NVHBM: Can Custom HBM Change Who Builds the Memory Stack? - NVIDIA’s NVHBM could change more than how memory connects to an AI accelerator. It could also change how the semiconductor industry divides responsibility for designing, manufacturing, and qualifying high-bandwidth memory.
NXP CTO Lars Reger on Physical AI, Robots, Drones, and Trust - Explore NXP CTO Lars Reger’s view of physical AI beyond humanoids, from NavQ95 robot kits to edge trust, security, and geopolitics. The post NXP CTO Lars Reger on Physical AI, Robots, Drones, and Trust appeared first on EE Times .
Texas Voters Reject Data Centers, Elect Democrats - ◇Anti-Data Center Backlash Could Impact South Korea’s Semiconductor Exports Hinojosa pledged to halt all data center permits until resident protection laws pass, abolish corporate tax benefits, and let
UK semi company Fractile raises $720m at $7bn valuation - Fractile, the four year-old UK semiconductor company, has raised $720 million at a $7 billion valuation. Investors were: Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Conviction, Alphabet’s independent venture arm CapitalG, Lightspeed Venture […] The post UK semi company Fractile raises $720m at $7bn valuation appeared...
FireCuda Forge rethinks the choice between speed and capacity - Innovation FireCuda Forge rethinks the choice between speed and capacity FireCuda Forge brings SSD responsiveness and HDD capacity together for growing game libraries and creative projects.
Blog Review: Nov. 11 - Interconnects key in AI infrastructure; floating nets; mitigating Control Flow attacks; PNT trends. The post Blog Review: Nov. 11 appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Health Report: CEA-Leti’s Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Healthcare - From neurotechnologies and medical imaging to smart sensors and personalized medicine, micro- and nanotechnologies are opening up new possibilities for preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases. At CEA-Leti, these scientific advances are being transformed into technological solutions to shape the...
ICsense Reports Record Growth as Demand Rises for Specialized Medical ASICs - Belgian semiconductor company ICsense reported a record year, with revenue rising 30% and profits increasing by more than 50%, driven in part by growing demand for custom chips used in brain-computer interfaces and implantable medical devices. The post ICsense Reports Record Growth as Demand Rises for...
Risks behind the optimism of Korea's 2027 super budget (KOR) - Risks behind the optimism of Korea's 2027 super budget (KOR) Temporary chip-driven tax windfalls and state-led investments could weaken Korea’s long-term fiscal resilience. 11/10/2026 - 07:33 PM Opinion Desk
[News] Coherent Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement with China-Based VOT for 6-Inch InP Substrates - On November 6, VOT announced that its controlled subsidiary, Guangdong Xianrui Technology Co., Ltd. (Xianrui Technology), had signed a long-term supply letter of intent with Coherent Corp. Under the agreement, Xianrui Technology will supply 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) substrates to Coherent's f...
Alibaba Chip Design Unit T-Head Files for Hong Kong Listing - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s chip design unit T-Head has filed for a Hong Kong listing, moving ahead with a proposed spinoff of a business that supplies data center processors in China.
Saskatchewan’s Semiconductor Strength Is Connecting the Pieces - Saskatchewan brings together AI infrastructure, quantum research, chip design talent, and advanced materials expertise to expand its role in Canada’s technology ecosystem. The post Saskatchewan’s Semiconductor Strength Is Connecting the Pieces appeared first on EE Times .
Kospi opens sharply higher on U.S. tech rally, falling oil prices - Kospi opens sharply higher on U.S. tech rally, falling oil prices Stocks jumped 4.55% at the open after Wall Street rallied on hopes of Iran diplomacy and easing inflation fears. 11/9/2026 - 07:40 PM LEE TAE-HEE
E Ink Unveils Spectra™ 6 9-Color for Smoother, More Vibrant Images - E Ink announced the release of E Ink Spectra™ 6 9-color, a new color system that expands the Spectra 6 platform from six to nine base colors. This increased range moves ePaper further beyond flatter, muted tones to render more vivid, natural-looking photographs.
