Semi. Fabs and Clean Rooms 3¾h ago: Samsung advancing 2nm/4nm fabs in Korea for HBM and starting second Texas fab construction; GlobalFoundries raising capex and tripling silicon photonics capacity; TSMC Arizona Fab 2 nearing 3nm production in 2027; cleanroom space remains key bottleneck with many projects booked years ahead.
MIR Microscopy Method Achieves Video-Rate Volumetric Imaging for Live Cells - Label-free mid-infrared photothermal (MIP) microscopy, a live-cell imaging technique, uses mid-infrared (MIR) light to vibrate the chemical bonds within molecules. Each molecule has a distinctive frequency, and these different frequency signatures can be used to create a map of the cell’s internal structure....
Chip Industry Week In Review - HBM smuggling routes into China; Nvidia H200s held in Hong Kong; Micron pauses Taiwan fab work; Samsung expands HBM base-die capacity; Oracle-Tencent AI chip deal collapses; Bosch builds out semiconductors; S. Korea boosts AI and chip spending; Marvell-Lumentum deal draws scrutiny; more acquisitions,...
Opposition pins Kospi plunge on Lee government - Opposition pins Kospi plunge on Lee government The People Power Party blamed the Lee Jae Myung administration after the Kospi plunged below 5,000, with chip stocks leading a market sell-off. 11/6/2026 - 12:36 AM News Team
Samsung, SK Hynix eye AI inference boom as South Korea's SSD exports soar 584% - Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expanding their high-value NAND flash portfolios to meet growing demand for high-performance, high-capacity enterprise solid-state drives (eSSDs). The proliferation of AI agents and long-context services is increasing the need for key-value (KV) caching, prompting...
Entegris Expands Partnership with Kioxia - Entegris, Inc. today announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Kioxia Corporation to accelerate materials innovation for future generations of BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and next-generation computing. The post Entegris Expands Partnership with Kioxia appeared first on Semiconductor Digest...
Interview with David Tester VP of Engineering Mach42 - David Tester is the VP of Engineering at Mach42, with 30 years of experience in semiconductor development, engineering leadership, and business growth. As Chief Engineer at EnSilica, he helped transform the company from a design consultancy into a publicly listed fabless semiconductor business, scaling...
Second Annual STEM on the Lawn Engages Students in Hands-On Activities - On Oct. 24, our second annual STEM on the Lawn event brought students and families together for a day of hands-on activities and interactive experiences designed to spark curiosity and inspire future generations of students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)....
Taiwan's server makers commit billions to Texas as new governor vows data center moratorium - Taiwanese server makers have committed billions of dollars to manufacturing facilities in Texas over the past two years. Now, the state's incoming governor has pledged to suspend new data center approvals, raising uncertainty over AI infrastructure investment in one of America's largest development markets....
Are we all blue-collar workers? - Are we all blue-collar workers? An opinion writer argues that Korea must rethink uniform labor rules as AI reshapes work, creativity and economic competitiveness. 11/5/2026 - 10:01 AM Opinion Desk
Physical AI in action at OktoberTech Silicon Valley 2026 - The event showcased robot designs as a major use case for physical AI deployment. The post Physical AI in action at OktoberTech Silicon Valley 2026 appeared first on EDN .
MicroVision, Field AI Collaborate on Industrial Autonomous Systems - MicroVision has expanded its collaboration with FieldAI, a developer of autonomous robotic systems for government and industrial applications. In addition, FieldAI has purchased MicroVision MOVIA sensors for development and evaluation activities across government and industrial autonomous robotics initiatives....
EU launches €525 million chip design platform to boost startups - Nov-5-2026 — The European Commission has launched the European Chip Design Platform (EuroCDP), backed by €525 million in investment to support a new generation of European semiconductor design companies. The initiative, launched by Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty,...
Adding Network Security To AI, HPC, And Data Centers - The location of security functions such as MACsec or IPsec has become a key architectural decision. The post Adding Network Security To AI, HPC, And Data Centers appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
Wi-Fi SoCs pair low power with edge AI - Nordic reports that its nRF71 series of Wi-Fi SoCs delivers up to 20 times lower standby power consumption than the nRF70 series. The post Wi-Fi SoCs pair low power with edge AI appeared first on EDN .
CTO Interview with Taylor Barton of Certus Semiconductor - Taylor Barton is a Lead Analog/Mixed-Signal and I/O IC Design Engineer at Certus Semiconductor, where he has worked since December 2022. He has designed more than 20 silicon-proven I/O and ESD libraries and has led analog and I/O IP projects, including ADC and SerDes designs. Taylor holds B.S. and M.S....
Sustainability Currents: AI’s Physical Bottlenecks Beyond Chips - The AI boom has largely been framed as a race for chips and compute, but as the technology scales, some of its biggest constraints are becoming increasingly physical. On this week’s episode of the Sustainability Currents podcast, Stephen Byrd, global head of thematic and sustainability research at Morgan...
