Samsung picks up Mercedes battery deal to add to VW and BMW - Samsung’s battery company, Samsung SDI, has won a contract to supply EV batteries to Mercedes giving it a clean sweep of Germany’s biggest car-makers Mercedes, BMW and VW. Under the agreement, Samsung will supply high performance – high-nickel NCM (nickel, cobalt, and manganese) batteries – for...
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China bets on RISC-V in global AI race - RISC-V, an open-source chip architecture, has gained popularity in China in reaction to widening US restrictions on exports of advanced technology
Cracking a long-standing problem in high-entropy alloy nanoparticle synthesis - Composed of five or more elements in nearly equal amounts, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have emerged as promising catalysts due to their compositionally complex surfaces that can accelerate chemical reactions. Until now, scientists ...
Lockheed Martin wins $105m Space Force contract for GPS IIIF - The U.S. Space Force is awarding Lockheed Martin a $105 million contract to further modernise GPS ground control networks. The aim is to better support resilient PNT (positioning, navigation, and timing) services from the GPS constellation for both military and civilian users. The company has been working...
Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) Surpasses $1 Billion in AUM in 10 Trading Days¹ - Companies may be subject to higher levels of risk and volatility. Semiconductor Companies Risk. The Fund invests in companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture and sale of semiconductors. Semiconductor companies are significantly affected by rapid obsolescence, intense
Expert Webinar on Photonic Integrated Circuits - Join IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Mika Takahashi on Thursday 23rd April for the expert-led webinar, "Photonic Integrated Circuits, Driving an Interconnect Revolution". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.
YMTC’s NAND Design Surprise Alongside a New Fab - China’s memory underdog defies sanctions by building a fab that mostly sources equipment, materials, and tools locally. The post YMTC’s NAND Design Surprise Alongside a New Fab appeared first on EE Times .
German Chancellor and Siemens CEO slam EU AI regulation - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Siemens CEO Roland Busch (pictured) criticised the EU’s regulatory approach at the Hannover Fair at the weekend, reports Bloomberg. Siemens’ €1 billion investment in AI will be mostly spent in the US sayid CEO Roland Busch because of EU regulation.. “It’s...
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CEO Interview with Johan Wadenholt Vrethem of Voxo - With over two decades of experience bridging technology and business, Johan Wadenholt Vrethem focused on harnessing AI to transform how organizations operate and engage with their customers. After leading critical digital initiatives and client engagements in the banking and finance sectors at CGI, Johan...
Research Bits: Apr. 21 - Compute-in-memory: State space models; ultra-thin AlScN memory; brain-inspired edge AI. The post Research Bits: Apr. 21 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
A Simpler Path to Super-Resolution: Scientists Reinvent Microscopy - A new imaging framework is pushing the boundaries of how scientists observe life at the microscopic scale. Understanding life at the cellular and subcellular scale depends on seeing extremely small biological structures in fine detail. Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy has become essential in modern...
How Much Do GPU Clusters Really Cost? - Calculating Cluster TCO, The Real Impact of Downtime, The Grand Unifying Theory Of Goodput, and a ClusterMAX 2.1 Update…
Plastic texturing kills viruses when they land - Researchers have developed a thin plastic film that tears apart viruses on contact, offering a promising new way to keep high-touch surfaces such as smartphones and hospital equipment from spreading disease. The innovation ...
Odisha to break ground on India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit - Odisha broke ground on India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit on April 19, 2026, a move that could reshape global semiconductor supply chains by adding high-end heterogeneous integration capacity in South Asia, attracting investment for aerospace, defense, artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, and...
US blocks Chinese takeover of Lumileds - The planned acquisition of Lumileds by China’s San’an Optoelectronics has collapsed after US authorities flagged unresolved national security risks.
Disaggregating LLM Inference: Inside the SambaNova Intel Heterogeneous Compute Blueprint - SambaNova Systems and Intel have introduced a blueprint for heterogeneous inference that reflects a significant shift in how modern large language model (LLM) workloads are deployed. Instead of relying on a single accelerator type, the proposed architecture assigns different phases of inference to specialized...
Melexis and OYMotion Elevate Tactile Sensing for Next-Generation Robotic Hands - Melexis partners with OYMotion to integrate Tactaxis, a breakthrough magnetic tactile sensor, into next-gen robotic hands. This collaboration bridges the gap between AI and physical touch, delivering human-like dexterity and 3D force sensing.
Positron AI Enters Nvidia Turf With Oracle Deal - Positron AI storms Nvidia’s data center turf with Oracle deal and Asimov chip. The post Positron AI Enters Nvidia Turf With Oracle Deal appeared first on EE Times .
TP-Link’s Tapo H100: Smart sensing unencumbered - Smart home hubs from different companies, supporting comparable-spectrum wireless links. How do they differ, and are similar? Let’s find out. The post TP-Link’s Tapo H100: Smart sensing unencumbered appeared first on EDN .
Why Proof Convergence Matters - Leveraging patterns in formal verification to reach sign-off faster. The post Why Proof Convergence Matters appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
ITRI Earns Five 2026 Edison Awards - zero-downtime operations by delivering early warnings that help avert catastrophic failures, potentially preventing losses of up to US$5 million in semiconductor manufacturing environments.Silver Winners: NeoVision AR transforms transparent displays
