Siemens expands EDA stack with AI metrology acquisition of Canopus AI - Siemens has acquired French startup Canopus AI, adding AI-based metrology and inspection software to its electronic design automation (EDA) portfolio as it expands deeper into semiconductor manufacturing workflows.
Skytech delivers self-made PLP equipment, eyes record 2026 growth - As advanced packaging technologies continue to evolve toward larger sizes and panel formats, Skytech CEO George Yi stated that in response to the key process requirements of next-generation chip-on-panel-on-substrate (CoPoS) advanced packaging, the company has completed delivery of the world's first 310mm...
Arm pushes compute subsystems as chip design complexity grows - Arm Holdings executives highlighted a growing focus on integrated compute subsystems during the company's latest earnings call, as rising chip design complexity reshapes customer requirements across multiple end markets.
The True Cost Of CMMC Non-Compliance - Cybersecurity has moved from a contractual footnote to a deciding factor in who gets to compete. The post The True Cost Of CMMC Non-Compliance appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Securing UALink: Introducing A UALinkSec Security Module - A dedicated security framework for point-to-point accelerator links. The post Securing UALink: Introducing A UALinkSec Security Module appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Six 3D-IC Design Trends That Secure The AI Era - The pace of innovation in advanced packaging is rewriting the rules that IC and package teams have relied on for decades. The post Six 3D-IC Design Trends That Secure The AI Era appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Texas Instruments to acquire Silicon Labs - Enhances global leadership in embedded wireless connectivity solutions Leverages Texas Instruments’ industry-leading, dependable, low-cost manufacturing capacity to better serve customers...
Q1 memory prices forecast to double QoQ - Q1 conventional DRAM contract prices are forecast by TrendForce to increase 90–95% QoQ and NAND prices to increase by 55–60% QoQ. CSPs, server OEMs, and PC OEMs broadly face DRAM supply gaps; PC DRAM prices are expected to at least double QoQ in 1Q26 Strong North American CSP demand has lifted enterprise...
Eye tracking AI glasses for cyclists - Smart glasses specifically designed for cyclists include optical components supplied by Opto Precision. At Asia Photonics Expo 2026, the optic manufacturer highlighted the first generation of glasses and gave Electronics Weekly an insight into what is being developed. The Singapore company supplies optical...
Singapore shines as photonics centre as Asia Photonics Expo 2026 begins - The importance of Singapore as a technology hub was reinforced today at the opening of the Asia Photonics Expo (APE) 2026. This year’s APE (4-6 February) is at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore. The three-day conference and exhibition will host more than 350 exhibitors, from 17 countries and...
Securing Hardware For The Quantum Era - Key Takeaways: Quantum threats to security are already real. Adversaries are already harvesting data that will be decrypted later by quantum computers. Quantum computers capable of breaking RSA and ECC may arrive as early as next year. Asymmetric encryption algorithms like RSA and ECC will become inadequate...
Flexible ICs, MEMS, Metal Oxides Solve Fresh Problems - Key Takeaways: Flexible ICs are durable and form-fitting, but they add manufacturing challenges to already complex processes, while printed flex sensors lack infrastructure. MEMS are finding new popularity in massively parallel systems, on one device, or in many devices distributed across a network. Metal...
Texas Instruments to acquire Silicon Labs - Enhances global leadership in embedded wireless connectivity solutions Leverages Texas Instruments' industry-leading, dependable, low-cost manufacturing capacity to better serve customers Deepens...
Melexis Q4 2025 Round-Up - 10 innovations - Melexis launched 10 new products last quarter, led by a novel snubber optimizing SiC power modules. The releases also include a code-free LED driver, a dual-input inductive position sensor, and a new FIR-based people detection algorithm.
TSMC confirms 3nm fab in Japan - TSMC will manufacture 3nm chips at its second plant in Kumamoto, Japan, marking a major upgrade to its previously announced plans of producing 6-12nm chips there.
TSMC 22nm vs UMC 22nm vs GF 22FDX — Which Should You Choose? - Choosing a 22nm process node is not just a scaling decision — it is a strategic choice that affects power consumption, cost structure, ecosystem access, and long-term product risk. For many ASIC and SoC teams, 22nm sits at the crossroads between mature nodes (28nm/40nm) and more advanced, higher-risk...
Setting the Benchmark for High-Performance Computing Leadership - By PD Rajput, VP, Computing Platforms Business Unit, MediaTek In today’s digital-first world, the demand for uncompromising computing performance, extended battery life, and intelligent AI innovation is greater than ever. At MediaTek, we are not just meeting these expectations—we are redefining......