Taiwan science park debt tops NT$160 billion as NSTC targets faster repayment - Debt held by Taiwan's science park operating funds reached NT$163.54 billion (approx. US$4.97 billion) as of the end of September 2026, while the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) remains confident that rising operating cash flow will accelerate repayment. The government continues to develop...
Europe’s Chip Industry: Perfect Storm or Perfect Timing? - At SEMICON Europa 2026, Europe’s chip industry will confront a “perfect storm” of geopolitical, technological, and competitive pressures. The post Europe’s Chip Industry: Perfect Storm or Perfect Timing? appeared first on EE Times .
HiSilicon CS5250: Huawei's First Self-Developed CMOS Image Sensor - TechInsights confirms Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon's 50 MP CS5250 CMOS image sensor in the Xiaotu S7 PRO MAX action camera. Explore preliminary teardown findings and learn how to access the full technical analysis.
FNO-Based Inverse Co-Design of Semiconducting Quantum-Dot Devices - Gate-defined semiconductor quantum dots are promising building blocks for scalable spin-based quantum processors, however their operational properties depend on several fabrication and control parameters, such as lithographic gate layout and applied voltages. Existing device architectures have been refined...
EE Times Magazine – November 2026 - This edition of EE Times Magazine explores advances in semiconductor manufacturing and packaging, farm autonomy, and Canada’s efforts to commercialize emerging technologies. The post EE Times Magazine – November 2026 appeared first on EE Times .
Democratic rout in U.S. offers opportunity for Korean shipbuilders, uncertainty for chipmakers - Democratic rout in U.S. offers opportunity for Korean shipbuilders, uncertainty for chipmakers The dramatic shift may complicate the calculus for firms investing in the United States, with Trump still in power but facing strong checks by the U.S. Congress. 11/5/2026 - 03:12 AM News Team
MACOM Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results - LOWELL, MA, November 5, 2026 – MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (“MACOM”) (Nasdaq: MTSI), a leading supplier of semiconductor products, today announced its financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 2, 2026.
Four Dutch-Taiwanese projects target scalable photonics - Four projects have been selected under the NetherlandsâTaiwan Techbridge Call to develop photonic technologies for wireless communications, optical interconnects and quantum computing.
RS announces strong half-year results - RS Group has announced strong results for H1 2026 with outperformance in all regions. “We have had a good start to 2026/27,” says RS CEO Simon Pryce. “Manufacturing sentiment remained […] The post RS announces strong half-year results appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
How to Implement "Trust in AI" in Enterprise Environments - What does it take to move AI from proof of concept to trusted use in business? Explore AI trust, data, governance, quality, human oversight, and organizational change through Fujitsu’s implementation experience.
Generative Modeling for Cascading Extremes via Autoregressive Transformers - …probabilities for held-out categorical processes and particle filter references for heavy-tailed vector autoregressive processes. Applied to ten-second returns for five semiconductor stocks, the pretrained model supports zero-shot transfer, while a few epochs of adaptation improve agreement between...
When Agents Are the Interface - Agent economics, who pays for inference, vertical integration, and what it means for Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, Apple and semis
AI investment faces a credibility test (KOR) - AI investment faces a credibility test (KOR) Investors are demanding proof that Big Tech's trillion-dollar AI investment plans can generate sustainable returns for semiconductor makers. 11/4/2026 - 07:18 PM Opinion Desk
The next scientific breakthrough - Artificial Intelligence The next scientific breakthrough AI and HPC are helping scientists find new value in existing data.
GSA Honors Sanjay Mehrotra as Memory Takes Center Stage in Computing - The Global Semiconductor Alliance will present Micron Technology Chairman and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra with its 2026 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award, recognizing a career that connects foundational flash memory innovation with the demands of modern computing. The presentation is scheduled for GSA’s...
Researchers uncover hidden cause of aging in perovskite solar cells - A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has found a previously overlooked cause of aging in perovskite solar cells exposed to light. The team has also developed a solution that effectively extends ...
Is There Room for Small-Scale OSATs in India’s Chip Packaging Boom? - Small OSATs in India can start with ₹1.5–₹2 billion (~$15.8–$21 million), consultant Nitin Dodia said. But anchor customers, skilled staff, and qualification determine who survives. The post Is There Room for Small-Scale OSATs in India’s Chip Packaging Boom? appeared first on EE Times .
Randomized Caches in HW: Overheads And Limitations (RUB, Max Planck, Georgia Tech) - Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, and Georgia Tech published “Randomized Caches in Hardware: Challenges and Trade-offs.” Abstract Excerpt: “Randomized caches protect against side-channel attacks by obfuscating the mapping of memory addresses...
Emerson NI PXIe instruments for AI-accelerated automated testing - Emerson has announced new NI PXI express instruments featuring an AI-accelerated approach to automated test. The goal, says the company, is to make the testing process more accessible to engineering […] The post Emerson NI PXIe instruments for AI-accelerated automated testing appeared first on Electronics...