Congratulations to Stefano Di Matteo and Emanuele Valea on winning the Best Paper Award at DDECS 2026! - The work of Stefano Di Matteo (CEA-Leti) and Emanuele Valea (CEA-List) received the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems, held in April 2026 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Their area of expertise? Efficiently integrating post-quantum...
TRUMPF Reports Approach to Improve Welding Speed for Thick Steel Components - TRUMPF, in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University, claimed a world record in laser-based deep welding. Using a high-power laser, the team succeeded in joining steel to a depth of 14 cm in a single welding operation. Until now, comparable laser processes had only achieved welding depths of 6 cm. The...
What It Takes to Let a Farm Robot Work Alone - Safe agricultural autonomy depends on matching safeguards to the machine, its surroundings, and the people who interact with it. The post What It Takes to Let a Farm Robot Work Alone appeared first on EE Times .
Korea’s petrochemical giants plunge back into red as war-driven windfall fades - Korea’s petrochemical giants plunge back into red as war-driven windfall fades Major petrochemical companies swung to a combined third quarter loss as costly naphtha, weaker prices and Chinese oversupply intensified pressure for restructuring. 11/9/2026 - 04:18 AM News Team
The "Semi-Apocalypse": Market Panic, Enterprise AI, and the 2028 GPU Glut Theory - In the latest episode of "The Circuit" based on the transcript provided in the file "ben-jay (12).txt", hosts Ben Beheron and Jay Goldberg cover a wide spectrum of technology and semiconductor news, opening with a discussion on the unexpected shortage of Apple's premium polishing cloths, which Ben argues...
G&H to Acquire Acousto-Optic Solutions Provider IntraAction Corp. - G&H, a provider of advanced photonic solutions, has acquired IntraAction Corp, a designer and manufacturer of acousto-optic solutions enabling precise modulation, deflection, and control of laser beams. IntraAction’s technologies address applications in industrial, telecom, and the life sciences.
Nvidia wants the robotics full-stack. What happens to humanoids? - From onboard compute to simulation and robot learning, Nvidia technology runs through several leading humanoid programs. But Unitree and Tesla show the industry is far from locked into one supplier.
imec Advances Silicon Interposer Platform for European Chiplet Development - This week at SEMICON Europa 2026, imec announced that it delivered the baseline flows for the silicon interposer platform being developed within the NanoIC pilot line. The post imec Advances Silicon Interposer Platform for European Chiplet Development appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
Infidelity Scandal Uncovers NVIDIA's 'Envy' Roots - NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, who has dominated the AI semiconductor market, has been caught up in an infidelity scandal, drawing renewed attention to the origin of the company’s name.
Agentic AI streamlines embedded software development for MCUs - An agentic AI framework injects device-specific knowledge directly into the AI tools engineers already use, shortening embedded development. The post Agentic AI streamlines embedded software development for MCUs appeared first on EDN .
SK Group's CEOs to convene to review AI push, align chip and energy businesses - SK Group's CEOs to convene to review AI push, align chip and energy businesses SK Group will hold a CEO seminar — likely presided over by SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won — to chart an AI strategy that brings together affiliates' strengths in semiconductors, data centers and energy infrastructure. 11/11/2026...
Spectrometer, light meter, and colour meter in one single portable product - Edmund Optics offers Sekonic Industrial Spectrometer Light Meters for industrial and scientific light analysis. The portable instruments incorporate the functionality of a spectrometer, light meter, and color meter in one […] The post Spectrometer, light meter, and colour meter in one single portable...
5G CATS: 5G-Based Cryptographic Authorization Against Trafficking of Semiconductor Devices - Enforcing export controls on AI accelerators requires verifying where a chip operates after deployment. Round-trip time measurements can bound a chip's distance from a trusted landmark, but any jitter in honest replies forces the verifier to loosen its timeout, giving an attacker slack to relay traffic...
