The Difference Between CoWoS-S and CoWoS-R - CoWoS-S and CoWoS-R are two versions of TSMC’s Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate advanced packaging platform. Both technologies are designed to combine high-performance processors, chiplets and high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, within a single package. This shortens the electrical connections between computing...
When Phones Threatened PCs - At the 2000 ISS Taiwan the talk was about how the cell phone would impact the PC with the phone expected to become more datacentric and the PCs more portable, […] The post When Phones Threatened PCs appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
[News] Kioxia 1QFY26 Gross Margin Hits 80%; Reaffirms 50% LTA Target for 2028 - Kioxia announced its fiscal 2026 first-quarter results today, reporting revenue of JPY 1.767 trillion, up 76.2% quarter over quarter and 415.5% year over year, exceeding the company's guidance. Profitability also improved significantly, with gross margin reaching 80%, or 82% excluding JV items, whil......
Pegatron chair says AI outlook remains strong, calls for Taiwan application push - Pegatron chairman Tzu-hsien Tung said that although he is not an investment expert, from an industry perspective he remains optimistic about the long-term outlook for artificial intelligence (AI), despite recent volatility in the capital markets sparking debate over whether the AI boom has begun to fade....
Industry’s First Certified Automotive Grade PUF for Software Defined Vehicles - Software defined vehicles (SDVs) are transforming the automotive industry. Today’s vehicles are connected computing platforms that rely on advanced processors, artificial intelligence (AI), over the air (OTA) software updates, cloud services, and vehicle to everything (V2X) communications. Every electronic...
Fluctuation electrodynamics of quantum capacitance in electron bilayers - …systems this cost is shaped by exchange and correlation as much as by electrostatics. We develop a theory of the quantum capacitance of electron double layers, semiconductor quantum wells as well as monolayer and bilayer graphene devices, focusing on the contribution generated by interlayer correlations....
What’s in the July/August Issue? - Each issue of Semiconductor Digest has articles found only in the magazine. Click on the links to read the articles in the July/August issue. The post What’s in the July/August Issue? appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Why autonomous agriculture needs inertial navigation - GPS is not enough to maintain accurate localization in autonomous agricultural equipment when traversing through orchards with changing environments. The post Why autonomous agriculture needs inertial navigation appeared first on EDN .
Optimize hi-rel designs with rugged, flexible interconnects - Rugged and flexible interconnects support miniaturization, easier integration, and reliable performance. The post Optimize hi-rel designs with rugged, flexible interconnects appeared first on EDN .
Compute Clusters Break Out Of National Labs To Scale AI - For compute-intensive applications, clusters of nodes that act as a single computer offer a way to scale performance and provide a workaround for organizations that lack access to leading-edge AI chips. The post Compute Clusters Break Out Of National Labs To Scale AI appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering...
A Degenerate Singlet-Triplet Qubit with All-Electrical Orthogonal Control - Singlet-triplet qubits offer an attractive encoding for semiconductor quantum computing, combining ancilla-free readout, reduced sensitivity to common-mode noise, and baseband voltage control. However, the Zeeman energy difference ΔE_\mathrm{Z} ΔE_\mathrm{Z} is typically fixed by local magnetic field...
Previewing FMS 2026: The Next Frontier of Enterprise Memory, CXL, and AI-Era Storage - For anyone tracking enterprise infrastructure, the storage landscape is moving at a breakneck pace. The explosive growth of generative AI, multi-million token context windows, and massive data-centric workloads have pushed traditional memory and storage architectures to their absolute limits.
Edge AI coprocessor adopts M.2 form factor - Based on Brainchip’s Akida neuromorphic engine, the AKD1500 edge AI coprocessor is now available in a compact M.2 form factor. The post Edge AI coprocessor adopts M.2 form factor appeared first on EDN .
Sleeping With The Enemy - Responding to recent M&A activity, Anglia Components has warned of a looming potential imbalance in the supply chain, where traditional lines may become blurred, leading to a lack of transparency […] The post Sleeping With The Enemy appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Automotive LEDs and drivers: Balancing performance with style - Automotive LEDs and drivers advance with smaller footprints, better thermal handling, and flexible color control for exterior and interior lighting. The post Automotive LEDs and drivers: Balancing performance with style appeared first on EDN .
Harvard Researchers Turn Ordinary Knitting Into Programmable Technology - Researchers developed knitted textiles that can function as switches and count steps. A piece of knitted fabric can now do more than stretch and fold. By carefully controlling its yarns and stitch patterns, researchers have made textiles that snap between stable shapes, operate electrical switches, and...
Chip Industry Week In Review - DAC's big buzz; CHIPS Act $; China's immersion DUV; UMC expands; SIA's state of the industry; DRAM shortages; earnings; PCB design credential program; IBM's quantum advantage; AI security alliance; foreign robotics ban. The post Chip Industry Week In Review appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering...
BluGlass Quarter Report – June 2026 - The BluGlass Board and Management are pleased to provide the following update and Appendix 4C Quarterly Report for the three…
High-Field EPR/ENDOR of N/Be Centers for Defect Engineering in 6H-SiC - Silicon carbide (SiC) in its various structural modifications is widely used in power semiconductor electronics, operating under extreme conditions of high temperature, high voltage, and intense radiation. The discovery of spin defects (S0) with unique optical and coherent properties has further positioned...
Parent Information Session Empowers Families to Support Future STEM Careers - At the University of Florida’s Nonoscale Research Facility, the Florida Semiconductor Institute (FSI) hosted a group of eight students and one professor from the Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering Technology programs at Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU)...
