[News] SK hynix Reportedly Starts Yongin Y1 Equipment Orders, Moves Up Phase 1 Opening to Feb. 2027 - As SK hynix warns that the memory supply shortfall could peak in 2027 and persist into the next decade, the company is accelerating its expansion. According to ZDNet, the memory giant has begun placing equipment orders for its Yongin Y1 fab, targeting an initial capacity boost of around 20,000 wafer......
WD to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results on August 5, 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 fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, August...
Tomocube Launches HT-T1 Desktop for 3D Glass Substrate Defect Analysis in Advanced Packaging - Tomocube, a 3D non-destructive inspection and metrology company, today announced the launch of HT-T1 Desktop (HT-T1D), a desktop holotomography system for high-resolution 3D defect analysis of glass substrates used in next-generation semiconductor packaging. The post Tomocube Launches HT-T1 Desktop for...
Podcast EP355: An Overview of the Q126 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines - Daniel is joined by Wally Rhines, CEO of Silvaco to discuss the Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. Wally is the industry coordinator for the EDA data collection program called EDMD. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all of the electronic...
More than a plug: The hidden USB engineering in your EV - USB is longer just a plug; it’s the gateway to energy, data, and the services that define modern mobility. The post More than a plug: The hidden USB engineering in your EV appeared first on EDN .
Researchers find clue to solving the 'electrical bottleneck' in semiconductors - When the pathways through which electricity flows inside a semiconductor become blocked, device performance declines and power loss increases. A Korean research team has developed a new structure that could resolve this "electrical ...
Innovation First, AI Second: Lessons From SSN And The Future Of Test - Human engineers created the breakthrough architecture; AI helps maximize its value. The post Innovation First, AI Second: Lessons From SSN And The Future Of Test appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
CEO Interview with Dr. Albert Liu of Kneron - Dr. Albert Liu is the Founder and CEO of Kneron , a full-stack edge AI company pioneering next-generation Neural Processing Unit (NPU) architectures and localized AI infrastructure.
VectorBlox SDK supports AI inference in power-constrained edge AI apps - Microchip is releasing its VectorBlox 3.0 Accelerator SDK to help simplify FPGA-based AI implementations. Specifically, it is for those deploying AI inference in power-constrained and mission-critical environments, such as aerospace and defence systems. VectorBlox Available to developers free of charge,...
Crypto mining SoC unearths a need for custom IP - Here is how the impact of custom cells can ripple through the SoC design flow, from tape-out and beyond. The post Crypto mining SoC unearths a need for custom IP appeared first on EDN .
Near-memory Dequantization Architecture In Custom HBM for LLM inference (SK hynix) - Researchers from SK hynix published a technical paper titled “StreamDQ: Near-Memory Weight DeQuantization in Custom HBM for Scalable AI Inference Acceleration.” The paper proposes StreamDQ for “a lightweight architectural enhancement that enables on-the-fly dequantization in the memory subsystem...
FAMU Students Gain Hands-On Semiconductor Training at UF’s Nanoscale Research Facility - At the University of Florida’s Nonoscale Research Facility, the Florida Semiconductor Institute (FSI) hosted a group of eight students and one professor from the Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering Technology programs at Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU)...
Niche Demand and MLC Migration to Drive SLC NAND Prices up 120–170% in 2H26, Says TrendForce - TrendForce's recent memory pricing survey shows that more mature NAND process capacity is being shifted toward higher-value products like high-layer-count 3D NAND, leading to a significant shortage of MLC NAND supply. As a result, some industrial, automotive, and networking clients are considering switching...
Every Heatwave Is Also a Semiconductor Story - Across Europe, thermometers have recently climbed past 40°C in several regions. Air conditioners are running at full power, fans are working overtime, and electricity demand is surging. While most of us experience a heatwave as a...
ITF World 2026: The Semiconductor Industry Enters a New Systems Era - AI, heterogeneous integration, silicon photonics, chiplets, and quantum computing are converging to define the next generation of complex systems. The post ITF World 2026: The Semiconductor Industry Enters a New Systems Era appeared first on EE Times .