How a Single Missing Atom Can Leave a Secret Fingerprint in Laser Light - Researchers have uncovered subtle optical signatures that could help distinguish atomic defects in a promising quantum material. An atomic defect too small to see could leave a recognizable signature in laser light, giving scientists a new way to identify structures that may be useful for quantum technology....
CXO Interview with Solaiman Rahim of ChipAgents - Dr. Solaiman Rahim is a multidisciplinary technology executive with over 25 years of experience driving innovation in the chip automation space at the intersection of systems, semiconductors, high-performance computing, and AI. As Chief Product Officer at ChipAgents, he leads the scaling of the Agentic...
How China gets the Nvidia chips it needs to develop AI - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair, reportedly with a Chinese executive at a Singapore-based company that the United States suspects of smuggling AI microchips into China.
Nickel/aluminium is the smarter alternative to traditional silver/aluminium EMI shielding materials - Nickel-aluminium (Ni/Al) is emerging as an alternative to silver-aluminium (Ag/Al) in shielding applications, writes Rachid Ait El Cadi. For decades Ag/Al conductive elastomer gaskets have occupied a leading position in electromagnetic […] The post Nickel/aluminium is the smarter alternative to traditional...
Tax Exporters Less - As an incentive to export, the Government should seriously consider limiting the proposed “payroll tax” to firms exporting less than ten per cent of their output. so, 65 years ago, […] The post Tax Exporters Less appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
CTO Interview with Ed Plowman of Imagination Technologies - Ed Plowman is Chief Technology Officer at Imagination Technologies, where he leads technology strategy, advanced architecture research and long-term innovation initiatives. He focuses on the convergence of graphics, compute and artificial intelligence, helping shape the next generation of efficient and...
Examining the insides of an economical phono preamp - Equalization, amplification, location. That’s a phono preamp in a nutshell. But the "devil's in the details". And then there’s the grounding… The post Examining the insides of an economical phono preamp appeared first on EDN .
LIVE: Nvidia’s recovery, CoreWeave rally push Wall Street higher before Korean trading - LIVE: Nvidia’s recovery, CoreWeave rally push Wall Street higher before Korean trading From Naver’s results to the MSCI index changes and an options-expiry close, we follow everything moving Korean stocks on a busy Thursday in Seoul 11/11/2026 - 05:40 PM JIN MIN-JI
CTO Interview Kevin Robinson, VP of Operations, yieldHUB - Kevin Robinson is VP of Operations at yieldHUB, where he leads global operations, program delivery, and customer execution. He oversees structured onboarding, customer delivery, and the scalability of yieldHUB’s operations worldwide.
Newton Eyes Equipment Loan ABS Bond Sale Including AI Chip Debt - Newton Commercial Finance, a joint venture between Apple Bank and Eagle Point Credit Management, is in early talks with investors about a potential $180 million bond offering partly backed by artificial intelligence chip loans.
Amazon’s fall 2026 smart home and business thoughts: Enter the drones and robots? - Incremental tweaks to existing products, as well as a few new derivatives, are par for the course. But autonomous security drones and robots? The post Amazon’s fall 2026 smart home and business thoughts: Enter the drones and robots? appeared first on EDN .
Finetech Appoints Co-CEO: People in the News: 11/11/26 - Finetech, a supplier of high-precision die bonding systems for advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration, appointed André Thiemann as co-CEO. He will serve alongside CEO Carlotta Baumann as the company expands its portfolio for volume production, particularly in photonics, quantum technology,...
Samsung targets early 2027 for first 3D Cube-H design kit - Samsung Electronics aims to complete its first 3D Cube-H design kit, a hybrid copper bonding technology for vertically stacked logic chips, in early 2027, with prospective customer evaluations to follow, ZDNet Korea reported on November 10, citing an industry source familiar with the plans.
Scalable Wireless Connectivity Starts with the RW610FML Module - The RW610FML Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE module is now available, helping developers accelerate connected product design with integrated processing, robust wireless performance and a scalable ecosystem. From evaluation to production, RW610FML simplifies development across industrial, smart home and IoT applications....
