Semi. Fabs and Clean Rooms 4½h ago: TSMC running 13 fabs under construction in Taiwan plus 5-6 overseas at 3-4x historical pace with equipment demand nearly doubled; Micron shifting to long-term contracts for cleanroom capacity and targeting multi-year $300B expansion; US fabs progressing with TSMC Phoenix in 4nm HVM, Intel Chandler on 18A, Samsung Taylor targeting 2nm late 2026; India $13B chip mission expansion with first chips Dec 2026; KAIST/Samsung catalyst breakthrough for fab emissions.
TEL sees AI-driven packaging, memory demand reshaping Taiwan strategy - Tokyo Electron's Taiwan president said AI is pushing semiconductor demand into new areas, with advanced packaging, DRAM, high-bandwidth memory, and NAND flash all gaining momentum. He said Taiwan remains central to the industry's supply chain, and TEL plans to deepen local technology, service, and research...
Voicebox FX is a Blueprint for CircuitPython I2S Audio - [Adafruit]’s Voicebox FX gadget is a fun, well-documented project that serves another useful purpose: being a fantastic reference design for audio on CircuitPython, with I2S audio components. Be sure to …read more
AI is Changing Infrastructure Planning. Here’s Why - Artificial Intelligence AI is Changing Infrastructure Planning. Here’s Why AI is reshaping infrastructure planning by shifting focus from standardized architectures to flexible, data-driven strategies that support evolving workloads, governance needs, and long-term data value.
Podcast EP364: The Broad Impact of Advanced Mask Solutions, Today and Tomorrow with Dr. Germain Fenger - Daniel is joined by Dr. Germain Fenger, Senior Director of Product Management at Synopsys where he leads advanced mask solutions and computational lithography technologies. With a background spanning semiconductor manufacturing, lithography research, engineering, and product leadership, Germain has held...
OpenAI Jalapeño: The Architectural Decisions Behind Its Inference Efficiency - OpenAI Jalapeño's benchmark results have attracted attention, and a closer look at the design choices provides important context for understanding the performance. This article presents TechInsights’ commentary on the decisions disclosed at Hot Chips.
Overstressed over an erratically flickering check-engine lamp - Be prepared to respond to “electrical overstress” claims from semiconductor suppliers by citing their own datasheet entries. The post Overstressed over an erratically flickering check-engine lamp appeared first on EDN .
Chip Industry Week In Review - India's $13.4B Semicon 2.0; SEMICON Taiwan; PCIe 6/7 test; MediaTek, NVLink Fusion deal; state of the industry report; AI for fabs; 2D Tunnel FET; 300mm Si photonics; InP expansion; $75M to recycle rare earths; GF PDKs for 22nm, 40nm; Gain-Cell RAM; MIPS edge AI developer platforms; in-memory photonic...
When the Package Becomes an Electrical Design Variable - AI power integrity now lives inside the package, not just the PCB. Treat chip, package, and board as one PDN. The post When the Package Becomes an Electrical Design Variable appeared first on EE Times .
Shinsegae chairman attends U.S. AI, semiconductor Foundry School launch - Shinsegae chairman attends U.S. AI, semiconductor Foundry School launch Shinsegae chairman Chung Yong-jin attended the State Department’s Foundry School launch as the group expands its Korea-U.S. data center partnership. 9/3/2026 - 11:36 PM KIM MIN-YOUNG
Polaron Self-Trapping Rates from First Principles - …. We also study an emerging semiconductor , rutile GeO _2 _2 , where we find that polaron formation could hamper p p -type conductivity. The calculated self-trapping lifetimes span 7 orders of magnitude, from 10^{-1} 10^{-1} to 10^6 10^6 ~ps, in agreement with experiments where available, and providing...
