Meta-Optics Developer Strikes Partnership to Add Automated Test Capabilities - MetaOptics Ltd. and Elsoft Research Berhad established a strategic partnership to co-develop and mass-produce the next generation of 12-in. large format precision, high-speed metalens laser writers and leading-edge automatic testers that could sort meatalens across widely applied wavelengths from visible...
NXP explores acquisition of US edge AI firm Ambarella - NXP Semiconductors is in talks to acquire California-based automotive chip designer Ambarella in a deal that could be worth more than 3 billion dollars, according to a Financial Times report.
Make it here, pay less tax: Gov't unveils production credit for chips, batteries - Make it here, pay less tax: Gov't unveils production credit for chips, batteries A 2026 tax package gives domestic production credits for chips, batteries and other key sectors while creating a Korea-only investment account with unlimited tax-free dividend and interest income. 8/3/2026 - 09:04 AM News...
Self-Driving Cars Have An Aging Problem - AI workloads are pushing automotive sensors harder, forcing engineers to rethink how long safety-critical systems can be trusted. The post Self-Driving Cars Have An Aging Problem appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Arm’s Cortex A55 ... - Arm’s 5-series cores are meant for tasks where performance barely matters, but power and area efficiency are top priorities. ...
FCC robot restrictions cast uncertainty over Unitree and China's consumer robotics exports - Chinese robotics companies are assessing the impact of new US regulatory measures after the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-manufactured advanced robotic equipment and connected power inverters to its Covered List, raising concerns that future products may be blocked from entering...
Individual Investors Turn Away as KOSPI Plummets - Ralle Acnor, eToro’s global market analyst, said, “This is a classic case of what happens when one-sided trading meets leverage,” adding, “The high volatility in tech and semiconductor stocks is likely
After stock market whiplash, Korea's chip industry now faces growing China risk - After stock market whiplash, Korea's chip industry now faces growing China risk Even record earnings can't fully shield Samsung and SK hynix, as CXMT's IPO and a lithography breakthrough revive fears of Chinese competition. 7/31/2026 - 05:00 PM LEE JAE-LIM
Won posts biggest monthly gain since 2009 following SK hynix inflows - Won posts biggest monthly gain since 2009 following SK hynix inflows The won was quoted at 1,424 against the dollar on Friday, up 125.4 won from the end of June, the largest monthly gain since March 2009. 8/2/2026 - 12:22 AM
Wall Street’s Favorite Bet Comes Undone as Chips Whipsaw Market - The one-way trade in semiconductor stocks that has defined equity markets this year is coming unglued, triggering stomach-churning volatility as investors grow increasingly concerned that the fire-hose of artificial intelligence spending won’t continue.
Eliyan Secures $145M Series C, $1B Valuation - Eliyan Corporation, a developer of connectivity technologies for next-generation AI compute, memory, and networking systems, completed a Series C funding round with a total of $145 million. Following this latest round of funding, the company has a...
Brewer Science Acquires Heraeus Epurio’s Semiconductor Chemicals Business - Vertical integration into ultrapure chemical manufacturing extends Brewer Science's Zero Defects standards for the purity, consistency, and reliability its customers depend on at the industry's most advanced nodes. The post Brewer Science Acquires Heraeus Epurio’s Semiconductor Chemicals Business appeared...
Open Models, the Memory Tax, and a 24-Hour Market Whiplash: Episode 313 - Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman break down a chaotic week that included Jensen Huang's debut on X in defense of open models, a new enterprise agentic reference blueprint from EY, NVIDIA, and LangChain, and a 24-hour market whiplash triggered by a hedge fund's forced liquidation into Citadel. The hosts...
Chip Bridges Neuromorphic And Deep-Network Computing (TU Dresden) - Researchers from Technische Universität Dresden and University of Manchester published a technical paper titled “The SpiNNaker2 Chip: A Many-Core Platform for Flexible and Scalable Brain-Inspired Computing.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents SpiNNaker2 as a chip that “bridges the gap between...
Technical Report: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme SoC Advanced Packaging Quick Look - This is an Advanced Packaging Quick Look (APQ) summary for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme device found within the ASUS, Zenbook A16 laptop (Model number: UX3607OA-ZB/A16_X0). The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is a monolithic processor co-packaged with three 16GB LPDDR5X DRAM memory packages...
Picture of the Day: Welcome to the Wind Tunnel - Welcome to Nasa's latest Wind Tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDFR). The location is the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The post Picture of the Day: Welcome to the Wind Tunnel appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Asia Optical's 2Q26 operating profit hits record high on strong revenue and gross profit growth - Asia Optical reported record operating profit for the second quarter of 2026, as consolidated revenue, gross profit and operating profit all increased from a year earlier. The company said the result was supported by three growth drivers that it expects to sustain momentum into the third quarter.
