Microchip offers free MPLAB XC compilers for embedded design - Microchip Technology has removed licensing fees for its MPLAB XC Pro Compilers and MPLAB Machine Learning (ML) Development Suite, making the software available free of charge for individual developers…
[News] NVIDIA Reportedly Halves Vera Rubin SOCAMM Capacity as Memory Costs Near 29% of System BOM - Rising memory costs are prompting AI hardware vendors to rethink their product strategies. According to Wccftech, citing analysis from GF Securities, NVIDIA is reportedly reducing the memory capacity of its Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale AI system to cope with elevated memory prices and ongoing supply ......
Rapid scale-up in data center: The case for distributed optical circuit switching - Distributed optical circuit switching (dOCS) gives data center operators a rapid scale-up option while the rest of optical roadmap matures. The post Rapid scale-up in data center: The case for distributed optical circuit switching appeared first on EDN .
EP 185: AMD Advancing AI, Intel Earnings and WFE Demand - In this episode of The Circuit, hosts Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg review major updates across the semiconductor industry, beginning with AMD’s Advancing AI Day where they discuss CEO Lisa Su’s performance, the technical details of the Helios rack-scale architecture, and AMD's strategic fit for inference...
Micro power generators: Turning everyday flows into energy - Building micro power generators across water, wind, signal, heat, light, and vibration sources has become a practical weekend project. The post Micro power generators: Turning everyday flows into energy appeared first on EDN .
The American Dream - 69% of those interviewed by Gallup in the beginning of the year say that they will achieve it in their lifetime. This is in contrast, though, to 54% saying that […] The post The American Dream appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
[News] Q2 Memory Earnings Preview: What to Watch From Samsung, SK hynix, and Kioxia - As AI continues to drive memory demand, the earnings of the world's leading memory makers are drawing close industry attention. According to TechNews, the three major memory manufacturers—SK hynix, Samsung Electronics, and Japan's Kioxia—are all set to report their latest quarterly earnings this......
CXMT IPO: Where China’s Largest DRAM Maker Stands? - CXMT eyes one of China’s largest semiconductor IPOs amid once-in-four-decades memory shortage. The post CXMT IPO: Where China’s Largest DRAM Maker Stands? appeared first on EE Times .
Preparing For AI-Driven Chip Design And Verification - Jobs, markets, and economics are undergoing dramatic changes, but it's still too early to know how this will all shake out. The post Preparing For AI-Driven Chip Design And Verification appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
A Fiber Frozen at -196°C Unlocks a New Way To Store Light - A frozen-core optical fiber has revealed a powerful new way to control interactions between light and sound. Molten lava hardens into rock as it cools, much as the surface of a lake freezes during a cold winter. In both cases, a liquid becomes a solid, changing physical properties such as density and...
IBM acquires HRL to expand quantum roadmap - IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, a long-established US research and development organisation, in a…
Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 28 - HW methods to throttle AI; M3D DRAM; interconnect signal-integrity analysis; 3D mask effects in high/hyper-NA EUV litho; compute-in-interconnect and memory; NbAs nanowire interconnects; and 3D conformal thin-film patterning. The post Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 28 appeared first on Semiconductor...
Cadence’s Agentic AI Design Vision Takes Center Stage at DAC - Explore Cadence IP here AI infrastructure demands are changing what semiconductor design must solve. The challenge is no longer only about creating faster silicon; it is about designing complete systems where silicon, advanced packaging, PCB, power delivery, thermal behavior, and …
OpenAI's IPO Filing Meets a Hugging Face Breach as AMD Claims 75% Hyperscaler CPU Share - OpenAI files for a trillion-dollar IPO the same week a pre-release model breaches Hugging Face and 42 state attorneys general open a coordinated investigation. Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman also break down AMD's hyperscaler CPU numbers from Advancing AI, the Moonshot distillation accusations, a wave...
Global Thinking - BEFORE long, every British manufacturer of electronic products will be faced with a key decision: to extend his horizon to global limits or accept the probability of being dangerously crowded […] The post Global Thinking appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Low-temperature technique grows crystal-aligned semiconductor films - Building next-generation semiconductors and low-power electronic devices requires precisely stacking materials with different functions. In this process, it is essential to preserve each material's intrinsic properties, as ...