Korea's exports top $700 billion on chips, beating last year's record - Korea's exports top $700 billion on chips, beating last year's record From January through August, semiconductor exports reached $281.2 billion, up 169.6 percent from the same period last year. Chips accounted for 40.6 percent of total exports. 9/5/2026 - 04:38 AM SARAH CHEA
New Device Design Could Miniaturize Photonics, Quantum Technologies - Researchers co-design engineered semiconductors and metasurfaces to build powerful optical device. The post New Device Design Could Miniaturize Photonics, Quantum Technologies appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
iSpace leading ESA’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission - iSpace-Europe and the European Space Agency (ESA) have officially agreed the MAGPIE mission, Europe’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover. MAGPIE stands for the “Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar […] The post iSpace leading ESA’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission appeared...
CollPlant Acquires Photonic Computing Company LightSolver: Week in Brief: 9/4/26 - CollPlant Biotechnologies, a regenerative and aesthetic medicine company, acquired LightSolver, a developer of laser-based computing. The transaction positions LightSolver to accelerate its path to commercialization, expand strategic partnerships, and advance its long-term technology roadmap. LightSolver...
[News] ASML Japan to Boost Workforce 40% by 2030 to Support Rapidus, TSMC Advanced Chip Push - ASML’s EUV lithography systems are critical to advanced-node chipmaking, an area Japan is actively working to strengthen. According to Nikkei, ASML Japan President Shojiro Fujiwara said that the company plans to expand its domestic workforce from 500 to around 700 by 2030 to support growing advanc......
Critical Subsystem Summary Reports - These reports align closely with their Excel counterparts, summarizing key findings and offering market insights. Throughout the year, we gather data on public companies and assess over 160 suppliers within the subsystem market. Our methodology integrates historical data, econometric modeling, and both...
Scientists Just Challenged a Century-Old Theory of How Crystals Form - 3D atomic imaging of advanced materials provides new insights into transitions such as liquids freezing into solids. For nearly a century, scientists have relied on classical nucleation theory to explain how phase transitions such as freezing and condensation get started. The theory describes how small,...
Researchers Discover a Gut Microbe Metabolite That Supercharges Cancer Immunotherapy - A microbial metabolite called 3,4 dihydroxybenzoic acid, derived from dietary fiber, improved antitumor immunity in mice. A compound made by gut bacteria during the breakdown of dietary fiber may offer a way to strengthen cancer immunotherapy. In mouse studies, University of Michigan researchers turned...
EE Times Magazine – September 2026 - The September 2026 edition of EE Times Magazine examines how smarter buildings combine ambient energy harvesting, sensing, AI, and connected systems to improve safety while protecting privacy. The post EE Times Magazine – September 2026 appeared first on EE Times .
Semiconductor Analytics – September 2, 2026 - Semiconductor sales decreased on a weekly basis but were up on a yearly basis the week ending August 28, 2026. The 13-week MA for NAND 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 ICs;...
China 15 years behind in IC process technology - China is 15 years behind in chip manufacturing, according to Frank Rohmund (pictured) who beads up the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology at Zeiss. Zeiss is the only source of the optical […] The post China 15 years behind in IC process technology appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Korea weighs Hormuz support options, including troops, as U.S. ratchets up pressure to contribute - Korea weighs Hormuz support options, including troops, as U.S. ratchets up pressure to contribute The Blue House said it is reviewing both military and noncombat support options for the vital shipping route, as President Donald Trump and trade talks add to the urgency. 9/4/2026 - 05:04 AM SARAH KIM
AeroVironment Secures $465M Army Contract - AeroVironement (AV), a developer of autonomous and counter drone systems, has been awarded a contract valued at $464.8 million by the U.S. Army Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Fires (PAE Fires) program office for the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program. The award represents the first production...
Low-Frequency Charge Noise in Bilayer Graphene Quantum Dots - Bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dots (QDs) are a promising platform for semiconductor qubits. However, the low-frequency charge noise that may ultimately limit coherence has remained largely unexplored. Here, we systematically characterize charge noise in gate-defined BLG QDs using transport-based noise...
