ElevationSpace raises $40m Series B for satellite re-entry - ElevationSpace has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round to develop its satellite re-entry system. A Japanese company specialising in space-to-Earth transportation, it will be developing two series of satellites. The “ELS-R” is a space recovery platform. And “ELS-RS” will be a high-frequency...
What AI Inference Actually Demands From a NAND SSD - KV cache storage is a distinct workload that requires SSDs designed for it. Number of cell levels, block sizes, and data placements all matter, and some SSD flash makers are actually getting it right.
[News] Qualcomm Reportedly Plans China AI Chip Push With Export-Control-Compliant Custom Chips - The data center accelerator market is becoming increasingly crowded, with more major chipmakers entering the segment—including in heavily regulated China. According to Nikkei, citing Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, the company is working to bring its full suite of four data center product lines to th......
Micron Technology, Inc. Reports Record Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2026 - Micron executes transformational Strategic Customer Agreements BOISE, Idaho, June 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today announced results for its third quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended May 28, 2026. Fiscal Q3 2026 highlights Revenue of $41.46 billion versus
OpenAI gets chippy with Broadcom - Jalapeño is the latest announcement that attempts to portray OpenAI as more than a race-to-the-bottom model maker
Yuanhan Materials Expands Advanced Bonding Materials Portfolio with Solvent-Free OCA TechnologyE - E Ink today announced the expansion of Yuanhan Materials. As display applications continue to evolve toward higher performance, thinner form factors, and more sustainable manufacturing, demand for optical bonding materials with superior optical performance, reliability, and environmentally friendly processes...
How AI is driving a new paradigm in test distribution - The future of semiconductor test may depend as much on data movement and workflow intelligence as on the tester hardware itself. The post How AI is driving a new paradigm in test distribution appeared first on EDN .
Time and Frequency Domains - The Basics of Digital Communication - The unit of communication speed is bit/s, which relates to the time axis (time domain), but in the actual communications field, the frequency domain perspective is also necessary. This article will introduce why discussion of frequency is essential for communication devices such as smartphones.
EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Jeremy Zolnai-Lucas, Imagination Technologies - Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in our series on the latest EW BrightSparks of 2025, we profile Jeremy Zolnai-Lucas, a Hardware Engineer at Imagination Technologies....
AI server demand drives Taiwan PCB output toward NT$256.1B in 2Q26 - Strong demand for AI servers is driving higher shipments of advanced printed circuit board (PCB) products in Taiwan, but it is also tightening supply of key materials and resources, adding fresh uncertainty to the industry. The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) and the Industry, Science and Technology...
Scientists Create AI Skin Patch That Acts Like an Instant Personal Doctor - Researchers developed a flexible AI computing patch that analyzes health data directly on the body, enabling near-instant medical insights and highly accurate heart monitoring. Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) have created a skin-like computing...
What Is mmWave Radar? Principles and Usage Examples - mmWave radar's detection capabilities do not decline even in conditions such as rain and snow. Moreover, it can detect the distance to a target, its direction, and its speed of movement. Here, we take a look at the principles, usage examples, and future potential of mmWave radar, which possesses characteristics...
The Wedding of the Year: Why AI Infrastructure Financing Is Becoming a Semiconductor Story - Every family has that one wedding where, halfway through the toasts, someone leans over and whispers “wait, who’s paying for all this?” This is that wedding. OpenAI and Broadcom are the happy couple. Apollo Global Management walked the bride down the aisle. Nvidia may have just stood up to offer...
All-Embracing Multiphysics Analysis for Chiplet-Based Systems - What systems can accomplish by combining semiconductors, AI, and software seems at times boundless. Chiplet-based semiconductors deliver this promise, allowing a myriad of complex digital, memory, analog and photonic functions to be condensed into a single semiconductor package for higher performance,...
OpenAI’s Jalapeño Will Be Spicy, But the Real Sizzle Is Its Chip Design AI - The custom inference accelerator follows the hyperscaler playbook, but the AI-automated chip design process could prove the more consequential announcement. The post OpenAI’s Jalapeño Will Be Spicy, But the Real Sizzle Is Its Chip Design AI appeared first on EE Times .
COMPUTEX 2026: S2C and Andes Technology Showcase Hardcore “EDA+IP” Synergy for the AI Era - COMPUTEX 2026 officially concluded under the theme “AI Together,” bringing the global semiconductor and computing ecosystem together to showcase the latest advances in artificial intelligence, HPC, and intelligent systems. While AI accelerators and advanced computing platforms dominated the exhibition...
Windows APO delivers customizable spatial audio - Ceva’s RealSpace Elevate is a Microsoft-certified Windows Audio Processing Object (APO) that enables spatial audio for PC gaming headsets. The post Windows APO delivers customizable spatial audio appeared first on EDN .
EU clears EUR76M in German aid for Munich quantum chip-testing plant - The European Commission has given the green light to a EUR76 million (approx. US$86.3 million) German subsidy supporting QuantumDiamonds' plan to build a new semiconductor testing equipment facility in Munich, the Commission announced. The approval is the latest step in Brussels' push to reduce Europe's...
Scaling Production Test Without Scaling Complexity - Avoid synchronization and concurrency issues that commonly appear in multi-DUT systems. The post Scaling Production Test Without Scaling Complexity appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Qualcomm buys Modular Technologies - Qualcomm is to buy AI startup Modular in an all-stock deal valued at around $4 billion. Qualcomm is also said to be in talks to make an $8-10 billion acquisition of AI chip designer Tenstorrent. Both moves are seen as part of a strategy to penetrate the datacentre market. Modular’s technology allows...
DRAM Market Update Q2 2026: Why This Cycle Looks Different - Stronger-than-expected demand, rising AI memory requirements, evolving procurement models, and record profitability are transforming the DRAM market in ways that differ from those of previous cycles.
Why the AI-Defined Vehicle Must Build on the Right Foundation - The automotive industry didn’t arrive here overnight. It evolved step by step, with each new function layered onto the last, shaping architectures that reflect decades of incremental innovation.
Phison Phudges The Numbers… In A Good Way - At Computex, Phison was showing off two interesting drive families. Read more ▶ The post Phison Phudges The Numbers… In A Good Way appeared first on Semiaccurate .
Iridium 9604 module targets hybrid satellite, cellular IoT apps - Iridium is releasing its Iridium 9604 module and development kit for developers and OEMs building hybrid satellite, cellular, and GNSS-based IoT applications in remote or challenging environments. Built on the u-blox SARA-R5 platform, the Iridium 9604 targets at industrial, infrastructure, transportation,...
Silicon Saxony Shows Promise, Limits of Europe’s Chips Act - At Silicon Saxony Days 2026, Frank Bösenberg said Dresden illustrates “what is possible” under Europe’s first Chips Act. The post Silicon Saxony Shows Promise, Limits of Europe’s Chips Act appeared first on EE Times .
Robin Radar and TNO develop airborne radar - The Hague-based Robin Radar Systems is collaborating with the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research to develop a new multi-mode radar capable of advanced image processing aboard large unmanned aircraft systems.
