QED Technologies Completes $18.7M Expansion - QED Technologies International has completed a planned expansion to its operations. The company, as previously announced, has added 20,000 sq ft to its University Avenue facility in the Rochester. The manufacturer of advanced capital equipment for precision optics fabrication and metrology has also established...
Engineered atomic interface opens a new path for atomically thin transistors - For more than 10 years, atomically thin semiconductors have been considered among the most promising alternatives to silicon. Only a single atom thick, these materials possess strong electrical characteristics and could facilitate ...
Government Adds Lines to Existing Towers to Speed Grid Expansion - The government, which is pushing forward with three mega projects requiring large-scale power—including the Honam Semiconductor Cluster and an artificial intelligence (AI) data center—has unveiled measures
KOSPI Surges 4% to 6,600 on U.S.-Iran Talks, AI Earnings - The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) surged 7%, with Micron up 7% and Marvell Technology rising 12%. At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was trading up 16.88, 2.16%, at 797.6.
Scale Up, Out Challenges Amplified For Clusters - Compute clusters offer more processing capacity but at the cost of higher power. Software is needed to allocate resources effectively and optimize networking and memory. The post Scale Up, Out Challenges Amplified For Clusters appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
University of Rochester LLE Director is Reappointed: People in the News: 8/5/26 - ams OSRAM reappointed Aldo Kemper CEO, extending his contract to 2031. Kemper has served as CEO of ams OSRAM since 2023; his previous term was set to expire in March 2027. He began his career at OSRAM in Regensburg in 1994 and held various leadership positions in Europe and the United States in the areas...
Design Integrity With PolarFire® FPGAs: Built-In Digest Verification - Trusted operation starts with trusted configuration. Explore how our PolarFire® devices perform dedicated hardware-based digest verification to confirm FPGA integrity, support secure system operation and identify both malicious changes and reliability-related faults throughout the device lifecycle.
electronica 2026: Electronics as the Basis of the All-Electric Society - electronica 2026 puts chips, AI, energy efficiency, and cyber resilience at the heart of the all-electric society. The post electronica 2026: Electronics as the Basis of the All-Electric Society appeared first on EE Times .
Bloomberg News Now - Bloomberg News Now -u.s. says strait of hormuz deal could come within days -oil drops on besant comments as markets rally -semiconductor stocks surge, palantir jumps 25% -white house hosts ai firms on voluntary safety tests -anthropic signs $10b compute deal with volta infra -polymarket seeks $20b valuation...
From rockets to data centers: SpaceX's US$15.8B AI bet reshapes its post-IPO investment story - SpaceX's first quarterly report as a public company revealed that its fastest-growing business is no longer confined to rockets or satellite broadband. Instead, artificial intelligence has emerged as the company's largest investment priority, absorbing most of its capital expenditure while rapidly developing...
Insight: Xiaomi Challenges Premium EREV Leaders with the Kunlun Platform and SkyNomad Lineup - Xiaomi is expanding beyond battery-electric vehicles with the launch of its dedicated Kunlun EREV architecture and the first SkyNomad premium family SUVs. This Insight examines why Xiaomi has separated its EREV and BEV platform strategies, how Kunlun integrates a large battery, a customized range extender,...
Shift Left with S2C Prodigy: From RTL Verification to Real-World Software Validation - For modern SoC teams, “shift left” no longer means finding a few more RTL bugs before tape-out. It means moving meaningful system validation earlier—far enough left that firmware, operating systems, drivers, applications, and external interfaces can be exercised before first silicon arrives. This...
Zeiss dismisses bottleneck concerns - Zeiss says it’s well-positioned to meet rising demand for semiconductor optics despite concerns that the AI boom could create supply chain bottlenecks, particularly for EUV scanners.
Single-Laser Superresolution Microscopy Technique Breaks the Diffraction Barrier - MIT and Harvard researchers have developed a superresolution imaging technology that enables users to precisely visualize molecular structures in subatomic detail — about 1000x clearer than via traditional dyes — while drastically simplifying the imaging process. The platform, which the researchers...
Stock Movers: Palantir, On Semiconductor, Snap - On this episode of Stock Movers:- Palantir Technologies (PLTR) raised revenue and income forecasts for the full year after posting second-quarter sales that far exceeded Wall Street’s estimates, describing commercial demand as “otherworldly.” Palantir now expects $4.89 billion to $4.91 billion in...
Brewer Science Acquires Heraeus Epurio’s Semiconductor Chemicals Business - Vertical integration into ultrapure chemical manufacturing extends Brewer Science's Zero Defects standards for the purity, consistency, and reliability its customers depend on at the industry's most advanced nodes. The post Brewer Science Acquires Heraeus Epurio’s Semiconductor Chemicals Business appeared...
