning and still can't keep up. Coherent is closing in. Earnings, sell-side sentiment, and the tensions to track.
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available - For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month
Stretching a bit - Using a single GPIO port on a microcontroller to control N bits of arbitrary parallel binary outputs, e.g., a multi-digital display. The post Stretching a bit appeared first on EDN .
Micron sampling 256GB LPDRAM module - Micron is sampling a 256GB LPDRAM module — 256GB SOCAMM2 – based on a 32Gb LPDDR5X die. “Micron’s 256GB SOCAMM2 offering enables the most power-efficient CPU-attached memory solution for both AI and HPC. Today’s announcement highlights Micron’s technology and packaging advancements to deliver...
TSMC Alumni Network reportedly expands with million-dollar salary entry threshold - TSMC has seen frequent senior personnel changes in recent years, accelerating generational succession. Recently, the company announced promotions for four senior vice presidents and four deputy general managers, with notable figures including Y.L. Wang and T.S. Chang promoted to senior vice president...
Scientists Uncover “Mouse Bite” Defects Inside Computer Chips - A stunning new imaging breakthrough lets scientists see — and fix — the atomic flaws hiding inside tomorrow’s computer chips. Researchers at Cornell University have achieved something chipmakers have long wanted. Using advanced high-resolution 3D imaging, they have directly observed atomic-scale...
[Blog] Inside Modern Industrial Robotics: Motor Control, Sensors, and Security - The Industrial sector is in a moment of real transformation. While automated solutions like Industrial robotics have long been sources of speculation and hype, conversations are beginning to shift towards what’s realistically deployable in today’s factories and service environments. In a recent webinar...
Custom design PWM filters easily - An approach to design custom PWM filters using a visual basic application spreadsheet automatically launch a simulation to confirm results. The post Custom design PWM filters easily appeared first on EDN .
Toray powder delivers smooth, strong 3D printed parts - Toray Industries is sampling Toraypearl polyamide (PA) 12, a truly spherical PA12 powder widely compatible with powder bed fusion (PBF)-type 3D printers. Leveraging Toray’s proprietary polymer particle engineering technology, the new material enables both surface smoothness and impact strength in 3D-printed...
Qualcomm's 6G push signals broader shifts in AI and wireless priorities for devices and industry - At MWC 2026, Qualcomm outlined a strategy to pair advanced AI processing with next-generation wireless technologies, presenting new chips and systems intended to influence wearables, Wi‑Fi infrastructure, industrial automation, and early 6G experimentation. The company also formally launched its...
Extending Formal Verification to Sequential Circuits (U. of Bremen) - Researchers from University of Bremen have released “Linear Formal Verification of Sequential Circuits using Weighted-AIGs”. Abstract “Ensuring the functional correctness of a digital system is achievable through formal verification. Despite the increased complexity of modern systems, formal verification...
[News] Only 1nm, Record-Low Power Consumption: Peking University Team Achieves Chip Breakthrough - According to the School of Electronics at Peking University, the university has made a breakthrough in the field of non-volatile memory. The research team led by Qiu Chenguang and Peng Lianmao has successfully scaled the physical gate length of a ferroelectric transistor down to the 1-nanometer limi......