[News] Sumitomo Electric to Raise InP Substrate Expansion Scale With JPY 18 Billion - As per Nikkei, Sumitomo Electric Industries has significantly expanded its indium phosphide (InP) substrate investment plan, committing approximately JPY 18 billion (USD 120 million) to upgrade existing production lines. The company aims to increase InP substrate capacity to 3.1 times its fiscal 202......
Open DRAM Model For PIM Analysis In 3D DRAM (Georgia Tech) - Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology published a technical paper titled “Open DRAM Model—Part II: Enabling Processing-in-Memory in 3-D DRAM.” Abstract Excerpt: “In this work, we present an “Open DRAM Model” that enables comprehensive circuit-level analysis of DRAM operations across...
DAC 2026 Mach42: A new generation of physics-driven AI models for analog circuit verification - Mach42 spun out of the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford in 2019 with a mission to establish software tools capable of drastically accelerating expensive physics simulations while supporting complex computational workflows. The prototype tools were successfully applied in the emulation...
Samsung 990 2TB SSD Review: New flash, familiar speeds - The Samsung 990 is the QLC variant of the manufacturer’s 990 EVO Plus. Despite having newer flash, it largely performs like last-gen, with mediocre power efficiency.
Column: Digital AI and Physical AI follow the same growth logic - At a humanoid robotics summit in Tokyo in May 2026, I saw a consulting firm's global labor automation map for Physical AI. After returning, I recreated the same map using the firm's research on Digital AI job functions. Placing the two side by side revealed something unexpected.
Nexchip raises $880m on HKSE - 11 year-old Nexchip, the world’s No.8 foundry, has raised $880 million on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Powerchip of Taiwan invested in Nexchip’s founding in 2015 and former Powerchip CEO Tsai Kuo-chih is Nexchip’s chairman. Tsai said the company would increase R&D and production capacity, while...
Trusval sets record first-half revenue as AI factory demand pushes orders to 2027 - Trusval Technology posted record revenue in the second quarter and first half of 2026, supported by demand tied to global AI infrastructure buildouts and continued expansion of advanced process and advanced packaging capacity by semiconductor makers. The company said order visibility has now extended...
Get your ESP32 Sunny Side Up with this Solar Dev Board - There are a lot of ESP32-based development boards out there– and why not? It’s a versatile chip that can be used in all sorts of situations, and people want boards …read more
Beyond Heisenberg: Scientists Discover a New “Space-Time Limit” in Quantum Physics - Scientists have uncovered a hidden quantum limit that prevents an electron’s position and timing from ever being known with perfect precision. Quantum physics sets hard limits on what can be known about a particle. Werner Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle famously states that position and momentum...
WFE More Than Moore Equipment - TechInsights' CMRS More than Moore 200 Equipment and More than Moore 300 Equipment analysis focuses on the equipment markets used for semiconductor manufacturing at nodes greater than 28nm. Key segments include LED, MEMs, power, and compound semiconductors. These reports are published bi-annually and...
Tridonic, NEIoT create youth academy for careers in electronics - Tridonic is launching a scheme to help tackle youth unemployment and get young people into electronics careers. The Durham-based company – a specialist in smart lighting systems – has partnered with the North East Institute of Technology (NEIoT) to launch a training academy. Specifically, working...
Jim Haden appointed Managing Director - Global semiconductor developer BluGlass Limited (ASX: BLG, “BluGlass” or “Company”) advises that the Board has appointed Mr Jim Haden, currently an Executive Director, as Managing Director effective immediately.
[News] Samsung Reportedly Completes Tesla AI5 Tape-out, Paving the Way for 2nm Ramp at Taylor Fab - Samsung’s 2nm ramp at its Taylor fab may be moving closer to reality. According to Yonhap News, a Samsung Foundry official recently shared on LinkedIn that Tesla’s AI5 chip has completed tape-out and is expected to enter production afterwards on Samsung’s 2nm process at the Texas facility. ...