CEO Interview with Joseph Krause of Radical AI - Joseph F. Krause is an American materials scientist, entrepreneur, and U.S. Army National Guard veteran. He is the cofounder and CEO of Radical AI, a New York deep-tech startup founded to accelerate the discovery of advanced materials.
Did the government inflate the stock market too soon? - Did the government inflate the stock market too soon? An editorial warns that tying market gains to President Lee Jae Myung's political fortunes risks deepening investor distrust and hurting retail traders when volatility strikes. 8/2/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Shedding light on new type of magnetism in quantum materials - Recently, the field of magnetics has seen the proposal of a new class of magnetism called altermagnetism, which could allow advances in miniaturizing and improving RAM architecture in computers. Rice University's Ming Yi, ...
Humanoid Manipulation at the Edge of Physical Interaction - This white paper examines emerging humanoid robot architectures, focusing on how joints and dexterous hands are becoming intelligent, sensor-rich subsystems that require tightly integrated control, communication, and edge processing. It outlines key design challenges and opportunities for building scalable,...
Connecting students with the future of microelectronics - The 2026 NEMC Hub-sponsored externship gave students access to world-class research, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and professionals driving innovation across the Northeast.
EP 186: Mobile Bottlenecks, Skyrocketing AI CapEx, and the Compute Crunch - In this episode of The Circuit, hosts Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg break down a packed earnings week across the technology and semiconductor sectors, grouping major updates into key themes around mobile markets and AI infrastructure. They analyze softness in mobile demand alongside severe supply chain...
Synopsys Demonstrates Leadership in AI-Powered Engineering at 2026 DAC Chips to Systems Conference - Purple was in fashion at the 2026 Design Automation Conference, where Synopsys reinforced its position at the forefront of AI-powered engineering. Under the conference’s “Chips to Systems” theme, the company showcased intelligent, end-to-end technologies designed to help the semiconductor industry...
Fluxgate basics: How magnetic saturation changes everything - The fluxgate sensor harnesses magnetic saturation to deliver scientific-grade accuracy and stability far beyond ordinary inductive detection. The post Fluxgate basics: How magnetic saturation changes everything appeared first on EDN .
Video Interview: ChipAgents CEO on Latest Funding for Agentic AI in EDA - ChipAgents raises $60M as EDA’s AI gold rush heats up, pitching autonomous chip-design agents over tired copilots. The post Video Interview: ChipAgents CEO on Latest Funding for Agentic AI in EDA appeared first on EE Times .
Mian Quddus to receive Jedec FMS lifetime achievement award - The longtime chairman of the Jedec standards body, Mian Quddus, is to receive the 2026 FMS Lifetime Achievement Award tomorrow. The award will be presented to Mr. Quddus, pictured, at […] The post Mian Quddus to receive Jedec FMS lifetime achievement award appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Unions oppose Gwangju chip workweek exemption - Unions oppose Gwangju chip workweek exemption Korea’s two biggest labor groups condemned a reported plan to ease 52-hour workweek rules for some semiconductor cluster employees in Gwangju and demanded talks with President Lee Jae Myung. 8/3/2026 - 04:24 AM
ASML Supplier Zeiss Says It Can Handle Demand for Key AI Parts - One of the critical suppliers in the semiconductor industry, Germany’s Zeiss Group, pushed back on investor concerns about bottlenecks in the AI supply chain and said it’s confident it has the capacity to handle booming demand.
Easy Theremin Uses ESP32 - The Theremin is that classic electronic musical instrument that makes those weeee-ohhhhh noises which were so popular in mid-century science fiction movies. Mid-last-century, that is, because this century is just …read more
Modular Verification of RTL Processors Against ISA Contracts (MIT, Google, UW) - Researchers from MIT, Google, and University of Washington published a technical paper titled “Granite: A Modular Methodology for Foundational Verification of Hardware-Software Leakage Contracts.” Abstract Excerpt: “Granite is a methodology for modular verification of both functional correctness...
Chip boom reshapes children's career dreams - Chip boom reshapes children's career dreams As AI-driven demand surges, semiconductor careers are drawing growing interest from children, parents, students and job seekers across Korea. 8/1/2026 - 10:00 PM News Team
Quantum Photons Survive a 24-Kilometer Journey Through Chicago’s Busy Internet - Researchers achieved the first real-world demonstration of quantum entanglement over a busy telecommunications fiber network. A single photon carrying quantum information had to travel more than 24 kilometers through an optical fiber already crowded with powerful internet signals. Despite the noise, it...
GlobalFoundries, Aeluma Among Seven Firms Selected for U.S. DOC Funding - The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed letters of intent with seven semiconductor technology companies and detailed plans to provide them with $874 million in combined federal incentives to help advance America’s role in the global semiconductor...