300mm Fab-Compatible Integration Flow for Planar 2D FETs (imec, KU Leuven) - Imec and KU Leuven researchers published “Integration and electrical evaluation of WS2 and MoS2 fets in a 300 mm pilot line.” Abstract “2D materials have the potential to extend and augment the CMOS scaling roadmap. However, upscaling from lab-based demonstrators to 300 mm-compatible integration...
Imaging the sub-moiré potential using an atomic single electron transistor - An atomic single electron transistor, which utilizes a single atomic defect in a van der Waals material as an ultrasensitive, high-resolution potential sensor, is used to image the electrostatic potential within a moiré unit cell.
The Verification Conundrum - When is verification finished, and how much effort was wasted in getting to that point? The post The Verification Conundrum appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Research Bits: Feb. 3 - Biodegradable electronics: Artificial synapse; microplastic problems; printing zinc circuits. The post Research Bits: Feb. 3 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Development and operation: different goals and ways to plan work - Although they work side by side in service of the same business goals, development and operations often experience tension or misunderstanding. This usually isn’t due to poor intent or communication, but rather because of fundamentally different responsibilities, incentives and ways of defining value....
Renesas posts first annual loss in six years as 1Q26 margin rebounds to 32% - Renesas Electronics forecast a sharp improvement in profitability for the January to March quarter as growth in data center and other industrial infrastructure demand offsets weakness in automotive, after the Japanese chipmaker swung to its first annual net loss since fiscal 2019.
SiTime to buy Renesas timing unit for US$3 billion - SiTime said it will acquire assets related to Renesas Electronics' timing business in a transaction valued at about US$3 billion, as the Japanese chipmaker narrows its focus on embedded computing while retaining an equity stake in the US precision timing company.
Memory shortage weighs on Qualcomm, Arm as smartphone chip sales slow - Arm Holdings reported fiscal third-quarter revenue growth of 26% from a year earlier, supported by gains in licensing and royalties, while memory supply constraints in the smartphone market continued to weigh on expectations for mobile-related royalty income.
The Role Of Embedded Processors In Enabling Smarter Wireless Devices - Protocol management, real-time decision-making, on-device AI, and sensor fusion drive device intelligence. The post The Role Of Embedded Processors In Enabling Smarter Wireless Devices appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
ISC posts record earnings in 2025 thanks to AI demand - Semiconductor component maker ISC has posted its highest earnings to date last year thanks to high demand for its test products in the AI sector.Last year the company recorded 220.2 billion won in revenue and 60.1 billion won in operating profit, a jump of 26% and 34%, respectively, from 2024.ISC no
Siemens Digital buys CanopusAI - Siemens has bought Canopus AI, a metrology specialist enabling precision and efficiency in wafer and mask inspection processes. “By combining the computational lithography and manufacturing physics simulation capability in our Calibre portfolio with Canopus-AI’s advanced metrology and inspection technologies,...
Honda and Mythic hook up for auto SoC - Honda and Mythic, the Texas analogue processor startup, are to develop an SoC for automated driving in SDVs. Honda is exploring neuromorphic technology, and Mythic makes neuromorphic neural processing units ((NPUs) which leverage analogue computing for AI processing with low power consumption. For the...
5-ton eVTOL demo-ed in China - AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, the world’s first 5-ton class electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which successfully completed a public full transition flight demonstration at the company’s low-altitude flight test facility center. During the demonstration, where Matrix flew alongside...
Consumer, Med Tech Mushrooms As Quantum Closes In - Key Takeaways: Universities and companies are making devices inspired by biology and the human senses to help with health monitoring, semiconductor materials development, human-computer interfaces, and more. When this nascent technology becomes a viable product, government regulations will be needed to...
Three Key Trends in the Sensor Market from CES 2026 - Missed out on CES this year? Or did you attend but miss the chance to explore the sensor innovations on display? In this article, IDTechEx Principal Technology Analyst Dr Tess Skyrme outlines three important trends for the sensor market evident from our trip to Las Vegas this year.
[News] Infineon to Lift Prices Starting April 2026 Amid AI-Driven Power IC Tightness - Infineon Technologies is set to raise prices on certain products. According to TechNews, the company notified customers on the 5th that continued tight supply of power switches and related ICs, together with rising raw material and infrastructure costs, will prompt price adjustments starting in Apri......