Risks behind the optimism of Korea's 2027 super budget - Risks behind the optimism of Korea's 2027 super budget Temporary chip-driven tax windfalls and state-led investments could weaken Korea’s long-term fiscal resilience. 11/10/2026 - 10:01 AM Opinion Desk
LTE Cat 1bis or 5G RedCap? RF design decisions behind an IoT modem refresh - The choice among LTE Cat 1bis, LTE-M, NB-IoT, and 5G RedCap should be made as an RF system decision, not from a modem datasheet alone. The post LTE Cat 1bis or 5G RedCap? RF design decisions behind an IoT modem refresh appeared first on EDN .
Tardy - According to tech Taiwan, reported by Wcctech, MediaTek people who are using Intel’s EMIB-T packaging technology have had a complaint from Intel engineers about their demands for quick answers to […] The post Tardy appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Simple circuit detects sequence errors and failure in three-phase power supplies - All-phases presence and correct phase sequencing are both critical conditions for proper three-phase line-powered equipment operation. The post Simple circuit detects sequence errors and failure in three-phase power supplies appeared first on EDN .
The History of SMIC: China’s Rise in Semiconductor Manufacturing - Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is one of the most important companies in the development of China’s semiconductor industry. Founded in Shanghai in 2000 by Taiwanese semiconductor executive Richard Chang, SMIC emerged with an ambitious objective: to establish a world-class...
CTO Interview with Ed Plowman of Imagination Technologies - Ed Plowman is Chief Technology Officer at Imagination Technologies, where he leads technology strategy, advanced architecture research and long-term innovation initiatives. He focuses on the convergence of graphics, compute and artificial intelligence, helping shape the next generation of efficient and...
AI’s Efficiency Challenge For The Semiconductor Industry - AI is reshaping the tools, data, and collaboration models used to design, manufacture, and test silicon. The post AI’s Efficiency Challenge For The Semiconductor Industry appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Fujitsu's Growth Strategy in Integrated Report 2026 - Explore Fujitsu’s growth strategy toward 2035 through Integrated Report 2026, including Technology-driven value creation, AI-driven management and people, materiality, and the connection between social and corporate value.
Nvidia Intervened in US Probe of Megaspeed Chip Smuggling - Nvidia Corp.’s general counsel intervened in a US government probe of suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International, questioning whether the Trump administration played a role in detaining an executive from the Singapore-based firm who’s now at the heart of a scandal threatening Jensen...
Who Really Operates the World’s Greenest Fab? - TechInsights’ experimental Most Sustainable Fab Ranking compares the environmental performance of 218 global semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
SEMI Foundation Launches Global Chip the Future Challenge - New global competition invites university students to develop research and solutions addressing real-world semiconductor challenges. The post SEMI Foundation Launches Global Chip the Future Challenge appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
GSA Awards 2026 nominees - The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has announced its 2026 award nominees. The awards will be presented at the GSA Awards Celebration on Thursday 10 December 2026. The 2026 Dr Morris […] The post GSA Awards 2026 nominees appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Aratas introduces G6TA series of reed relays for safety-monitoring - Aratas is introducing its G6TA series of reed relays, providing 200V DC switching capability for safety-monitoring circuitry. Specifically, the relays comprise type-1a (SPST, single-pole single-throw) and type-2a (DPST, double-pole single-throw) […] The post Aratas introduces G6TA series of reed relays...
SK hynix to expand U.S. work force, deepen Nvidia and AI chip ties - SK hynix to expand U.S. work force, deepen Nvidia and AI chip ties The chipmaker will reorganize and expand its U.S. operations to deepen early-stage collaboration with key AI customers, including Nvidia. 11/8/2026 - 10:10 PM
Terafab targets 1M wafers per months in 2032 - The Terafab semiconductor manufacturing complex is reportedly targeting a monthly capacity of more than 300,000 wafers for advanced logic chips and approximately 700,000 wafers for memory chips by 2032.
