Semi. Fabs and Clean Rooms 7¼h ago: Recent X chatter shows active fab construction and cleanroom projects, including a massive rumored Terafab linked to Tesla/SpaceX/Intel targeting 1M wafer starts/month with groundbreaking in Dec 2026. Micron acquired Powerchip's P5 fab for memory capacity. Equipment suppliers like ASML are raising spare parts prices 10% amid AI-driven expansions. India and other regions seeing cleanroom orders in pharma/solar with early semi work.
Materials, Parts, and Equipment Stocks Surge with AI - Other top performers included HANARO Semiconductor Core Process Leading Stocks (23.51%), KODEX AI Semiconductor Core Equipment (20.29%), and SOL AI Semiconductor Materials, Parts, and Equipment (19.93%
Advanced Packaging - Data Center Processors - The data center compute processor market plays an enormous role in the buildout of data centers to support the infrastructure needed for AI applications. Advanced packaging is crucial to the development of this market as the processors continue to increase in size and power, breaking the limitations of...
Failure analysis in the era of 3D integration - TSV misalignment revealed with plasma focused ion beam milling Failure analysis has become an integral part of process optimisation and has evolved from a 2D process to a 3D challenge, […] The post Failure analysis in the era of 3D integration appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
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Hyper-NA EUV: The Next Frontier in Chipmaking Could Arrive in 2036 - EUV has long been an interesting story. We have written 200+ articles on EUV and they just keep on coming. Thankfully the premier lithography conference is right here in Silicon Valley. SPIE began in 1955 as the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers, bringing together engineers using scientific...
WD to Announce First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Results on October 22, 2026 - style="display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 4; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; max-height: 5em;"Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC) plans to announce its first quarter fiscal year 2027 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, October 22,...
Scientists Uncover Two Hidden Forms of Disorder in Next-Generation Semiconductors - A study of twisted two-dimensional semiconductors reveals how subtle material disorder can emerge at different spatial scales. Two distinct forms of hidden disorder may influence how ultrathin semiconductors emit light. One extends across relatively large areas of the material, while the other is concentrated...
SIA Report Highlights Strategies for Strengthening Supply Chains Supporting the U.S. Chip Ecosystem - The semiconductor industry is making generational investments in U.S. capacity across the chip value chain. A new SIA report, titled “Understanding Dependencies in the U.S. Semiconductor Supply Chain,” details how the upstream supply chains supporting America’s semiconductor ecosystem are increasingly...
LightPath Technologies Appoints Vice President, General Manager - LightPath Technologies appointed Scott Payette as vice president of LightPath and general manager of its G5 Infrared subsidiary. Acquired in February 2025, G5 Infrared designs and manufactures high-performance cooled infrared camera systems for long-range defense, border security, and counter-unmanned...
Lee Jae Myung was favored by fate. Why fear life after office? - Lee Jae Myung was favored by fate. Why fear life after office? President Lee should abandon efforts to withdraw charges and govern as a leader who unites Korea. 10/11/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Jury still out in Qualcomm vs Arm case - After four hours deliberation yesterday the jury failed to come to a conclusion in the Qualcomm versus Arm law case. It will reassemble to continue is deliberations on Tuesday. The […] The post Jury still out in Qualcomm vs Arm case appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Cirrus Logic to Have Bid for Synaptics After Onsemi Deal - Semiconductor company Cirrus Logic Inc. made an unsolicited acquisition offer for Synaptics Inc. last month as it looked to spoil a previously announced deal with On Semiconductor Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
Wristwatch-Type Wearable Sensor Enables Real-Time Monitoring of Sodium and Potassium - Researchers report a wristwatch-type design that integrates printed electrodes and wireless electronics for real-time monitoring of sodium and potassium in sweat. The post Wristwatch-Type Wearable Sensor Enables Real-Time Monitoring of Sodium and Potassium appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Insight: Automotive Tier 1 Ownership Changes Continue - The April 2026 TechInsights Tier 1 Vendor Regional Design Center Database listed nine business-change events. The October 2026 database now includes 14 entries, with two additional recent events yet to be added. Of the 16 events, seven are repeats from April, and nine events have entered the database...
Manfred Horstmann: GlobalFoundries Bets on FDX Fusion for Physical AI - GlobalFoundries said strained-silicon FD-SOI can deliver 7-nm-class performance without EUV and open a new market for Europe. The post Manfred Horstmann: GlobalFoundries Bets on FDX Fusion for Physical AI appeared first on EE Times .