Exclusive Interview: Mika Jäsberg Discusses CoreHW’s RTLS Offering - In this exclusive interview, Mika Jäsberg, Head of Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Operations at CoreHW, shares insights into the company’s next-generation real-time location system (RTLS). He discusses CoreRTLS Tag series, CoreRTLS-LOC4000, and CoreRTLS software—highlighting innovations in accuracy,...
Infineon's Ams Osram sensor acquisition signals shift toward higher-value systems and AI-linked growth - Infineon's planned purchase of Ams Osram's non-optical sensor portfolio underscores a strategic move to deepen its systems capability, rebalance exposure away from cyclical automotive pressure, and reinforce long-term growth tied to artificial intelligence, industrial automation, and medical applications....
Blog Review: Feb. 4 - 3D-IC thermal management & KGD strategies; system-level engineering; within-wafer variability; image segmentation. The post Blog Review: Feb. 4 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Photronics to Report First Quarter 2026 Results on February 25, 2026 - BROOKFIELD, Conn., Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLAB), a worldwide leader in photomask technologies and solutions, is scheduled to announce financial results for the first quarter...
IBM Opens Global RFP for AI-Driven Solutions Shaping the Future of Work and Education - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a global request for proposals (RFP) for the next cohort of the IBM Impact Accelerator focused on AI for transformative education and workforce development. The program invites nonprofits or government organizations, including academic institutions, to collaborate with...
EDN announces Product of the Year Awards - EDN has announced the winners of the annual Electronic Products Product of the Year Awards in the January/February digital magazine. Continue Reading The post EDN announces Product of the Year Awards appeared first on EDN .
Improving AI Through CXL Part II: Lower Latency - While CXL technology was originally developed for general-purpose cloud servers, it is now emerging as a key enabler for boosting the performance and ROI of AI infrastructure . The logic is straightforward. Training and inference require rapid access to massive amounts of data. However, the memory channels...
2026 Outlook with Coby Hanoch of Weebit Nano - Coby Hanoch is the CEO of Weebit Nano . Coby has nearly 45 years’ of experience in the semiconductor and related industries, including engineering, engineering management, sales, and executive roles. Coby was previously CEO at PacketLight Networks, and held VP Worldwide Sales roles at both Verisity...
Smartphone ASP tops $400 - Q4 smartphone market’s revenue grew 7% YoY to $35 billion, according to Counterpoint Research’s latest Market Monitor Service, while the ASP rose 3% YoY to $400 and shipments grew 4% YoY. Apple remained No.1 driving both units and revenues up 11% YoY for sales of $76 billion, largely driven by the...
TSMC goes all-in on Japan: Kumamoto Fab 2 upgraded to 3nm powerhouse - TSMC has formulated a plan to mass-produce advanced 3nm chips in Kumamoto Prefecture, marking an unprecedented move within Japan. The company has notified the Japanese government of this initiative, with estimated equipment investment reaching US$17 billion.
Adata sees January revenue nearly triple, as memory prices hold in 2026 - The ongoing tight supply of memory chips globally has driven contract price surges for DRAM and NAND flash. As a result, memory module maker Adata Technology once again reported explosive growth in January 2026, with consolidated revenue for the month soaring to NT$8.41 billion (US$266.23 million), up...
Asia Photonics Expo 2026 opens in Singapore, spotlighting photonics-semiconductor ties - The third edition of the Asia Photonics Expo (APE) opened on February 4, 2026, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, bringing together the global photonics and semiconductor ecosystem for three days of networking, conferences, and industry collaboration through February 6, 2026.
Nvidia reportedly seeks faster HBM4 deliveries from Samsung under the global memory crunch - Nvidia has recently signaled to Samsung Electronics that it hopes to secure early deliveries of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, known as HBM4. At the same time, as memory makers devote an increasing share of capacity to HBM production, shortages of conventional memory chips have begun to emerge,...
From Monolithic SoCs To Chiplets: A New Hardware Security Paradigm - Compromising a single weak chiplet or the interconnect can be sufficient to threaten the entire device platform. The post From Monolithic SoCs To Chiplets: A New Hardware Security Paradigm appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Mixer Technology For Advanced Communications, Part 1: Mixer Basics - The core principles of mixers, including their role, common topologies, and the use of I/Q mixers in modern applications. The post Mixer Technology For Advanced Communications, Part 1: Mixer Basics appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Modern Trends In Floating-Point - New applications drive a growing preference for energy efficiency and throughput over strict precision. The post Modern Trends In Floating-Point appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Silicon Labs Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results - Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, which ended...
