Semi. Fabs and Clean Rooms 12m ago: Semiconductor fab construction remains highly active with SK Hynix disclosing major capex increases for new builds, TSMC Arizona progressing on multiple fabs (Fab 2 equipment install, Fab 3/4 advancing), and Micron's Boise and Clay sites moving forward. Samsung reports 60% yields on SF2 2nm in mass production. New cleanroom groundbreakings in Germany (X-FAB) and Thailand (Infineon) underscore global expansion, though full capacity impacts are expected in 2027-2028 amid ongoing AI-driven demand.
GlobalFoundries Rallies After Announcing $2 Billion TSMC Deal - GlobalFoundries Inc. shares gained as much as 7% after the chip manufacturer announced a five-year, $2 billion deal to provide US production capacity to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Why semiconductor investment is flowing to Vietnam - Why semiconductor investment is flowing to Vietnam Surging foreign investment shows that Vietnam is becoming a key hub for semiconductor testing, packaging and advanced materials production. 10/8/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Fable: The Guy Who Focussed - There was once a sprawling corporate which was bleeding to death. It lost $5.7 billion one year on top of the $3.1 billion it had lost the previous year. Then a […] The post Fable: The Guy Who Focussed appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Rising Costs, Compute Demand Push ADAS Toward Modular AI - Rising semiconductor costs and computing requirements drive automakers toward modular ADAS AI solutions. The post Rising Costs, Compute Demand Push ADAS Toward Modular AI appeared first on EE Times .
[News] TSMC Q3 Revenue Beats Forecasts at Record NT$1.49 Trillion; Net Profit Seen Surging 64% - Ahead of its October 15 earnings call, TSMC reported September revenue of NT$511.86 billion, topping NT$500 billion for the second straight month. The strong finish propelled third-quarter revenue to a record NT$1.49 trillion (US$46.71 billion), up 50% year over year and beating market expectations,......
Samsung, TSMC Fail to Excite Investors Used to Torrid AI Growth - Samsung Electronics Co. earned a nearly nine-fold rise in quarterly operating profit, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s sales jumped 51%, reflecting the spoils of relentless spending on AI infrastructure.
Apple’s Fading Support Acts - Apple’s supporting cast, including smart home products. Apple Watch, AirPods and the Apple Vision Pro, has struggled to keep up with the growth of the rest of the company in […] The post Apple’s Fading Support Acts appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Korea’s August current account surplus hits second-highest level on chip exports - Korea’s August current account surplus hits second-highest level on chip exports The surplus reached $46.1 billion as semiconductor exports surged, extending Korea’s streak of monthly current account surpluses to 40 months. 10/7/2026 - 09:02 PM
The Chip Insider®– State of the Semiconductor Union - Inside G. Dan Hutcheson’s latest analysis, the seven layers of the Semiconductor Demand Stack reveal an industry at remarkable highs, as AI demand, semiconductor growth, economic conditions, and geopolitical risks shape the outlook for the cycle ahead.
From Blueprint to Production: How Rambus Brings Commercial-Grade Caliptra Security to AI SoCs - Semiconductor designers today face a critical hurdle: how to smoothly transition from an open-source hardware blueprint to a commercially hardened, production-ready silicon implementation. As semiconductors play an increasingly essential role in powering the AI era, safeguarding these hardware foundations...
Rehm Thermal Systems Appoints CEO: People in the News: 10/7/26 - Rehm Thermal Systems, a manufacturer of thermal manufacturing equipment, appointed Hannes Reinhardt as CEO. Current CEO Johannes Rehm will continue to support the company as founder and chairman. Reinhardt has over 30 years of international leadership experience and has held executive positions for more...
An unbuttoned circuit for setting digital pots - This Design Idea enables you to program digital potentiometers with inexpensive rotary incremental encoders. The post An unbuttoned circuit for setting digital pots appeared first on EDN .
Thailand Is Back on Radar for Global Investors, Anutin Says - Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand is returning to the radar of global investors after years of diminished interest, pitching greater political stability and faster approvals as the country competes for capital in industries from artificial intelligence to semiconductors.
Time and Frequency: The Invisible Critical Infrastructure - From smart grids to AI data centers, today’s systems depend on a shared reference for time. This blog post examines the growing importance of resilient synchronization and the technologies enabling trusted, continuous operation.