Joining French OSAT initiative offers opportunities for Nexperia - Nexperia should become a shareholder in Tessalia. Investing in the French advanced packaging initiative would strengthen Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem while giving the planned Dutch panel-level OSAT a significant head start.
[News] CXMT’s 471% STAR Debut Makes It China’s Top Listed Firm, Reshaping Global Memory Dynamics - China's leading DRAM maker, CXMT, officially debuted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market on July 27. According to TechNews, the company's share price surged as much as 471.6% on its first trading day. After pricing its IPO at RMB 8.66 per share, the stock climbed to an intraday high of RMB ......
Cadence certifies AI reference flows for Intel 18A-P and 14A technologies - DAC 2026: The next step in the partnership of Cadence and Intel Foundry collaboration was announced. Cadence’s AI-driven digital and custom reference flows and tools are now certified on Intel […] The post Cadence certifies AI reference flows for Intel 18A-P and 14A technologies appeared first on...
Insight: GenAI Assistants and the Premium Car Buyer: Why Spend Outpaces Preference - Premium vehicle owners are adopting Generative AI assistants at more than double the rate of Non-Premium owners, and they are more willing to pay for the privilege at every price point tested. Yet when forced to weigh AI against nine other in-vehicle technologies, Premium owners' preference for it, while...
AMD unveils rack-scale AI platform and embedded AI processors - AMD has expanded its AI hardware portfolio with a sweeping set of launches aimed at data centres, enterprise systems and robotics, introducing its first rack-scale AI platform alongside new…
Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto; TSMC activates emergency protocols at local fab - A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu region at 4:27 p.m. on July 28. The Japan Meteorological Agency initially estimated the quake at magnitude 7.1 with a depth of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers). The strongest shaking was recorded in Uki City and Hikawa Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, reaching seismic...
Schurter buys majority stake in Biaodi - Schurter has bought a majority stake in Biaodi, the Wuhan, China-based of developer of high‑voltage circuit protection products for electric vehicles and new energy applications. “Biaodi fills key gaps in […] The post Schurter buys majority stake in Biaodi appeared first on Electronics Weekly ....
Zeiss races to break ASML's EUV optics bottleneck for the AI chip boom - Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology is expanding production capacity in Germany to relieve a critical constraint on ASML's lithography output, with AI data center investment accelerating demand for advanced logic and memory chips.
Technical Briefing: Sensors – Image Signal Processor | Briefing 1 | 2026 - The presentation discusses the analysis of image sensor devices from June 2025 to June 2026, covering trends in pixel architecture, readout ADC circuitry, and image signal processing. It highlights advancements in smartphone and automotive image sensors, including higher resolution, improved dynamic range,...
AI-driven Demand Sustains Robust Growth of Hong Kong’s June Exports - Hong Kong’s merchandise exports rose by 53.4% year on year to HK$641.1 billion in June 2026, according to data released today by the Census and Statistics Department. The post AI-driven Demand Sustains Robust Growth of Hong Kong’s June Exports appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Toward More Compact GaN CMOS Devices for Power Electronics - As part of the Carnot ePMOS project, a CEA-Leti research team conducted an in-depth study of a key building block of GaN CMOS technology: PMOS transistors. Combining numerical simulations with experimental work, the project delivered significant results that pave the way for reducing the size of GaN CMOS...
2026 State of the Industry Report: Historic Growth Amid Intensifying Global Competition - SIA’s annual State of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry report, released today, provides a snapshot of where the industry stands in 2026: the extraordinary growth underway, the opportunities and challenges ahead, and the policy priorities necessary to sustain U.S. leadership in this vital technology....
TSMC waits, Intel pays for high-NA EUV - It’s only a matter of time before TSMC starts ordering high-NA tools, is ASML’s message. Once the technology reaches full maturity, high-NA will become more cost-effective than low-NA multiple patterning.
