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...
Fiber Sensing Company Optics11 Secures $56M in Funding - Optics11, a deep-tech company developing fiber optic sensing for underwater intelligence and energy grids, has secured €50 million ($56M) in follow-on equity investment to accelerate its capacity to meet global customer demand. As European...
Defects and Structural Evolution in CrSBr: Machine-Learning Potentials for Atomistic Simulations - The layered van der Waals semiconductor CrSBr combines intrinsic magnetic order with semiconducting and optical properties, making it a promising material for multifunctional electronic and photonic applications. Understanding how defects and structural transformations affect its properties under experimentally...
Moonshot Rents Nvidia’s Top AI Chips in China, Documents Show - Moonshot AI accessed a trove of Nvidia Corp.’s most advanced chips this summer, according to documents filed with Beijing regulators, highlighting the Chinese artificial intelligence champion’s reliance on American hardware despite US export restrictions.
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 .
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
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 .
Fable: The Home For Geniuses - The “Pope of Physics” as his colleagues called him because of his infallibility in solving physics problems, was increasingly concerned by anti-Semitic laws passed by his country’s fascist government because […] The post Fable: The Home For Geniuses appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
DeepX Tapes Out Second-Gen Chip, Projects 6.7× Performance Gain With LPDDR5x-PIM - DeepX is targeting edge markets including robotics with its second-generation AI accelerator, which can run large LLMs on device in under 5 W. The post DeepX Tapes Out Second-Gen Chip, Projects 6.7× Performance Gain With LPDDR5x-PIM appeared first on EE Times .
阿貢實驗室獲百倍 GPU 記憶體加持，結合全新 AI 算力開啟「自主實驗室」研究新紀元 - 美國能源部阿貢國家實驗室（Argonne National Laboratory）4 宣布，將擴充其推論服務（Inference Service）的運算資源，讓研究人員能使用更多先進模型，並將人工智慧更深入地整合到科學工作流程中。這項升級由阿貢領導運算設施（ALCF）推動，在新增...
Machines that think: trust and provenance - This is the twelfth part in a series on how AI is crossing out of software and into the physical world. This time, Jan Bosch looks at what it takes to establish that something is real when anything can be synthesized.
When the economic illusion fades - When the economic illusion fades Fuel price controls and a semiconductor-led export boom may be hiding weakening household finances and deeper structural vulnerabilities. 11/8/2026 - 10:01 AM Opinion Desk
Team unlocks large-scale Fourier transforms for analog in-memory computing - Fourier transforms are mathematical calculations that can be used to identify the frequencies that make up a signal and shed light on their individual contributions. These transforms have been used, for example, to unveil ...
Quantum Discovery Reveals Why More Powerful Lasers Can Actually Slow Atoms Down - Researchers have uncovered an unexpected way to control the movement of atomic layers in quantum materials. Scientists have discovered that two carefully timed laser pulses can move atomic layers in a quantum material more effectively than a single, more powerful pulse. Published in Nature Physics, the...
The History of UMC: From Taiwan’s Semiconductor Beginnings to a Global Foundry - United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is one of the pioneering companies in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry and an important participant in the development of the global semiconductor foundry business. Established in 1980 with support from the Taiwanese government, UMC emerged during a period when...
Golden Testcases You Can Check With a Calculator - Two timing tools that agree can still both be wrong. A small testcase where you can re-derive every printed digit by hand shows that the engine is correct, and when it isn’t, it shows which term is wrong.
Streaming Scan Network Test Over PCIe - Changing test strategies put a premium on how closely the design ecosystem and the test ecosystem line up. The post Streaming Scan Network Test Over PCIe 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 Megaspeed Chip Smuggling Probe - Nvidia's general counsel intervened in a US government probe of suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International. Bloomberg's Lynn Doan and Annabelle Droulers explain what we know.