EP 186: Mobile Bottlenecks, Skyrocketing AI CapEx, and the Compute Crunch - In this episode of The Circuit, hosts Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg break down a packed earnings week across the technology and semiconductor sectors, grouping major updates into key themes around mobile markets and AI infrastructure. They analyze softness in mobile demand alongside severe supply chain...
Chip Bridges Neuromorphic And Deep-Network Computing (TU Dresden) - Researchers from Technische Universität Dresden and University of Manchester published a technical paper titled “The SpiNNaker2 Chip: A Many-Core Platform for Flexible and Scalable Brain-Inspired Computing.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents SpiNNaker2 as a chip that “bridges the gap between...
Fluxgate basics: How magnetic saturation changes everything - The fluxgate sensor harnesses magnetic saturation to deliver scientific-grade accuracy and stability far beyond ordinary inductive detection. The post Fluxgate basics: How magnetic saturation changes everything appeared first on EDN .
Partnership for Economic Innovation Adds Catherine Côté to its Board of Directors - onsemi VP brings federal and global policy expertise to strengthen Arizona's semiconductor and technology sectors. The post Partnership for Economic Innovation Adds Catherine Côté to its Board of Directors appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Power Integrations demonstrates 2200V GaN technology - Another evolution in PowiGaN technology has been announced by Power Integrations. The company has announced that the proprietary semiconductor technology is now rated at up to 2200V. The previous highest […] The post Power Integrations demonstrates 2200V GaN technology appeared first on Electronics...
Safeguarding Fab Throughput with AI-Augmented Data Insights - Discover how a Al-infused visual analytics platform empower engineers to solve complex manufacturing challenges for faster root cause analysis. The post Safeguarding Fab Throughput with AI-Augmented Data Insights appeared first on EE Times .
SpaceX beats expectations - Space X had Q2 revenues of $7.8 billion up from $4.1 billion in Q2 2025 in its first quarterly results announcement since its IPO. Losses narrowed to $143 million from […] The post SpaceX beats expectations appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Hz to 4-20mA or 0-20mA current source is compatible with grounded loads - Minimal circuit converts input frequency to a precision current source that also accommodates grounded inputs. The post Hz to 4-20mA or 0-20mA current source is compatible with grounded loads appeared first on EDN .
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin expand US production to meet data center cooling demand - Mitsubishi Electric is establishing a cooling-equipment production company in Ohio, joining Daikin Industries in bringing manufacturing closer to US data center customers as delivery times, tariffs and local service become more important competitive factors.
[Insights] Memory Spot Price Update: DRAM Spot Price Gains Slow, While DDR4 and DDR3 Continue Uptrend - According to TrendForce’s latest memory spot price trend report, DRAM spot price momentum has weakened from late July, with 4Gb DDR4 and 2Gb DDR3 prices edging higher amid limited transactions. In NAND flash, price rebound momentum remains subdued without strong buying demand, although spot prices......
Jamie Urquhart (1957-2026): Friendly, Supportive, Right to the End - Arm co-founder Jamie Urquhart backed chips, startups, and people to the end—read how his quiet force shaped an industry. The post Jamie Urquhart (1957-2026): Friendly, Supportive, Right to the End appeared first on EE Times .
Analysis: Automotive Electronics Month in Review, July 2026 - This month’s review highlights key analyses of automotive electronics published in July 2026, covering software-defined vehicle architectures, in-vehicle AI and connectivity, electrification and charging infrastructure, autonomous driving, strategic semiconductor sourcing, and regional xEV semiconductor...
DAC 2026: Accellera Luncheon Panel on Embracing AI for Advanced Design and Verification - AI was a hot topic at DAC this year. If you attended the event, you’ve already heard about many new tools and systems that aim to improve time to market and quality for advanced semiconductors and systems. I had the pleasure of chairing an Accellera sponsored luncheon panel on Tuesday at DAC that took...
Probing the Limits: How Material Innovation Is Meeting the Demands of Fine-Pitch Semiconductor Test - New alloys and process innovations are breaking the hardness-conductivity-ductility tradeoff in probe pin materials for fine-pitch semiconductor test. The post Probing the Limits: How Material Innovation Is Meeting the Demands of Fine-Pitch Semiconductor Test appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Research Bits: Aug. 4 - Stretchable electronics: Switchable analog, digital organic transistor; thread-based ICs; temporary e-tattoo electrodes. The post Research Bits: Aug. 4 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Huawei’s Top Scientist Warns of Chip Limit Nvidia Will Soon Face - Huawei Technologies Co.’s top semiconductor scientist warned of the looming physical limits Western chipmaking giants including Nvidia Corp. face in their pursuit of more powerful processors, in a rare public appearance streamed in China.
Dual-Mode Exciton Coupling in Epitaxially Registered Organic-Inorganic 2D Heterocrystals - Two-dimensional (2D) heterocrystals comprising molecules and semiconductors can serve as an ideal platform for studying interfacial excitons and for future optoelectronic applications, yet the energy and charge flow across these atomically sharp interfaces remain unclear. In this work, we investigated...
