Delta highlights power gap as AI expansion pressures data centers worldwide - Global AI growth is increasingly colliding with electricity limits, a shift that could slow data center buildouts and reshape infrastructure planning from the US to Asia. Delta Electronics chairman Ping Cheng said the bottleneck is already delaying projects, pushing operators toward self-owned power systems...
IBM Statement on A.I. Executive Order - IBM applauds the Administration's Executive Order on AI and cybersecurity. As AI becomes more foundational to all of us, including business and government, securing it — and the open source...
Quobly secures €115 million Series A to bring silicon-based quantum computers to market - demonstrated the feasibility of developing silicon qubits within semiconductor manufacturing processes, and established a system-level architecture integrating device, control and software layers.Scaling quantum computing through semiconductor manufacturingQuobly's approach is based on the
Ruggedized connectors: Not necessarily big or bulky - Ruggedized connectors come in both old and new form factors, with different design attributes. The post Ruggedized connectors: Not necessarily big or bulky appeared first on EDN .
Physical AI Pushes Chipmakers Up the Value Chain - At the TSMC European Symposium, European semiconductor CEOs spoke about how AI in influencing business. The post Physical AI Pushes Chipmakers Up the Value Chain appeared first on EE Times .
Emerging Materials Opportunities and Trends in the Humanoid Market - The humanoid robotics industry is transitioning from prototype development and demonstrations toward structured pilot deployments and early commercial adoption. Materials such as metal alloys, rare-earth permanent magnets, engineering plastics and composites underpin the critical components of humanoid...
Everything You Wanted to Know About AI (But Were Too Afraid to Ask) - Things are changing incredibly quickly in the AI space. Only a few short years ago, most people barely knew AI existed. Today, by comparison, they use it every day, often without realizing it, and the pace of change shows no sign of slowing. The problem is that AI isn’t one thing. It’s a sprawling...
[News] YMTC Consumer Brand ZHITAI Unveils Three SSDs at COMPUTEX, Powered by Xtacking® 3D NAND - While Chinese NAND major YMTC is reportedly accelerating its domestic expansion, it is also strengthening its push into the consumer segment through its ZHITAI brand. At COMPUTEX 2026, ZHITAI is expected to unveil three next-generation SSDs, including the flagship TiPro9000, the high-performance TiP......
AIXTRON R&D-system selected as centerpiece of Penn State’s new advanced semiconductor laboratory - EQS-Media / 02.06.2026 / 08:30 CET/CEST AIXTRON R&D-system selected as centerpiece of Penn State’s new advanced semiconductor laboratory Herzogenrath, June 2, 2026 – AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA), a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced that its state‑of‑the‑art...
A Look at the High-Profile Speakers Presenting at #DAC2026 - Many of us think of DAC as an important trade show for the Semiconductors and EDA industries. That is certainly part of the history of DAC, but the event is also a highly prestigious technical conference dating back to 1964. In fact, the exhibits at DAC began 20 years after the conference started. That...
TSMC Defends Transistor Scaling Amid Huawei’s ‘Her’s Law’ Proposal - Kevin Zhang said 3D integration is important, but transistor scaling remains the semiconductor industry's primary driver of performance and energy-efficiency gains. The post TSMC Defends Transistor Scaling Amid Huawei’s ‘Her’s Law’ Proposal appeared first on EE Times .
Making the Most of Excess CO2 with CCUS Technologies - Carbon dioxide is the leading greenhouse gas emitted by human activity, triggering climate change and negatively impacting the environment. This article covers CCUS and its role in increasing sustainability.
Microchip 100/1000BASE‑T1 SPE PHYs integrate MACsec security - Microchip Technology is sampling its LAN878x and LAN888x families of Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) PHY (physical layer) transceivers, which are available in 100BASE-T1, 1000BASE-T1 and dual-speed 100/1000BASE-T1. As well as being for software-defined vehicles (SDVs) in automotive, possible applications are...
Why It’s Time to Rethink Your Timing Strategy: A Fresh Look at UTC(k) - From telecom to power grids, dependable timing matters more than ever. Learn why UTC(k) is gaining attention as a resilient, nationally traceable time source, and how it fits into real‑world timing strategies designed for long‑term reliability.
How 800V EV Innovations are Redefining AI Data Centers - The transition to 800V in electric vehicles has accelerated the commercialization of wide bandgap semiconductors, and has led to increased vehicle range, faster charging, and greater e-powertrain efficiency. AI data centers are being pushed to ever-increasing power ratings to support future generations...
xMEMS sees 2027 debut for cooling chips as AI glasses, SSDs face heat limits - xMEMS Labs is preparing to move its MEMS-based µCooling technology toward commercial production in 2027, with AI glasses and data-center SSDs expected to be among the first applications as sustained AI workloads push thermal constraints beyond GPUs.