Formal Acceleration on FPGA. Innovation in Verification - Extending hardware acceleration to formal verification is a powerful idea to extend hardware acceleration to a verification domain that has not got much attention for acceleration. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and lecturer...
Cambridge Tech Week Startup Finalists - The five startups competing in the live Cambridge Tech Week Pitching Competition this September are: HotHouse Therapeutics – Spun out of Professor Anne Osbourn’s laboratory at the John Innes Centre, […] The post Cambridge Tech Week Startup Finalists appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Giant Bulk-Rashba Splitting in Polar Topological Insulator BiSbTeS _2 _2 - …among the strongest bulk-Rashba topological-insulator systems reported to date and approaches the coupling found in the benchmark polar Rashba semiconductor BiTeI.Sublattice ordering thus provides a route to giant bulk spin--momentum locking that coexists with protected topological surface states,...
Dynamic AI Demands Drive Memory Diversity - AI workloads aren't creating new memory categories—they're sharpening the trade-offs between capacity, latency, and power. The post Dynamic AI Demands Drive Memory Diversity appeared first on EE Times .
Qnity Strengthens Long-Term Innovation and Advanced Packaging Roadmap - Qnity Electronics, Inc. today announced it is accelerating investments in next-generation technologies through access to a broad portfolio of research programs. The post Qnity Strengthens Long-Term Innovation and Advanced Packaging Roadmap appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Precision makes headlines, productivity wins markets - Five immersion scanners this year, twenty next year. Speculation about an imminent wave of Chinese lithography systems is causing turbulence in the stock market. In the industry itself, however, there’s little reason for alarm.
Designer’s guide: Radar, LiDAR, and cameras advance ADAS - Innovations in radar, LiDAR, and camera technologies, powered by sensor fusion, improve automotive perception for safer ADASes. The post Designer’s guide: Radar, LiDAR, and cameras advance ADAS appeared first on EDN .
RingConn Gen 3 (RCP-01) Deep Dive Teardown - The RingConn Gen 3 is RingConn’s 2026 flagship smart ring, its main upgrades are vascular health trend insights, smart vibration alerts, longer claimed battery life, a universal wireless charging case, and a thinner titanium/resin design. A Deep Dive report is a detailed product disassembly analysis...
Analysis: The AI buildout stopped being a demand story - For three years, the constraint on artificial intelligence was how much compute the hyperscalers wanted to buy. The June-quarter filings of seven companies say the constraint has moved. It is now about who sets the price — and on that question the past five quarters have already taught a lesson...
Amazon has Q2 sales of $200bn - Amazon reported Q2 sales up 20% YoY to $200.6 billion. Operating profit was up 43% YoY to $27.5 billion. Net profit was $62.6 billion up from $18.2 billion in Q2 […] The post Amazon has Q2 sales of $200bn appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Cook’s Curtain Call - At his final results call Tim Cook turned in some pretty good numbers in a tough consumer electronics market. Apple had fiscal Q3 (calendar Q2) revenues up 16.4% YoY at […] The post Cook’s Curtain Call appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Technical Report: YMTC YMN0BQF1B5DCBE_die 2yyL 2 Tb QLC 3D NAND Memory Full Process Analysis - This report provides insight into the structure and materials used in the manufacture of the YMTC YMN0BQF1B5DCBE _ die. This NAND flash memory die features YMTC's fifth-generation (Xtacking4.0) 2yy-Layer (2yyL) quadruple-level cell (QLC) 3D NAND flash memory. The die was extracted from the YMTC YMN0BQF1B5DCBE...
A Simple Twist Could Unlock a New Generation of Electronics - Scientists can now twist large oxide crystals into new materials with potentially powerful electronic properties. A carefully chosen twist can transform how a material behaves. Researchers have now found a way to apply that principle to large sheets of crystalline oxides, opening a potential route toward...
Fable: The Wise Laureate - A Nobel Physics Laureate who is 101 years old laid down five rules for being a successful researcher: Don’t allow yourself to be trapped by your past experiences. Don’t allow […] The post Fable: The Wise Laureate appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Compound uncertainty: AI’s hidden risk in safety-critical development - You will never eliminate functional insufficiency from an AI system, but you can build an architecture that catches it before it becomes a safety event. The post Compound uncertainty: AI’s hidden risk in safety-critical development appeared first on EDN .
Albany Business Review: NanoTech owner creates for-profit arm as Albany chip hub expands - Albany Business Review: NY Creates, “The owner of the Albany NanoTech Complex has set up a for-profit subsidiary as the organization positions the semiconductor research hub for future growth…” “NY Creates is establishing a new, wholly owned for-profit subsidiary, Quantum Forge LLC, to strengthen...
Hybrid Memory Combines NAND Flash And DRAM For Faster Data Transfer (U. of Seoul) - Researchers from University of Seoul published a technical paper titled “NAD Memory: A Hybrid Memory Device Combined with NAND Flash Memory and DRAM.” The paper proposes “a hybrid memory architecture, termed NAD, which tightly integrates DRAM and NAND flash to enable direct and parallel data transfer....
Technical Report: Zhaoxin Kaixian KX-7000 CPU Floorplan Analysis - This report provides an analysis of the floorplan design used in the Zhaoxin Kaixian KX-7000 CPU and includes an executive summary and supporting image sets SEM cross sectional and bevel imaging sets. The report provides process node and foundry identification, critical dimensions, functional and digital...
Nanoseconds Matter: The Critical Role of Timing in High Frequency Trading - Behind every fast trade is a hidden layer of precise timing. Explore how accurate synchronization supports today’s electronic and high‑frequency trading systems, helping events to be recorded correctly, systems to stay aligned and performance goals to be met.