Company Earnings: Advantest - These reports provide key takeaways about Advantest's demand and supply from their quarterly earnings call.
Meta-Optics Developer Strikes Partnership to Add Automated Test Capabilities - MetaOptics Ltd. and Elsoft Research Berhad established a strategic partnership to co-develop and mass-produce the next generation of 12-in. large format precision, high-speed metalens laser writers and leading-edge automatic testers that could sort meatalens across widely applied wavelengths from visible...
Open Models, the Memory Tax, and a 24-Hour Market Whiplash: Episode 313 - Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman break down a chaotic week that included Jensen Huang's debut on X in defense of open models, a new enterprise agentic reference blueprint from EY, NVIDIA, and LangChain, and a 24-hour market whiplash triggered by a hedge fund's forced liquidation into Citadel. The hosts...
The Chip Insider®– Dr. Strange-AI-Guys, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI - Inside G. Dan Hutcheson’s latest analysis, the AI-driven semiconductor boom reveals more than surging chip demand, highlighting how structural industry shifts, hyperscaler growth, and the end of Moore’s Law are reshaping the market far beyond typical cycle concerns
BMICs enable scalable battery monitoring - Two battery monitoring ICs from Nuvoton, the KA49703A and KA49713A, are designed for battery backup units used in AI servers. The post BMICs enable scalable battery monitoring appeared first on EDN .
McClean Report June 2026: Q2 Semiconductor Market Forecast Update - The semiconductor industry is entering an extraordinary growth phase, driven primarily by artificial intelligence infrastructure and the severe supply constraints surrounding advanced logic and memory devices. According to the McClean Report’s June 2026 update , the global semiconductor market is forecast...
A century-old warning from radio: Is AI listening? - A century-old warning from radio: Is AI listening? The rise and crash of RCA shows how leverage, not technology, can turn an AI investment boom into financial instability. 8/5/2026 - 11:00 AM Opinion Desk
Hybrid Computing Framework Looks Beyond Peak TOPS/W For AI Efficiency (Nottingham Trent, ICL, Aston) - Researchers from Nottingham Trent University, Imperial College London, and Aston University published a technical paper titled “Beyond Peak TOPS/W: A System-Level Perspective on Hybrid Digital, Analogue and Neuromorphic Computing.” The paper contends that “hybrid digital–analogue computing represents...
Reduced Dark Current in Cd0.9Zn0.1Te Detector Arrays by Aluminium Oxide Passivation - Contrary to the prevailing view that processing cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) semiconductors above 150 °C leads to irreversible device degradation, here we show that Al2O3 passivation layer deposited by atomic layer deposition at 250 °C not only preserves CZT detector performance but also substantially...
Entegris Announces Changes to Board of Directors - Entegris, Inc., a global leader in advanced materials and purity solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced the appointment of Robert A. Bruggeworth, President and Chief Executive Officer of Qorvo, to the Board, effective August 3, 2026.
Innovative design unlocks resilient semiconductor materials - Semiconductors such as silicon are the cornerstone of today's essential technologies, but the variety of materials available to power devices is limited. While metal oxides are durable, only a small subset are semiconducting ...
Scientists Discover What Makes Hydrogen Go Quantum - The symmetry of vanadium’s crystal structure acts as a switch for hydrogen’s quantum behavior. Inside a vanadium crystal, hydrogen can travel in two very different ways. It may move as a conventional particle that needs enough energy to jump between locations, or behave like a quantum wave that passes...
TTD for wideband phased array beamforming: Eliminating beam squint in AESA - True time delay (TTD) techniques address wideband RF challenges by providing frequency-independent delay across the array. The post TTD for wideband phased array beamforming: Eliminating beam squint in AESA appeared first on EDN .
Korea inflation eases in July as core prices hit two-year high, complicating BOK rate decision - Korea inflation eases in July as core prices hit two-year high, complicating BOK rate decision Headline inflation slowed to 2.8 percent in July, but the fastest core price growth since December 2023 is sharpening debate over whether the Bank of Korea will raise rates again this month. 8/4/2026 - 06:04...
World’s First Photonic Time Crystal Can Reshape Light in Trillionths of a Second - A world-first photonic time crystal can reshape light almost instantly, opening a path toward ultrafast optical technology. An international research team has created the first experimentally demonstrated all-optical photonic time crystal (PTC), a material whose optical behavior can be altered strongly...
Executive Interview with James Huang of AlChip - I had a chance sit down with James Huang, Director of Engineering at Alchip Technologies, to discuss the company’s recent multi-die packaging achievements and learn about Alchip’s next steps in pushing the boundaries of innovation for next generation AI ASIC.
Connecting students with the future of microelectronics - The 2026 NEMC Hub-sponsored externship gave students access to world-class research, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and professionals driving innovation across the Northeast.