AMD’s Su to Meet Samsung’s Chip Head as Memory Crunch Persists - Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s chief executive officer plans to meet with the head of Samsung Electronics Co.’s semiconductor business on Wednesday, the latest in-person catchup between two of the AI industry’s key figures.
[News] SK hynix’s Solidigm Reportedly Eyes New Taiwan Data Center SSD Site, Dec. Shipments Planned - Solidigm is reportedly expanding its Taiwan production footprint as surging AI data center demand drives greater need for enterprise SSDs. According to Seoul Economic Daily, sources say the SK hynix NAND flash subsidiary told customers in a product change notification last month that it is adding a ......
Two-exciton bound states in the Merrifield exciton model - Understanding the formation and dynamics of two-exciton bound states (BSs) is crucial for harnessing multi-exciton phenomena and designing next-generation organic semiconductor materials. While various mechanisms such as intermolecular exciton-exciton interactions or multi-level intramolecular configurations...
2026 Investor’s Guide to Africa - The Middle East conflict reinforces the importance of supply security, and African industries are benefitting.
2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine Recognizes Optogenetics - eorg Nagel have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in developing optogenetics — a technique which makes it possible to show how nerve cells shape memories, feelings, and behaviors in the living brain....
Teradyne Integrates Burn-In and System-Level Test for High-Power AI Chips - Chipmakers can lower cost of test, factory floor space, and time to market for high-power AI, automotive, and other high-reliability devices. The post Teradyne Integrates Burn-In and System-Level Test for High-Power AI Chips appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Welcome Ron Piccolo, Ph.D. to Our Stakeholder Advisory Board - FSI Stakeholder Advisory Board Update – October 2026 We are thrilled to welcome Ron Piccolo, Ph.D. to The Florida Semiconductor Institute Stakeholder Advisory Board. Dr. Ron Piccolo brings extensive experience across technology, higher education, and workforce development. He currently serves as President...
Korea must curb liquidity to escape the triple-high trap - Korea must curb liquidity to escape the triple-high trap Despite record exports and a vast current account surplus, policy inconsistency, excess liquidity and semiconductor dependence are weighing on the won. 10/8/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Infineon completes acquisition of C2i to expand AI data center power capabilities - Infineon has finished acquiring India-based C2i Semiconductors, a maker of software-defined multiphase controllers and smart power stages used in AI data centers. The acquisition indicates the growing importance of power stability and efficiency as the number of energy-hungry AI processors rises.
From Silicon To Systems: Redefining Competitive Advantage, Part 3 - The next generation of industry leaders may look very different from the last. The post From Silicon To Systems: Redefining Competitive Advantage, Part 3 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Interface Doping Mechanism of p-Type Conductivity in Mist-CVD-Grown LiGa5O8 Thin Films - LiGa5O8 is an ultrawide-bandgap oxide semiconductor that has recently been experimentally demonstrated to exhibit p-type conductivity; however, the origin of the observed p-type transport remains poorly understood. In this work, we investigate the origin of p-type conductivity by systematically comparing...
Meta unveils AI agent standard with Walmart, Stripe - Meta has teamed up with Walmart, Stripe, and AI startup Sierra to develop the Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard designed to let AI agents interact with corporate websites and services with authorization. The move aims to address a growing challenge as AI agents spread rapidly: companies increasingly...
Assembly and Test Cost and Price Model - The Assembly and Test Cost and Price Model is the world’s most detailed cost and price model of Assembly and Test. The recently redesigned model covers all the latest 2.5D and 3D packaging technologies as well as a broad range of older technologies. The model has an extensive and growing set of pre-defined...
Skyworks Completes Combination with Qorvo - Skyworks today announced the successful completion of its combination with Qorvo. The close of the transaction creates a U.S.-based, global leader in high-performance radio frequency (RF), power management, and analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions.
