Semi. Fabs and Clean Rooms 3¼h ago: Samsung is advancing vertical cleanroom expansion at Pyeongtaek P5 to triple-fab design for over 50% capacity increase. India continues packaging ramp with three facilities in production while Tata Dholera silicon fab slips to mid-2028. Yield and throughput improvements via process redesign are being highlighted alongside labor pressures in Korean fabs.
반도체는 대만의 방패가 될 수 있을까 - 안녕하세요 AMEET 기자입니다. 여러분은 혹시 '실리콘 방패'라는 말을 들어보셨나요? 2000년 크레이그 애디슨이 처음 제시한 이 이론은, 대만이 전 세계 반도체 생산의 압도...
Hot Chips 2026: Architectures for the Agentic Computing Era - Hot Chips 2026, formally the thirty-eighth Symposium on High Performance Chips, arrives at Stanford’s Memorial Auditorium from August 23 through 25 with a program that captures a decisive shift in computer architecture. Peak arithmetic throughput remains important, but the conference is increasingly...
Smartphone Apps Processor Market Tracker - Q2 2026 - The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market declined 13 percent year-on-year in unit growth during Q2 2026 with corresponding revenue decrease of 13 percent year-on-year. Smartphone market will increasing be defined by the success of flagship devices and adoption of generative AI and the...
Venture investments touch new high in first half - Venture investments touch new high in first half Venture funding reached 8.87 trillion won ($6.34 billion) in the first half of 2026, driven by major investments in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and robotics. 8/19/2026 - 06:12 AM
The Ultimate Glow Up: NUS CDE Researchers Push Flexible Display Brightness to New Records - From a skin patch that changes colour to flag abnormal blood sugar, to a diver’s sleeve display that stays readable underwater, the need for bright, flexible screens is growing, but no existing technology delivers the combination of simplicity, low power and robustness these applications need. The post...
six five summit 2026 openers - Marc Benioff opens this year’s Six Five Summit — but the CEOs, executives, and product leaders who follow him each morning are the ones setting the frame for every conversation that comes after.
Focusing on the AI Big Picture with Moores Lab AI at DAC 2026 - DAC 2026 proved that agentic AI design flows are here to stay. The news was conveyed both by familiar companies who we’ve seen at DAC many times before as well as new entrants to the show and the industry. Many of the solutions that were presented focused on a specific part of the design flow. Others...
Apple’s Anti-AI Position Is Becoming Stock Market Baggage - Apple Inc.’s status as an anti-artificial intelligence play helped the stock tear through the first half of the year as investors grew skeptical of the AI trade. But that sentiment has flipped, and the shares are struggling.
AI silicon: Package becoming system architecture - Here is why AI systems are moving from individual package choices to integrated technology platforms. The post AI silicon: Package becoming system architecture appeared first on EDN .
Self-Publishing a Book Is Easier (and Harder) Than You Think (Part 1) - I have exciting news! Well, it’s exciting for me. As I pen these words, I’ve just self-published my first book: The Life of Clive . Now, this isn’t the first book I’ve had published (search for “Clive Maxfield” on Amazon if you want to see more), but it’s the first one I’ …
[News] NVIDIA Vera Rubin Spillover from HBM to NAND: CMX Fuels TLC Spot Price Rebound from June Dip - As NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin ramps up, its memory impact is extending beyond HBM into NAND. Alpha Economy reports that stronger Rubin production is tightening TLC NAND supply-demand, with the 512Gb TLC NAND spot price rebounding from its June dip to $21.125 on Aug. 17. Citing DRAMeXchange, the report...
[News] SK hynix Unveils CPO Roadmap, Looks Beyond HBM to AI Infrastructure - SK hynix is moving from a memory supplier to a bigger role in the AI infrastructure. According to the company, it has teamed up with leading researchers worldwide to lay out a roadmap for co-packaged optics (CPO) in the journal Nature Electronics. Notably, beyond its HBM leadership, SK hynix’s ...
Birmingham researchers create multi-responsive gel - University of Birmingham scientists have developed a new material that changes from a gel to a liquid-like state under UV light and can be rebuilt using heat or dismantled by […] The post Birmingham researchers create multi-responsive gel appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Global Smartphone Vendor Market share for 15 Countries: Q2 2026 - Global smartphone shipments turned to the negative growth again in Q2 2026, by -7% YoY. Many Chinese Android OEMs struggled and fell annually while Apple, Samsung, and Huawei saw annual shipments growth. Samsung and Apple became the number one smartphone vendors in six countries each while Xiaomi became...
Invertible mapping between structured light and vector terahertz emission - …remains challenging. Here we establish a unified framework for generating and synthesizing vectorial THz beams through coherent control of ultrafast photocurrents in semiconductors . By exploiting quantum interference between one- and two-photon excitation pathways driven by femtosecond vector beams,...
Mini Blinking Barrels Keep Desktop Traffic in Check - Your desk or bench is a work area, so why not make it look the part? That’s the idea behind the miniature blinking traffic barrels that [Glen Akins] recently put …read more
UK Space Agency funds infrastructure projects using satellite comms - The UK Space Agency is funding 16 projects through a £13 million government investment to improve the efficiency and use of satellite communications. It is looking to both boost connectivity […] The post UK Space Agency funds infrastructure projects using satellite comms appeared first on Electronics...
Single sideband radio meets LMC555 beat frequency oscillator - This basic beat oscillator makes continuous wave keyed code and single sideband suppressed carrier signals audible. The post Single sideband radio meets LMC555 beat frequency oscillator appeared first on EDN .