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
GF to run 7nm process next year - Globalfoundries says it intends to demo a 7nm FDSOI process in early 2027 called FDX Fusion. The process claims to deliver more than double the transistor density of first-generation 22FDX, […] The post GF to run 7nm process next year appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Google expands its 8th-Gen TPU portfolio for agentic AI - Google has expanded its eighth generation TPU portfolio with the TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max. Following on from the TPU 8t and TPU 8i releases in April, it marks […] The post Google expands its 8th-Gen TPU portfolio for agentic AI appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
CEA-Leti and SMS-E Join Forces to Optimize the Performance of Components - As part of their partnership, CEA-Leti and SMS-E are collaborating to expand the applications of nanosecond laser annealing—a process that facilitates the integration of multiple layers of transistors and leading to increasingly high-performance power components.
Mitsui Chemicals to Take Over Chip Linchpin JSR for $12 Billion - Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals Inc. is buying JSR Corp. for ¥1.84 trillion ($12 billion) with support from state-backed Development Bank of Japan to strengthen its hold over a key chip materials linchpin.
The Optical Super Highway For AI - Exponentially increasing AI compute performance requires exponential interconnect speeds. The post The Optical Super Highway For AI appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
The secret signals of keyless fobs - Here’s how your fob speaks to your car and the clever security engineering that keeps thieves from listening in. The post The secret signals of keyless fobs appeared first on EDN .
The Midterms Hit AI: Data Center Pushback, a Market Whipsaw, and Earnings That Tell a Different Story - A midterm election that put data centers on the ballot, followed by one of the sharpest two-day market swings in recent memory, changed the AI conversation this week, even as earnings from AMD, Arm, Lattice, and Coherent pointed to demand that hasn't slowed. Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman unpack what...
Samsung Names 10 Outstanding Researchers in Future Technology Program - Samsung has presented its first awards to researchers who delivered outstanding results under its Future Technology Fostering Program, which has supported scientific research for 14 years.Samsung said on Nov. 5 that it held the 2026 Samsung Future Technology Fostering Program Annual Forum at the Wes
CEO Interview with Mark Rushworth of Finchetto - Mark Rushworth is CEO of the all-optical network switch company, Finchetto, a photonics startup developing fully optical network switching technology for AI and hyperscale data centers. He specializes in integrated photonics and optical networking, with a focus on reducing the power consumption and latency...
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 .
Anthropic's Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 advance agentic AI - The launch of Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2 marks a decisive shift in artificial intelligence, transitioning models from passive task completion to true autonomous collaboration. Built on a shared neural foundation, the twin models divide responsibilities to balance sheer technical capability...
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 .
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 .
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.
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
Semiconductor Earnings Sugar Rush Likely to Fade, Says JPMorgan’s Peters - Grace Peters, global investment strategy co-head at JPMorgan Private Bank, calls semiconductor stocks “the epicenter of this drawdown,” but says that earnings assumptions show markets are “reasonably valued.” She says the firm doesn’t have a reason to step back from investing in equities as...
Ed Takes Advantage From Project Fear - The government is terrified that the behaviour of the revolting frogs will cross the channel and infect our own people who, enraged by the same problems of rising living costs […] The post Ed Takes Advantage From Project Fear appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Samsung cash pile tops 200 trillion won as chip boom fuels record spending - Samsung cash pile tops 200 trillion won as chip boom fuels record spending The semiconductor surge gives Samsung more room for shareholder returns, AI-driven investment and expanded chip production. 11/8/2026 - 12:15 AM News Team
CEO Interview With Trey Closson of Amplio - Trey Closson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Amplio, an AI-powered industrial asset recovery company helping manufacturers recover value from surplus equipment and inventory. With over a decade of experience in global logistics, supply chain strategy, and operations, Trey previously led international logistics...
CEO Interview with Jun Yuan of Arcas-Tech - ◆Engineer for chip design, simulation, and P&R at AMD; Senior Engineer for chip verification (emulation, equivalence checking, formal verification) at Motorola since 1992.
傳跨足先進記憶體生產？焦佑鈞：台積電與三大記憶體原廠均有合作不會加入競爭 - 針對近期市場傳出半導體龍頭台積電為因應輝達需求，擬跨足先進記憶體與 3D DRAM 領域，引發半導體供應鏈高度關注。對此，記憶體大廠華邦電董事長焦佑鈞於家庭 受訪時直言，他個人評估台積電現階段投入 3D DRAM 的可能性並不高。...