Record year for AMD - AMD had Q4 revenue of $10.3bn for a gross margin of 54%, operating income of $1.8bn and net income of $1.5bn. For the full year 2025, AMD had revenue of $34.6bn, gross margin of 50%, operating income of $3.7bn and net income of $4.3bn. “2025 was a defining year for AMD, with record revenue and earnings...
Infineon acquires the non-optical analogue/mixed-signal portfolio of ams OSRAM - Infineon is expanding its sensor business with the acquisition of the non-optical analog/mixed-signal sensor portfolio from ams OSRAM. The two companies have entered into an agreement for a purchase price of €570 million on a debt-free and cash-free basis. With the planned investment, Infineon will...
Space-Comm Expo Europe 2026 heading to London - The ExCeL Centre, in London, will be hosting Space-Comm Expo Europe on 4-5 March (Wednesday – Thursday), featuring an exhibition, keynote presentations, and a conference programme. More than 5,400 people are expected to attend – from governments, business and academia – along with 250 exhibitors...
PHYTEC SoM features NXP i.MX RT1170 MCU and Zephyr OS - PHYTEC is announcing its phyCORE-i.MX RT1170, a small pluggable System on Module (SoM) featuring NXP’s i.MX RT1170 “crossover” MCU. It runs Zephyr OS as a real-time operating system. Measuring 30 x 30mm, and developed in collaboration with NXP, it features both an Arm Cortex-M7 (800 MHz) and Cortex-M4...
Beyond Transformers. Physics-Centric Machine Learning for Analog - Physical AI is an emerging hot trend, popularly associated with robotics though it has much wider scope than compute systems interacting with the physical world. For any domain in which analysis rests on differential equations (foundational in physics), the transformer-based systems behind LLMs are not...
Chiplets Get Physical: The Days of Mix-and-Match Silicon Draw Nigh - Things continue to gain traction in “chiplet space” (where no one can hear you scream). In fact, before I forget, Chiplet Summit 2026 takes place in just a couple of weeks as I pen these words. The organizers say this is the place to “see and be seen” if you are in any way dabbling your toes in...
Kulicke & Soffa Reports First Quarter 2026 Results - Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) ("Kulicke & Soffa," "K&S," "our," or the "Company"), today announced financial results of its first fiscal quarter ended January 3, 2026. The...
Classic constant current cascode - A cascode configuration reduces reference modulation error in a 4-20 mA current mirror, improving active impedance by orders of magnitude. The post Classic constant current cascode appeared first on EDN .
Smarter Connections with Bluetooth Channel Sounding - Channel Sounding is the latest method of calculating the distance between two objects and is a feature introduced in the Bluetooth 6.0 specification. It delivers secure and precise localization for a variety of use cases such as IoT ambient awareness and Automotive secure car access.
AMD aims Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 FPGAs at AV markets - AMD has introduced the Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 FPGA family with PCIe Gen4 to support 4K AV-over-IP operation for 4K/8K media operations. The XC2KU040P and XC2KU050P FPGAs are likely to have six 32bit hard LPDDR memory controllers, operating at 4,266Mbps. The FPGAs will also have high-speed transceivers...
HiPEAC 2026: Bridging AI Speed and Silicon Reality - The path to sustainable AI lies in building systems where the intelligence of the architecture matches the intelligence of the algorithm. The post HiPEAC 2026: Bridging AI Speed and Silicon Reality appeared first on EE Times .
Qualcomm Lost Two Key People But What Is The Impact? - Qualcomm just lost two of it's top architects, a seemingly massive blow but is it really that bad? Read more ▶ The post Qualcomm Lost Two Key People But What Is The Impact? appeared first on Semiaccurate .
Imec’s NanoIC pilot line launches A14 logic and EDRAM PDKs - The European NanoIC pilot line, coordinated by Imec, has released two new process design kits (PDKs) to support early exploration of next-generation semiconductor technologies.
EDN announces winners of the 2025 Product of the Year Awards - The annual awards, now in its 50th year, recognizes outstanding products that represent any of the following qualities: a significant advancement Continue Reading The post EDN announces winners of the 2025 Product of the Year Awards appeared first on EDN .
Agentic AI Framework for Edge Applications - As usual, things are moving so fast in AI space (where no one can hear you scream) that I no longer know whether I’m coming or going or doing something else entirely. For example, I’d barely managed to wrap my brain around perception AI when generative AI appeared on the scene, and I was only just...
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