IEEE Celebrates Global Engineering and Technology Excellence at 2026 Honors Ceremony - A. Malachowsky was also awarded the 2026 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal for pioneering parallel computing architectures and leadership in semiconductor design. Malachowsky also donated his cash award to IEEE TryEngineering in support of initiatives that help introduce engineering to school-aged
Segger flashes support for OnMicro OM662X ULP Bluetooth SoCs - Segger is supporting the OnMicro OM662X series of ultra-low-power Bluetooth SoCs in its J-Link debug probes and Flasher in-system programmers. Functionality includes unlimited breakpoints in RAM and flash memory and support for high-speed Real-Time Transfer (RTT). This will be for engineers developing...
A summer job launched Hanna Kujanpää’s career in the semiconductor industry - While studies are still underway and career plans aren’t clear yet, a first summer job can change everything. Hanna Kujanpää ended up at Okmetic for the summer after spotting the company’s logo on her student overalls. In April, she was hired as a permanent process development engineer. Read Hanna’s...
SemiWiki Q&A with Julie Rogers, Executive Director, ESD Alliance - The Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance) , a SEMI Technology Community, an international association of companies providing goods and services throughout the semiconductor design ecosystem, is a forum to address technical, marketing, economic and legislative issues affecting the entire industry....
These Tiny Robots 50x Smaller Than a Hair Can Hunt and Move Bacteria - Photon-driven nanorobots can steer, capture, and move bacteria with precision, enabling controlled manipulation in microscopic environments and offering new tools for microbiology. Tiny robots about 50 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair are opening new possibilities for working at very small...
Room-temperature vibrations could transform how industry makes graphene - Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating 2D materials that runs at room temperature and increases production rates tenfold over current methods, without using toxic solvents. Scientists led by Dr. Jason ...
Register Renaming - [Shreeyash] asks an interesting question: how many registers does your CPU have? The answer is probably more than you think. The reason? Modern CPUs — at least many of them …read more
Beyond Oil: Middle East Tensions Chokehold Global Helium Supply - Helium is a finite resource and critical for several applications, including semiconductor manufacturing. With Qatar producing a third of the world's helium supply, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East has created a major supply chain bottleneck for industries critically reliant on helium. This article...
Chemical hardness engineering synchronizes crystallization in perovskite tandems - Chemical hardness engineering synchronizes the growth of two perovskite layers in tandem solar cells, suppressing composition gradients and defects, and enabling certified efficiencies of 30.3% (rigid) and 28.0% (flexible) with improved stability.
Q-TRL’s software integrated into with IonQ’s processors - Q-CTRL, the quantum infrastructure software specialist, and IonQ, the quantum platform company, have announced the native integration of Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal software into IonQ’s quantum processors to maximise their quantum performance. Quantum optimisation is a compelling candidate for near-term quantum...
When Semiconductor Materials Misbehave - Key Takeaways Material behavior in production depends on the process context that no development environment can fully replicate. In advanced packaging, the interactions that cross domain boundaries are increasingly where failures originate. The most accurate materials data is also the most commercially...
Broadcom, Marvell set to benefit as 1.6T optical modules near mass production - 1.6T optical communication modules are set for broad adoption in AI data centers in 2026, with optical transceiver vendors and key IC design houses preparing for shipments. Broadcom's digital signal processor (DSP) chips and Marvell's fully integrated Light Engine have begun volume production and testing,...
CEO Interview with Xianxin Guo of Lumai - Xianxin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lumai, an Oxford University spin-out pioneering disruptive optical computing technologies for Al and data center acceleration. He brings over 15 years of experience in physics and engineering, and was previously an RCE 1851 Research Fellow, a prestigious fellowship...
MUGS project: a multigas sensor for monitoring volcanic activity - Under the MUGS (MUltiGas Sensor) project, a CEA-Leti research team has developed a compact multigas sensor that is capable of taking volcanic activity readings. Benefitting from CEA-Leti’s expertise in silicon manufacturing, the device delivered compelling early results following tests at La Soufrière,...
Evergreen warns higher oil costs will complicate 2026 planning and cloud fourth-quarter demand - Evergreen Marine Corp. said rising international oil prices driven by Middle East hostilities are expected to push up fuel cost ratios in the second quarter of 2026, complicating voyage planning and clouding demand into the fourth quarter. Pre-peak season ordering is supporting operations into the middle...
Engineering the perfect flow with peristaltic pumps - Learn the fundamentals of peristaltic pumping and how electric-drive systems help engineers achieve perfect flow in demanding applications. The post Engineering the perfect flow with peristaltic pumps appeared first on EDN .
TSMC Tech Symposium 2026, By The Numbers - Foundry rolls out aggressive new roadmap, focusing on area, power, and latency. The post TSMC Tech Symposium 2026, By The Numbers appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Point2 Technology Secures Strategic Investment From Nvidia and Chip Firms - Point2 Technology said on April 23 it has secured strategic investment from multiple semiconductor companies, including Nvidia's venture arm NVentures, UMC Capital and Maverick Silicon.The deal marks the first known case of a Korean startup or semiconductor company receiving investment from Nvidia.P
