Pixxel Establishes Pixxel Federal to Expand Govt. Operations - Pixxel, a space technology company building high-resolution hyperspectral satellites, established Pixxel Federal, a U.S. subsidiary focused on delivering advanced Earth observation technologies, satellite mission systems, and geospatial intelligence...
ToothPaste Goes Where Your Password Manager Doesn’t - One of the easiest ways of improving security and privacy when using the Internet, and computers in general, is to use strong passwords unique to each site or service. A …read more
Baidu AI Chip Unit’s Hong Kong IPO Is Said to Slip to Next Year - An initial public offering of Baidu Inc.’s artificial intelligence chip unit may slip to next year, people with knowledge of the matter said, as the company waits for approval from the Chinese securities regulator.
Japanese distributor turns away new customers as DDR5 prices double - A Japanese electronics distributor has stopped accepting new customers because it cannot fully supply its existing ones, Nikkei reported, as demand from AI data centers tightens supply of the conventional DRAM used in PCs.
Marvell buys Lumentum - Marvell is to buy photonics specialist Lumentum for $115 billion in what is being seen as a bet on the continuation of the datacentre build out. “AI infrastructure is undergoing […] The post Marvell buys Lumentum appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
High inventories threaten Taiwan manufacturing PMI expansion - The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) released Taiwan's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for October 2026 on November 2, showing continued expansion, with the outlook remaining optimistic. Notably, customer inventories in the manufacturing sector have stayed excessively high for two consecutive...
Olaf van der Sluis takes helm of TUE’s Casimir Institute - Olaf van der Sluis has succeeded Bart Smolders as scientific director of the Casimir Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology’s research institute for chips and high-tech systems.
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...
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available - For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, see latest issue
Japan to build underwater drones - Japan’s Defence Ministry will begin research next fiscal year on mass-producing drones for the detection and attack of foreign submarines. Japanese companies will be selected for the development programme in […] The post Japan to build underwater drones appeared first on Electronics Weekly .
Ground penetrating radar: How RF waves map the unseen world - Ground penetrating radar (GPR) turns invisible transitions beneath our feet into readable signals. The post Ground penetrating radar: How RF waves map the unseen world appeared first on EDN .
Should you Buy - Bloom energy - Twenty-five years, a decade of losses, and then AI happened. The company has morphed itself into a retail investor darling. Valuations show how much of…
South Korea Exports Extend Robust Growth on AI-Fueled Chip Boom - South Korea’s exports maintained strong growth in October, highlighting the strength of an artificial intelligence-driven boom that has powered the economy, even as a recent selloff in technology stocks raised questions about the durability of the global AI trade.
10월 D램 가격 5.7% 상승…낸드는 보합 전환 - 메모리 반도체 공급 부족이 이어지면서 10월 D램 고정거래가격이 또 다시 역대 최고치를 경신했다. 반면 장기간 상승세가 이어졌던 낸드플래시 가격은 고점 부담에 따른 수요 위축으...
ICT discontinues Improve - ICT Group has decided to stop the activities of Improve, its subsidiary specializing in testing, quality management and requirements engineering.
Fast, Sub-Volt HZO Ferroelectric Capacitors For DRAM-Like Memory (SNU) - Seoul National University-led researchers published “Resolving the Kay–Dunn limit and the speed–endurance dilemma in ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 for DRAM-class sub-volt capacitors.” The first author, Geun Hyeong Park, Ph.D., summarizes the work here: “Fast, frequently rewritten memory requires...
UK Space Agency invites proposals for international space partnerships - The UK Space Agency is inviting proposals for space-based projects that will help strengthen international partnerships for the UK space sector. Funding will be through the government’s International Bilateral Fund […] The post UK Space Agency invites proposals for international space partnerships...
How Allegro MicroSystems Increased OEE by Several Percentage Points with yieldHUB Live - Allegro MicroSystems’ experience with yieldHUB Live shows how better use of production data can translate into measurable manufacturing gains. At its high-volume semiconductor operation in the Philippines, Allegro set out to improve overall equipment effectiveness, or OEE, by one percentage point. According...
Marvell Snaps Photonics Chipmaker Lumentum to Bolster AI Connectivity - The $115 billion deal aims to create a category leader in AI connectivity by co-designing network processors and lasers for optical transceivers. The post Marvell Snaps Photonics Chipmaker Lumentum to Bolster AI Connectivity appeared first on EE Times .
Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Nov. 3 - Meter-scale quantum interconnects; 2.5D/3D GPU integration and embodied emissions; secure memory-dependent prefetching; routing-aware analog placement; AI-enhanced flip-chip defect detection; superposed PCM for neural-network vector storage. The post Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Nov. 3 appeared...