Get Mannerisms, Gadget Master, the Daily and the Weekly, in newsletter form - Let our content come straight to you! Easily digestible newsletter emails straight to your inbox. And all the newsletters are mobile optimised. The post Get Mannerisms, Gadget Master, the Daily and the Weekly, in newsletter form appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Samsung chip employees to receive special stock bonuses in 2027 - Samsung chip employees to receive special stock bonuses in 2027 Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor employees will receive a new performance bonus in company shares next spring, with payouts tied to divisional profits and individual performance. 10/7/2026 - 07:44 AM News Team
Blog Review: Oct. 7 - CFETs and buried power rails; agentic AI for EDA; 6G architecture decisions; chiplet connectivity. The post Blog Review: Oct. 7 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
New wireless system could power medical implants as they stretch - Over the past few decades, electronics engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated implantable medical devices. Reliably powering some of these devices, however, can be challenging, particularly when they are based ...
High-NA wasn’t quite finished after all - A design decision for high-NA lithography that ASML had to make before EUV had even proved itself has proved troublesome for logic makers.
Singapore Sees Region Thriving Amid ‘Breakdown’ of World Order - Singapore’s top diplomat touted what he called “a moment of great potential” for Southeast Asia, as economies expand rapidly on surging technology demand even as much of the world faces growing uncertainties.
Top Ten SiC Producers - Thanks to Mordor Intelligence for this one – the top ten SiC producers: Infineon ST Wolfspeed onsemi ROHM Mitsubishi Electric: Fuji Electric Microchip Toshiba Semikron Danfoss The post Top Ten SiC Producers appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
ASML’s Chip Technology Move Threatens Besi Shares, BofA Says - BE Semiconductor Industries NV’s share price doesn’t reflect the threat from fellow Dutch company ASML Holding NV in terms of an advanced chip packaging technique, Bank of America analysts said.
Inside Amazon’s AWS Trainium2 - Trainium2 is in our labs. Here’s what we expect to find, and how to follow the analysis as it lands. Trainium2 powers some of the largest AI infrastructure in the world, and the commitment is still growing. Despite that scale, Trainium2 is among the least understood accelerators in production. That...
Why Custom Silicon Matters in AI Data Centers - Custom silicon lets AI data centers cut power, latency and data movement while improving economics at scale. The post Why Custom Silicon Matters in AI Data Centers appeared first on EE Times .
“내가 곧 실리콘밸리 벤처캐피털의 역사” - 이들이 세운 페어차일드 반도체(Fairchild Semiconductor )는 실리콘밸리의 모태가 됐습니다. 노이스와 무어는 1968년 다시 인텔(Intel)을 세웁니다. 그런데 이 실리콘밸리의 역사에는 겉으로 드러나지 않는 진짜 주인공들이 숨어 있습니다....
The multi-gig Ethernet migration: Motivations and implementations - Supplier “push” and consumer “pull”. When their efforts coordinate, the result can be meaningfully impactful. The post The multi-gig Ethernet migration: Motivations and implementations appeared first on EDN .
Rohm Semiconductor Expands Back-End Chip Manufacturing Outsourcing - Rohm Semiconductor retains wafer fabrication in-house as it expands its back-end semiconductor operations and R&D footprint in India. The post Rohm Semiconductor Expands Back-End Chip Manufacturing Outsourcing appeared first on EE Times .
IBM Bob Adds Self-Hosted AI Deployment - IBM has introduced a self-hosted deployment option for IBM Bob, its agentic software development platform. Enterprises can now run…
Solve Your TTL Video Woes With An RP2350 - Before HDMI and DVI there was VGA, and before that? TTL RGB, in which instead of analogue voltages, the connector carried TTL logic voltages. TTL monitors used to be ten …read more
Interfacial Charge Transfer and Morphology Govern Magnetism in Ultrathin VOx/MoSe2 Heterostructures - Engineering magnetism in two-dimensional semiconductors through interfacial interactions offers an attractive alternative to substitutional doping and provides opportunities for integrating magnetic and optoelectronic functionality within the same heterostructure. Here, we investigate ultrathin VOx films...
Malaysian Chip Firm SQAI Said to Plan $73 Million IPO in Early 2027 - Malaysian semiconductor firm SQ Advanced Interconnect Bhd. is considering raising about 300 million ringgit ($73 million) in an initial public offering in the first quarter of 2027, people familiar with the matter said.
2026 FSI Industry Mixer Recap - Last week, we hosted the second annual UF | Florida Semiconductor Institute Industry Mixer in Malachowsky Hall providing students interested in semiconductor careers the opportunity to connect with some of the leading companies in the industry.