1 Megawatt Racks In Data Centers - A look inside the next-generation AI server rack. The post 1 Megawatt Racks In Data Centers appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Government committee says Palantir NHS contract should be ditched - A report on UK digital services by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has recommended that the government trigger a break clause in the £330 million NHS contract awarded to Palantir. The government now has two months to come up with a response. The cross-party committee identifies Palantir...
Moving Intelligence Closer to the Sensor Edge (IBM Research) - A researcher from IBM Research – Europe published “Emerging Trends in Intelligent Sensing”. Abstract “The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence, connected devices, and high speed mobile networks is driving unprecedented computational demands that challenge traditional sensor architectures....
Lattice Wins 2026 Fortress Cyber Security Award - Lattice Semiconductor, the low power programmable leader, today announced its Lattice MachXO5™-NX TDQ FPGA family was named a 2026 Fortress Cyber Security Award winner in the cryptography category by the Business Intelligence Group.
Infineon joins Nvidia MGX 800VDC datacentre power architecture - Infineon has joined Nvidia’s MGX AI Factory ecosystem to help transform power delivery for next-generation AI datacentres. Infineon’s power management products will support MGX architecture and 800 VDC power architecture, an open, modular reference architecture designed for AI factories in the agentic...
By strategically investing in rapid delivery and high quality, Apex Dynamics conquered the world - Taiwanese entrepreneur Robin Chang built Apex Dynamics single-handedly into a company now worth billions. The manufacturer of planetary gearboxes operates at the same level as its German competitors in terms of scale and quality. Bits&Chips spoke with Apex Dynamics CEO Arthur Kuo at the company’s headquarters...
One-shot surge protection - This moral of this story: any promises of protection and safety should be double-checked for validity. The post One-shot surge protection appeared first on EDN .
Hemlock Semiconductor Appoints New Vice President of Manufacturing - Ault served for nearly two decades at the company, focusing on safe and efficient production HEMLOCK, Mich. – Hemlock Semiconductor, the nation’s leading manufacturer of hyper-pure polysilicon for the semiconductor and solar industries, today announced the appointment of Drew Laney as vice president...
Rapid Contract Price Surge Drives 1Q26 DRAM Industry Up 81% QoQ, Says TrendForce - TrendForce’s latest survey reveals that the memory industry experienced a significant boost in 1Q26 due to rapidly rising contract prices for conventional DRAM, which increased by approximately 93% to 98% QoQ. This surge contributed to an overall industry revenue increase of 81% QoQ, reaching $97 billion....
Okmetic participating in 20th Silicon Saxony Days - We’re excited to share that Okmetic will be attending the 20th Silicon Saxony Days at Dresden Airport, Germany on 15-17 June. As one of Europe’s leading microelectronics and semiconductor industry events, Silicon Saxony Days brings together experts, companies, and innovators from across the value...
TP-Link’s Tapo P105: A Kasa EP10 clone, or evolutionarily derived? - Two devices. Same manufacturer. Similar cosmetics. (Near-)identical dimensions. Different branding. What about the insides? The post TP-Link’s Tapo P105: A Kasa EP10 clone, or evolutionarily derived? appeared first on EDN .
QuickLogic Set to Join Russell 2000® and Russell 3000® Indexes - FTSE Russell website.About QuickLogic QuickLogic is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in embedded FPGA (eFPGA) Hard IP, Strategic Radiation Hardened and Antifuse FPGAs, and ruggedized programmable logic solutions.
Why Europe Needs Its Own AI Supercomputing Platform - The strategic cooperation between Semidynamics and SiPearl to develop a European sovereign rack-scale AI compute platform is important for reasons that extend far beyond technology. It represents a major step toward Europe gaining greater control over its artificial intelligence infrastructure, reducing...
Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Jun. 2 - Fixed HW implementations of neural networks; LLM inference scaling; silent data corruption detection; NAND flash tunneling; HW-SW co-design benchmarks for SoCs; chiplet side-channel attacks; GPU power management. The post Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Jun. 2 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering...
New Navigation Technology Available from HRL Laboratories - MALIBU, Calif. June 1, 2026 – HRL Laboratories introduces a new inertial measurement unit (IMU) that provides near navigation-grade accuracy in a palm-sized package. Smaller and lighter than grade-equivalent conventional sensors, HRL’s AXI-R100 delivers range-extending accuracy for GPS-contested navigation....
Nikon Leveraging ArF Scanner Price to Challenge ASML - The Japanese litho firm is lowering the price of its ArF tools while also launching a brand-new immersion platform by 2028. The post Nikon Leveraging ArF Scanner Price to Challenge ASML appeared first on EE Times .
