Kyocera to invest JPY650 billion in chip equipment and data center components - Kyocera is committing JPY650 billion (approx. US$4 billion) to its components businesses through fiscal 2031, as AI data center investment and semiconductor equipment spending lift demand for ceramic parts, optical communication packages, and advanced semiconductor packaging materials.
EP 181: Cerebras Earnings, QCOM Investor Day, Micron Earnings and the Memory Mafia - This episode of The Circuit covers a mix of tech industry tributes and major semiconductor financial updates. Hosts Ben and Jay begin by paying their respects to pioneering tech blogger and journalist Om Malik, who recently passed away. They then dive into Cerebras’s first earnings report as a public...
10 countries join Pax Silica but access to AI still an issue - Access controls over US technology dominated talks around last week’s Pax Silica semiconductor and AI supply chain summit in Washington DC. It began with the addition of 10 countries to the US-led initiative. They extend its influence in manufacturing and raw materials and bring membership to 24 countries....
CEO Interview with Tom (TJ) Jackson of Softchip - Tom Jackson is a serial entrepreneur who founded multiple successful technology ventures with expertise in turning around struggling companies. Experienced in developing strategic partnerships across the technology sector. Skilled at translating complex technical innovations into compelling, value propositions...
Europe’s Path to Defense Resilience Lies in Technological Independence - If Europe wants true defense resilience, it must reduce its dependence on big foreign tech ecosystems. The post Europe’s Path to Defense Resilience Lies in Technological Independence appeared first on EE Times .
8051: The Core That’s Still Probably in Your House or Car - When a small team at Intel began work on its second-generation 8-bit microcontroller in the summer of 1978, they took lessons from their first effort, the 8048, hoping to create something more flexible and enduring. Approaching five decades later, their creation, the 8051, is still going strong, although...
[News] Asian Memory Makers Turn to U.S. Capital Markets: SK hynix and Kioxia Advance ADR Plans - As AI-driven memory demand continues to outpace supply, leading Asian memory makers are accelerating capital market strategies to support large-scale expansion. Notably, SK hynix and Kioxia have both advanced plans to issue U.S. depositary receipts (ADRs), underscoring a broader push to tap U.S. inv......
Kaori fuel cell orders extend to 1 year; expanding capacity in Taiwan and overseas - Fuel cells are emerging as one of the key solutions for future energy supply. Kaori Heat Treatment, one of the suppliers in the Bloom Energy supply chain, said that its fuel cell order visibility has extended from the previous six months to one year. To meet growing demand for fuel cells, liquid cooling...
MLCCs? Get ‘em now - Anglia Components is warning of a surge in demand for MLCCs. The company is advising customers that they need to get order coverage in place ASAP to prevent supply issues later in the year as the situation is expected to tighten severely. “We are now turning away demand from brokers, in order to conserve...
Dissecting an active Ethernet splitter - Need one more network port than available? A splitter can do the trick; spend a few extra bucks to make sure you’ve made the right pick. The post Dissecting an active Ethernet splitter appeared first on EDN .
Snap's Specs Polarize Opinions at AWE USA 2026 - The opening keynote of AWE USA 2026 was given by Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap. He unveiled the latest version of Snap's augmented reality (AR) glasses, called Specs, to much excitement. Snap has been working to advance spatial computing in a glasses form factor for over a decade. IDTechEx was among the first...
Toward a Universal Flu Vaccine Based on Lipidots® - In partnership with Sanofi and Institut pour l'Avancée des Biosciences (IAB), researchers from CEA-Leti have succeeded in enhancing the immune response to an antigen that could be used in a universal flu vaccine. Their approach is based on Lipidots®, lipid nanoparticles developed by CEA-Leti....
EAS tags: The invisible backbone of retail security - Electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags quietly safeguard billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise every year. The post EAS tags: The invisible backbone of retail security appeared first on EDN .
Rethinking Chip Verification - Specification engineering is gaining traction as a potential solution to the verification bottleneck. The post Rethinking Chip Verification appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Samsung could become HBM market share leader in 2027 - Samsung Electronics could overtake SK Hynix in the global high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market in 2027, driven by the competitive edge of HBM4, the sixth generation of HBM. Market watchers also expect Samsung to expand 1c DRAM production for HBM4 while raising the latter's prices in 2027 to boost both market...
mRNA Vaccine Shrinks Deadly Childhood Cancer Tumors by 70% - An experimental mRNA vaccine delayed neuroblastoma growth and sharply reduced tumor size in preclinical models. The success of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic sparked interest in whether the same technology could be harnessed to fight cancer. Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health...
'Impossible' low-loss, tunable dielectric achieved in microwave electronics - The result on his computer screen looked impossible. Late one night in 2009, Nate Orloff was alone in a laboratory, analyzing measurements from a set of experimental thin films sent to him by Darrell Schlom, the Tisch University ...
ShunSin sees CPO potential, adds TSMC veterans as independents - ShunSin, a Foxconn-affiliated packaging and testing company, held its 2026 annual general meeting, with chairman Shang-Yi Chiang presiding. Chiang said ShunSin will leverage its packaging, testing, and optoelectronic integration capabilities under Foxconn's "3+3+3" strategy to seize advanced packaging...