Building lasting trust in the Korea-U.S. alliance (KOR) - Building lasting trust in the Korea-U.S. alliance (KOR) Seoul should insist on clear conditions, meaningful consultation and commercial safeguards in major investment and security decisions with Washington. 11/2/2026 - 07:25 PM Opinion Desk
SEMI Foundation Recognizes FM Industries for Advancing Semiconductor Workforce Development - 2026 Excellence in Achievement Award honors the company's leadership in expanding apprenticeships, investing in employee advancement, and strengthening the semiconductor workforce. The post SEMI Foundation Recognizes FM Industries for Advancing Semiconductor Workforce Development appeared first on Semiconductor...
Exhibit or Sponsor FSS 2027 - Exhibitors and sponsors Put your organization in front of Florida’s semiconductor decision-makers Build brand visibility and connect with professionals across the semiconductor industry as an exhibitor or a sponsor at the 2027 Florida Semiconductor Summit. Why exhibit Why sponsor Build on the benefits...
AI to the Edge: Generative Intelligence for Robotics and Autonomous Systems - Designed for embedded engineers, robotics developers, AI practitioners, and technical leaders, this webinar explores how generative intelligence is helping shape the future of physical AI. The post AI to the Edge: Generative Intelligence for Robotics and Autonomous Systems appeared first on EE Times ....
Anthropic's S-1 Opens the Books, Oracle Goes Heterogeneous, and the Real AI Capital Race - Anthropic's S-1 puts frontier AI economics on the public record, Oracle adds TPUs and Cerebras to a compute stack that was mostly NVIDIA, and hyperscaler earnings show cloud growth is exceeding free cash flow. Together they make capital structure, more than demand, the constraint on who can scale. Patrick...
Disassembling a SFP Ethernet adapter - If you need a spare RJ45 switch port but none are available, use a spare SFP instead. Ethernet adapters can’t be beat, but mind the heat. The post Disassembling a SFP Ethernet adapter appeared first on EDN .
AI data center boom supercharges Korean power equipment industry - AI data center boom supercharges Korean power equipment industry Surging U.S. demand for data centers and grid upgrades is driving strong earnings and exports for Korean power equipment makers HD Hyundai Electric and LS Electric. 11/2/2026 - 01:54 AM News Team
Shift Left Is Becoming A System-Level Problem - Rise in complexity is pushing engineers to validate hardware, software, and physical constraints earlier in the design flow, but fragmented workflows make that difficult. The post Shift Left Is Becoming A System-Level Problem appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .
OpenAI’s Altman Meets Samsung Executives as Chip Crunch Deepens - OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman met with Samsung Group’s top executives in South Korea on Saturday to deepen cooperation on memory chips and AI infrastructure as global shortages intensify.
A Breakthrough in Magnetism Could Make Computer Chips Use Dramatically Less Energy - Researchers have overcome a longstanding obstacle that has prevented promising materials from being used in ultra-low-power computer chips. A promising class of materials could help dramatically reduce the electricity needed for computing, but a persistent problem has kept them out of computer chips....
Record profits fail to shield Samsung, SK hynix stocks as AI spending fears rattle markets - Record profits fail to shield Samsung, SK hynix stocks as AI spending fears rattle markets Shares of Google and Intel nose-dived on U.S. markets, highlighting investor concerns that Big Tech’s AI spending spree may not deliver sufficient returns. 11/1/2026 - 02:22 AM YOON SO-YEON
科林研發、imec 擴大合作！布局 High-NA EUV 乾式光阻，加速量產進程 - 人工智慧（ AI ）運算需求持續攀升，半導體產業的技術競爭已從電晶體微縮，進一步延伸至先進封裝、 3D 整合及新世代微影技術。科林研發（ Lam Research ）宣布擴大與 imec 策略合作，新增先進 3D 整合技術及 Aether 乾式光阻兩大聯合研發項目，分別瞄準次世代封裝與記憶體製程，以及...
ElectraIC Avionics IP Cores for FPGA: MIL-STD-1553B, ARINC 429 and ARINC 664 - AnySilicon IP Vendor Spotlight: Avionics communication interfaces demand precise timing, dependable data handling and extensive verification. For FPGA design teams, developing these protocol functions from scratch can add significant integration and validation effort. In this spotlight, Ates Berna, General...
AI Hardware’s Hidden Cost: Between Orders and Output - Alphabet’s TPU inventory, Intel’s manufacturing tradeoffs, and equipment suppliers’ balance sheets show how capital builds up along the path to usable AI computing capacity. The post AI Hardware’s Hidden Cost: Between Orders and Output appeared first on EE Times .