Wolfspeed Secures Conditional $1.5B U.S. Commitment for Domestic SiC Production - Represents another significant step in Wolfspeed’s long-term financing and plan to strengthen its domestic wide bandgap semiconductor technology platform. The post Wolfspeed Secures Conditional $1.5B U.S. Commitment for Domestic SiC Production appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Global-shutter sensor raises pixel density - At 2.2 µm, Omnivision’s OG05D 5-Mpixel image sensor offers one of the smallest global-shutter pixel sizes with HDR in its class. The post Global-shutter sensor raises pixel density appeared first on EDN .
Silicon Labs Adds IoT Developer Platform Tools - To meet rising edge AI demands, Silicon Labs connects its development tools with generative AI and enterprise data infrastructure. The post Silicon Labs Adds IoT Developer Platform Tools appeared first on EE Times .
Reducing Fab Cycle Time: What MES, Dispatching, Scheduling and APC Each Contribute - Dispatching, finite-capacity scheduling, MES, APC and simulation each attack a different share of the time wafers spend waiting, and all of them depend on accurate WIP and equipment-state data. The post Reducing Fab Cycle Time: What MES, Dispatching, Scheduling and APC Each Contribute appeared first on...
[News] Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Says It Remains in Musk’s Terafab as TSMC Speculation Grows - Tesla’s Terafab foundry strategy is coming into focus as Intel remains involved in the project while Elon Musk explores potential cooperation with TSMC. According to Reuters, citing Bloomberg, Intel will remain involved in Terafab, CEO Lip-Bu Tan said ahead of an event in Tokyo marking the U.S. ch......
Corporations' excess funds hit record $50.1 billion in Q2 on robust chip exports - Corporations' excess funds hit record $50.1 billion in Q2 on robust chip exports Net financial funds, or the value of financial assets minus financial liabilities, held by nonfinancial corporations totaled 67.1 trillion won ($50.1 billion) at the end of June, sharply up from 20.8 trillion won three months...
Global investment banks raise Korea's growth outlook on chip boom - Global investment banks raise Korea's growth outlook on chip boom The median growth forecast by major foreign institutions for 2026 was raised to 3.5 percent in September from 3.3 percent in August. 10/6/2026 - 08:59 PM
Optimal Photon Counting with Fast, Low Noise Astronomical Imagers - …techniques. We present a photon-counting method for sub-electron read noise detectors which delivers optimal statistical uncertainties. We focus on Complementary Metal-Oxide- Semiconductor (CMOS) detectors and demonstrate our method on optical data collected by CMOS instrument "proto-Lightspeed," recently...
Please Join Us in Welcoming Abrer Moshin Samin to the FSI Team! - We’re excited to welcome Mia Przelomski to the team as our new Communications Assistant! Mia is a senior at the University of Florida, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Statistics with a minor in Communication Studies. She brings experience in content creation, graphic design, and sports communications,...
Monolithic 3D Memristor-TFT Stack For Programmable Neuromorphic Computing (SNU, Yonsei) - Researchers at Seoul National University and Yonsei University published a technical paper titled “Monolithic three-dimensionally integrated memristor-thin-film transistor for electrically programmable multimode reservoir computing.” Abstract Excerpt: “Reservoir computing offers an efficient framework...
PCTEL’s SeeHawk Touch adds Wi-Fi 6/6E coverage testing - PCTEL is adding Wi-Fi 6/6E coverage testing to its SeeHawk Touch network testing software. The company highlights it allows Wi-Fi technologies (on 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz channels) to be […] The post PCTEL’s SeeHawk Touch adds Wi-Fi 6/6E coverage testing appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Reducing I/O requirements for optical detection - Although this project may be a bit esoteric, the concepts shown to reduce I/O requirements can also be applied to other systems. The post Reducing I/O requirements for optical detection appeared first on EDN .
Technical Report: Sony IMX908 (STARVIS 3) Device Essentials Folder - This report presents a device essentials summary (DEF) of the Sony IMX908, 1/2.8" Format, 8.4 MP Resolution, 1.45 μm Pixel Pitch, Stacked Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with STARVIS 3 technology. STARVIS 3 technology, unlike STARVIS 2, incorporates LOFIC MIM capacitors in the CIS pixel array. The...
