Semi. Fabs and Clean Rooms 4h ago: TSMC is ramping CoWoS advanced packaging capacity to 130k wafers/month by end-2026 with AP8 and AP7 fabs leading the charge. Murata’s Izumo plant for AI-server MLCCs is reaching full capacity ahead of schedule. Cleanroom and filtration expansions are accelerating globally due to AI demand. Hybrid bonding and CMP flatness remain key yield bottlenecks. Singapore precision engineering output up 31% YoY led by semiconductor equipment.
Intel to Acquire Classiq to Create a Full-stack Quantum Computing Platform - ANTA CLARA, Calif. & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Intel Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq, a leading provider of quantum computing software. The combination of Classiq’s synthesis platform with Intel’s spin-qubit manufacturing and...
South Korea's GNI Per Capita to Hit $40,000 - The Bank of Korea stated, "Despite sluggish private consumption, facility investments such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment increased significantly."
Inside the Package Powering Modern AI - TSMC’s CoWoS-S is critical to the artificial intelligence era because it solves the central systems problem facing modern accelerators: computing capability is growing faster than conventional packages can supply data, power, and connectivity. CoWoS-S , meaning Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate with a silicon...
Disassembling a low-tech liquid-leak detector - What good is a non-networked water sensor? Still good, as long as you remember its existence, and specifically its battery’s impermanence. The post Disassembling a low-tech liquid-leak detector appeared first on EDN .
Too young to give up, but too broke to dream: Korea's youth face uncertain future - Too young to give up, but too broke to dream: Korea's youth face uncertain future A stagnant job market, soaring housing costs and widening economic inequality are causing many young Koreans to doubt they will ever be able to marry, own homes or build families. 10/26/2026 - 09:36 AM News Team
Sensor Interface & Readout ASIC Design Services - Custom Sensor ASIC Design – From Concept to Silicon Developing a custom sensor interface ASIC requires specialized expertise in analog design, signal conditioning, data conversion, low-noise circuits and semiconductor manufacturing. Whether your application involves industrial sensors, medical devices,...
In Orbit, Useful Life Becomes a Performance Metric - Google’s Project Suncatcher is testing AI hardware in space, where radiation, cooling, power, and hardware lifetime determine the economics of computing. The post In Orbit, Useful Life Becomes a Performance Metric appeared first on EE Times .
La batteria dentro il rack - Un cluster di training può superare le 100.000 GPU. il problema non è soltanto alimentarle: è impedire che il ritmo del calcolo diventi il ritmo della…
Neural Networks Speed 3nm Nanosheet SPICE Simulation (TU Munich) - Researchers at Technical University of Munich published “NN-Based Transistor Modeling for Ultra-Fast SPICE Simulation and Standard Cell Library Characterization.” Abstract: “Neural network (NN)-based transistor models have proven to be a promising solution to accelerate device modeling. Although...
Tiny Atomic Defects Reveal a Quantum Secret Hidden Inside an Unusual Metal - Atomic-scale defects in an unusual metal may offer a new way to control quantum states. Scientists at Columbia University have discovered that electron waves can become trapped inside a metal, even when pathways remain available for them to escape. The finding, published in Science, provides the first...
Meta launches US$35 billion equity raise, funds US$60 billion at-the-market program for AI build-out - Meta Platforms has launched approximately US$35 billion of concurrent underwritten public offerings and plans an approximately US$60 billion at-the-market (ATM) program, as it funds capex it expects to reach US$135 billion to US$145 billion in 2026. The company said the equity raises complement operating...
Korea's youth employment gap with OECD's average hits record high - Korea's youth employment gap with OECD's average hits record high Average employment rate for those aged 15 to 24 across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries was 43.2 percent in 2024, while Korea's reached 26.8 percent. 10/26/2026 - 06:00 PM News Team
中國大拆解輝達 RTX 5090 顯卡！頂級遊戲卡改裝成 AI 伺服器元件 - 你知道為什麼 GeForce RTX 5090 頂級顯卡從零售貨架上消失了嗎？答案就在中國的拆解工廠，根據最新曝光的影片，揭示中國 AI 灰色市場的驚人規模，完整呈現工廠拆解全新的 GeForce RTX 5090 顯卡，並將其改裝以滿足大型語言模型訓練...
Cadence Unveils Domain-Specialized Maestro AI Models for Chip Design - Cadence today announced the Maestro AI Model Portfolio, which powers Cadence AI Super Agents across semiconductor and system design workflows. The post Cadence Unveils Domain-Specialized Maestro AI Models for Chip Design appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .
45 years after the I²C patent: the story behind the two wires - On 22 October 1981, Philips filed a European patent application for a communication system between integrated circuits that would later become known worldwide as the I²C bus. Forty-five years later, the basic principle is still going strong. Two lines, one for data and one for the clock, continue to...
Concerns grow over Finance Ministry being sidelined (KOR) - Concerns grow over Finance Ministry being sidelined (KOR) An editorial warns that sidelining the Ministry of Finance and Economy could turn Korea's proposed Future Response Fund into unchecked spending. 10/25/2026 - 08:32 PM Opinion Desk
CScale exits Stealth with $145m funding for gigawatt-scale AI - CScale, a Palo Alto startup for optical interconnects, has exited stealth mode with the announcement of $145 million in Series C funding. Nvidia and Intel Capital were among the investors. […] The post CScale exits Stealth with $145m funding for gigawatt-scale AI appeared first on Electronics Weekly...
Testing Silicon Photonics At Scale - New test requirements include fiber alignment, coupling efficiency, polarization management, and optical instrumentation. The post Testing Silicon Photonics At Scale appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
CEO Interview with Lisa Spelman of Cornelis - Lisa Spelman is CEO of Cornelis , where she leads the company’s efforts to advance high-performance networking for AI and HPC infrastructure. She brings more than 20 years of experience across AI, cloud, enterprise infrastructure, data center operations, product strategy, and go-to-market leadership....
“Performance” Oryon: Qualcomm’s Little Core ... - Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite uses a hybrid core setup, breaking away from the all-big-core strategy that the company previously used with in-house core designs. ...
Intel buys Classiq to become full-stack quantum computing provider - Intel is to buy Classiq, a provider of quantum computing software. The combination of Classiq’s synthesis platform with Intel’s spin-qubit manufacturing and existing software would create a user-friendly full-stack quantum […] The post Intel buys Classiq to become full-stack quantum computing provider...
Micron's Roadmap, Meta's AI Infrastructure, and NVIDIA's Supply Chain Mastery - In this episode of The Circuit, Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg dissect a massive week in semiconductor earnings and infrastructure developments. The conversation opens with Micron's surprisingly transparent technology webinar, where the company outlined its high bandwidth memory (HBM) roadmap, dismissed...
FSS 2027 Workshops - Optional pre-summit workshops on March 30, 2027: Bridging Blue Tech, Riding the Quantum Wave, Photonics for Cloud and Edge Technologies, plus the co-located IMAPS Florida ATW.
Tunable gate electrodes could help semiconductors operate at lower voltages - Smartphones and computers process information by switching the current that flows inside semiconductors on and off. The gate electrode delivers the signal that controls this switching. Until now, gate electrodes have typically ...
KOA Speer heat shock resistors feature metal glaze resistance film - A new family of heat shock resistors from KOA Speer Electronics feature a metal glaze resistance film to provide improved high heat and weather resistance. The RK73B-AT resistors also feature […] The post KOA Speer heat shock resistors feature metal glaze resistance film appeared first on Electronics...
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...
K-beauty, chips push Korean SME exports to Q3 record - K-beauty, chips push Korean SME exports to Q3 record Korean small businesses posted a record $33.4 billion in third quarter exports as cosmetics and semiconductor demand surged, with the United States overtaking China as their top market. 10/26/2026 - 04:00 AM News Team
CEO Interview with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky of Disaster Avoidance Experts - Gleb Tsipursky, PhD, is the CEO and co-founder of Disaster Avoidance Experts , a consulting and training firm focused on helping organizations adopt AI through employee engagement and practical workflow redesign. He is a behavioral scientist and the author of The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From...
Concerns grow over Finance Ministry being sidelined - Concerns grow over Finance Ministry being sidelined An editorial warns that sidelining the Ministry of Finance and Economy could turn Korea's proposed Future Response Fund into unchecked spending. 10/25/2026 - 11:01 AM Opinion Desk
Ambarella - Should you buy? - A deep dive on the small chip company that put a brain inside the camera, why NXP is reportedly circling it, and whether you should own the business or…
CJ targets $1.13 billion in sales for Hetbahn, bets on multigrain for growth - CJ targets $1.13 billion in sales for Hetbahn, bets on multigrain for growth CJ CheilJedang aims to lift Hetbahn sales to 1.5 trillion won ($1.13 billion) by 2028 through protein-rich multigrain rice and a larger U.S. push. 10/24/2026 - 07:31 PM KIM MIN-YOUNG