Northrop Grumman SYNOPTICS' Eyes Defense, Clean Energy Applications With Record-Sized Laser Crystal - Northrop Grumman subsidiary SYNOPTICS has grown and harvested a ytterbium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Yb:YLF) crystal boule with a diameter three times larger than the industry standard. The development addresses growing demand for larger aperture and overall size for gain media as laser engineers...
Simple DIY STM32 Oscilloscope Project - In part one of what is intended to be a series on developing an STM32-based oscilloscope, [BTTLab] demonstrates a how to use the built-in ADC of an STM32F207 MCU to …read more
Market Data: Power SiC - This market model provides an overview of the power SiC market across multiple end applications, segmented by device type and voltage class. It includes a market forecast in millions of dollars, component volume in millions of units, and the associated wafer forecast in thousands of wafers per year. Additionally,...
Success of three megaprojects hinges on execution - Success of three megaprojects hinges on execution Semiconductor, AI and robotics investments can reshape Korea only if phased planning, market discipline and regional talent development prevent costly overinvestment. 8/18/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Photochromic Molecular Switch Charts a Course to Responsive Material Development - Photochromic materials undergo reversible, tunable changes when exposed to light, providing a potential route to responsive materials for applications in optical data storage, logic gates, and molecular electronics, for example. However, to support responsivity, photochromic behavior requires thermally...
Qorvo’s Dr. Peter Zampardi Named IEEE Fellow - Qorvo® (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, today announced that Dr. Peter Zampardi, Fellow in Qorvo's GaAs Development organization, has been named an IEEE Fellow, one of the highest distinctions awarded by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers...
Power, water supply won't delay national chip fab push: Environment Minister - Power, water supply won't delay national chip fab push: Environment Minister Environment Minister Kim Sung-whan said the government will secure water and electricity for planned semiconductor fabs while seeking public input on nuclear power and grid expansion. 8/18/2026 - 06:00 AM SARAH CHEA
Do we still need schematic diagrams for analog circuits? - The highly integrated ICs have changed the appearance of the analog-circuit schematic diagrams over the years. The post Do we still need schematic diagrams for analog circuits? appeared first on EDN .
Towards Quantum-Dot Detectors as Barcodes for Dark Matter Interactions - Quantum dots are tunable semiconductor nanocrystals that can be produced at industrial scales. We present the first ab initio calculation of the scattering of dark matter on electrons bound in quantum dots. The momentum-dependence of a quantum dot's electronic response depends on its morphology and on...
Class-D amplifier enhances automotive audio performance - A Class-D mono audio amplifier, the PAM2011Q from Diodes delivers up to 3 W of output power for automotive applications. The post Class-D amplifier enhances automotive audio performance appeared first on EDN .
Andes Condor Closure Came Amid Broader Cost-Cutting Effort - Andes Technology’s decision to close Condor was part of a broader 10-20% operational cost-cutting exercise, with Condor probably considered too expensive a bet. The post Andes Condor Closure Came Amid Broader Cost-Cutting Effort appeared first on EE Times .
Northrop Grumman's SYNOPTICS Eyes Defense, Clean Energy Applications With Record-Sized Laser Crystal - Northrop Grumman subsidiary SYNOPTICS has grown and harvested an ytterbium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Yb:YLF) crystal boule with a diameter three times larger than the industry standard. The development addresses growing demand for larger aperture and overall size for gain media as laser engineers...
proteanTecs Unveils Advanced Packaging Solutions - Integrates per-chiplet visibility from pre-assembly screening through SiP production and in-mission operation, helping customers reduce costly packaging failures and optimize multi-die system power/performance. The post proteanTecs Unveils Advanced Packaging Solutions appeared first on Semiconductor Digest...
IBM Makes Quantum Cryogenics Modular, but Scaling Problems Remain - IBM’s new cryogenic architecture tackles one obstacle to fault-tolerant quantum computing, while exposing wiring, control, interconnect, and reliability challenges. The post IBM Makes Quantum Cryogenics Modular, but Scaling Problems Remain appeared first on EE Times .
Leverage fever persists as Korean investors shift to overseas sector funds - Leverage fever persists as Korean investors shift to overseas sector funds Tighter rules on single-stock products are pushing Korean traders toward leveraged U.S. sector funds, especially semiconductor ETFs. 8/19/2026 - 05:30 AM News Team
Blog Review: Aug. 19 - Memory tagging; digital twin of the Moon; packaging moves front-and-center; streaming sensor data. The post Blog Review: Aug. 19 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
ECTC call for papers - The 2027 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), the technical conference and product exhibition for the semiconductor packaging industry, has announced a Call for Papers. ECTC 2027 will take […] The post ECTC call for papers appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Open Compute Project Initiates Lightmatter-Led CPO Project - The Open Silicon Photonics for AI Systems initiatives has launched as an official workstream within the Open Compute Project (OCP), Lightmatter announced. The coalition now includes nine new and ten founding member companies, including Celestica,...
Taiwanese engineers boost 2D transistor performance - Researchers at Taiwan’s National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and TSMC Corporate Research have tackled a key obstacle for the adoption of transistors based on 2D materials.
Danube Gets The Blues - At the end of last month, 200 cruise passengers had to be evacuated when a Viking line river cruise ship ran aground near Vidin, Bulgaria. As of early August, cruise […] The post Danube Gets The Blues appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Aug. 18 - 2D CFET scaling; PIM chiplet voltage-droop control; advanced-node layout repair; lithography defect prediction; 3D-IC failure analysis; chiplet and interposer optimization; 4H-SiC wafer slicing. The post Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Aug. 18 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Transport-Noise Witnesses of Electronic Multipartite Entanglement - Entanglement among particles is a defining feature of strongly correlated quantum materials, distinguishing them from conventional metals and semiconductors . The ability to certify intrinsic entanglement among interacting electrons in solid-state materials is important not only for classifying quantum...