When trusting your tools is the wisest way - Sometimes, the best way to optimize a design is to stop trying to outsmart the tools. Relevant to today's AI tools? Comments are welcomed! The post When trusting your tools is the wisest way appeared first on EDN .
What to look out for at electronica 2026 - At next week’s electronica 2026 in Munich (10-13 November) attendees will focus on key industries that are at the forefront of technology advances, writes Anthony Coia. Semiconductor and electronics materials […] The post What to look out for at electronica 2026 appeared first on Electronics Weekly...
Kospi falls for 2nd day on AI rout after U.S. midterms - Kospi falls for 2nd day on AI rout after U.S. midterms Stocks fell 6 percent as fears of tighter U.S. AI data center rules battered chip stocks after the midterms. 11/6/2026 - 02:21 AM
MKS Expands Chinese Manufacturing Facility: Week in Brief: 11/6/26 - Leonardo DRS was selected by AeroVironment to provide power and thermal management subsystems for the U.S. Army’s Enduring-High Energy Laser production program. The subcontract supports production of AeroVironment’s 30 kW LOCUST X3 laser...
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, Dec. 10, 2026. The 2026 Dr. Morris […] The post GSA Awards 2026 nominees appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
DOE Labs and NY Creates Partner to Advance U.S. Microelectronics - Pilot program connects microelectronics industry with world-class instruments and materials-science expertise at Brookhaven and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories to speed innovation and manufacture of advanced semiconductor chips Read the Original News Release Here. UPTON, N.Y. — Two major U.S....
Chips Selloff Worsens as Fears About AI Trade Grip Stock Market - Shares of semiconductor stocks plunged on Thursday, extending a recent selloff as investors turn skeptical on the artificial intelligence trade after the Democrats dominated the midterm elections.
Talking vehicles - Automotive vehicle-to-everything is the bridge between today’s traffic challenges and tomorrow’s seamless mobility, writes Payam Pajoohi. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) alone could cut crashes […] The post Talking vehicles appeared first...
Why Power Efficiency Matters in Enterprise NVMe® SSDs - As storage demands grow, power efficiency is becoming just as important as performance. This blog post explores how enterprise NVMe® SSDs can improve energy use, support sustainability goals and help designers maximize rack density in modern data centers.
[News] Huawei, Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Baidu, ZTE and Lenovo Invest in Optical Communications - Optical communications has become an increasingly important investment area for technology companies in recent years. Huawei, Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Baidu and ZTE, among others, have expanded their presence in related fields through investments, including optical chips and optical modules. Huawe......
Australia’s Surplus Heads for Decade-Low on Chip, Energy Imports - Australia’s trade surplus is on track to slump to its lowest level in a decade this year, as chips and servers needed for data centers add to a surge in imports from China while energy costs spiral higher.
Electrification Week: From Energy to Motion - Explore the technologies shaping intelligent, efficient and integrated electrified systems during Electrification Week, November 16 through 20.
Democratic sweep clouds Korea-U.S. trade deals, boosts clean energy shares - Democratic sweep clouds Korea-U.S. trade deals, boosts clean energy shares A Democratic Congress could intensify scrutiny of Korean investments and nuclear cooperation while lifting hopes for solar and battery companies. 11/4/2026 - 05:12 AM SARAH CHEA, PARK EUN-JEE, KIM MIN-YOUNG
SPIE Names 2027 Prism Award Finalists - SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has named its finalists for the 2027 Prism Awards. The 21 products — from plucky startups to industry giants — selected in seven categories, will be honored during a Feb. 3 gala evening at Photonics West in San Francisco. The annual event,...
Samtec VITA 90 VNX+ for RF backplane, optical, and power connectivity - Mouser Electronics is stocking Samtec’s VITA 90 VNX+, which combines RF backplane, optical, and power connectivity. It is for harsh or space‑constrained applications. The interconnect product family supports small-form-factor, modular, […] The post Samtec VITA 90 VNX+ for RF backplane, optical,...
What’s in the November/December 2026 Issue? - Each issue of Semiconductor Digest has articles found only in the magazine. Click on the links to read the articles in the November/December issue. If you are attending SEMICON Europa, pick up an issue in print at the Tech Arena. The post What’s in the November/December 2026 Issue? appeared first on...
Get Mannerisms, Gadget Master, the Daily and the Weekly, in newsletter form - Let our content come straight to you! Easily digestible newsletter emails straight to your inbox. And all the newsletters are mobile optimised. The post Get Mannerisms, Gadget Master, the Daily and the Weekly, in newsletter form appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Built to Last: Why Automotive-Grade PQC Can’t Wait - Why automotive-grade PQC IP matters, what sets it apart from general-purpose PQC, and what SoC design teams should look for when choosing a PQC accelerator. The post Built to Last: Why Automotive-Grade PQC Can’t Wait appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