Light Manipulates Magnetic States Faster Than Conventional Methods - Optical control of the magnetism in materials enables magnetic states to be manipulated rapidly, potentially streamlining the storage of digital information. Optical control of magnetization is often symmetry-forbidden, but through a nonlinear response, optical excitation can generate a nonequilibrium...
Why reliability metrics must dictate advanced-node physical implementation flow - Dynamic voltage drops, electromigration, and timing are not three axes to be optimized in sequence; they are one physical system. The post Why reliability metrics must dictate advanced-node physical implementation flow appeared first on EDN .
Metaage posts 17% revenue growth through 3Q26, eyes AI expansion - Metaage, a subsidiary of Qisda, posted consolidated revenue of approximately NT$19 billion (US$583 million) for the first three quarters of 2026, up 17% from NT$16.2 billion in the same period of 2025, as enterprise IT infrastructure, software, and cloud businesses expanded. The company is targeting AI...
A Hidden Nanoscopic Effect Is Disrupting Some of the World’s Most Sensitive Sensors - Nanomechanical resonators are vital to precision sensing and emerging quantum technologies, but their extraordinary sensitivity comes with an unexpected vulnerability. A nanomechanical device can lose much of its ability to sustain vibrations without ever touching another object. Researchers at EPFL have...
Scientists Discover a Powerful New Way To Destroy Toxic “Forever Chemicals” - A new water-treatment technology could offer a breakthrough in the fight against forever chemicals. Scientists have developed a new way to destroy toxic “forever chemicals” in water rather than simply filter them out. During a 58-day experiment, the system removed more than 90% of each of six PFAS...
Lee puts 'growth' center stage with 36 mentions in 2027 budget speech - Lee puts 'growth' center stage with 36 mentions in 2027 budget speech President Lee Jae Myung outlined a record budget aimed at spreading growth more broadly while funding AI, regional development and welfare. 11/2/2026 - 05:15 AM News Team
What a Week! Anthropic Opens the Books, Intel Raises More Questions, Marvell and Lumentum?? - Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg unpack a packed week for AI and semiconductors, starting with Anthropic’s S-1 and what it reveals about the cost of staying at the frontier. We discuss why enterprise AI adoption still has room to grow, what our latest CIO survey says about ROI, and why Anthropic wants more...
Nordic Semi celebrates with micro:bit class kit programme - Nordic Semiconductor is celebrating its 10 years of involvement in the BBC micro:bit with its “micro:bit class kit” programme. Nordic is offering BBC micro:bit Club kits to classrooms around the […] The post Nordic Semi celebrates with micro:bit class kit programme appeared first on Electronics...
Andes Waits For Market Momentum For Cuzco CPU - Andes CTO Charlie Su said the company put its high-end RISC-V CPU on the back burner for commercial reasons. The post Andes Waits For Market Momentum For Cuzco CPU appeared first on EE Times .
Intel’s Tiny Bridges Could Lead to Very Big Paychecks - Intel’s next big opportunity could come from something that sounds spectacularly unglamorous: connecting tiny pieces of silicon. Advanced packaging rarely attracts the attention lavished on powerful processors or artificial intelligence models. Yet it increasingly determines how effectively those technologies...
Hong Kong Chip IPOs Tap Intertwined Investors, Boss’s Networks - Hong Kong listing hopefuls are shedding light on the inner workings of their initial public offerings, revealing cross-investments and personal connections, just as regulators step up scrutiny of structures that risk distorting the market.
Scientists Create a Tiny Electronic Device That Can Learn Like the Human Brain - A breakthrough in brain-inspired electronics could lead to devices that process information and learn without relying on conventional computing architectures. A single nanoscale electronic component can perform three different jobs, switching electrical current, storing information through resistance,...
FIA and J-Fusion Partner on Commercial Fusion Deployment: Week in Brief: 10/30/26 - Intel Corporation acquired Classiq, a provider of quantum computing software. The acquisition of Classiq would combine Intel’s quantum software platform, scalable silicon spin-qubit technology and advanced semiconductor manufacturing expertise...
Korea must follow Norway’s lead on fiscal rules - Korea must follow Norway’s lead on fiscal rules A proposed debt-financed fund risks locking Korea into unsustainable spending unless lawmakers adopt binding rules for windfall tax revenue. 11/1/2026 - 10:01 AM Opinion Desk
New X-Ray Technology Captures 4.6 Times More Light Without Losing Sharpness - Scientists have developed a new approach to X-ray imaging that captures significantly more light without sacrificing image sharpness. A major obstacle to sharper X-ray images is that much of the light generated inside detectors never reaches the camera. Researchers have developed a nanostructured surface...
