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 Effect of compensation on magnetic ordering in (Ga,Mn)As  - The real mechanism of ferromagnetism in III-V diluted magnetic semiconductors such as Ga _{1-x} _{1-x} Mn _x _x As is still debated. The experimental results point out the realization of appreciable ferromagnetism at filling of the impurity band close to one-half that can be expressed in terms of compensation...

 Bosch to form dedicated semiconductor division, targeting growth in new markets  - Firm to open up manufacturing capacity to external partners and expand foundry business

 Building connections across the research infrastructure  - MIT.nano and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition gathered facility leaders and technology professionals from across the nation to explore ways to make shared-access facilities more connected.

 Arm & SoftBank: Part 2 - Masa’s gifts arrive  - Part 2 of an extended discussion, covering what happened following the Softbank takeover of Arm in 2016

 AMD Forecast Exceeds Estimates After AI Chip Demand Soars  - Advanced Micro Devices Inc., a key challenger to Nvidia Corp. in artificial intelligence chips, gave a revenue forecast that exceeded analysts’ estimates, showing that demand for data center processors remains strong.

 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...

 Samsung holds on to top spot in global smartphone shipments in Q3 as overall market shrinks  - Samsung holds on to top spot in global smartphone shipments in Q3 as overall market shrinks The Korean tech giant just outpaced Apple with 23 percent all shipments as deliveries by all brands fell 20 percent on year. 11/3/2026 - 12:51 AM News Team

 Marvell Acquiring Lumentum for $115B  - Marvell has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lumentum in an all-stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of $115 billion for Lumentum. Post-closing, Marvell stockholders will own approximately 67% off the combined company on...

 Elethron to build UK AlN substrate manufacturing capability  - Firm to launch 2-inch monocrystalline AlN wafer platform, with industry co-development programs to shape specifications and qualification requirements.

 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...

 Get the Gadget Master newsletter!  - Ensure you receive the latest and greatest Gadget Master posts, hot and fresh, straight into your inbox! The post Get the Gadget Master newsletter! appeared first on Electronics Weekly .

 Marvell’s Acquisition of Lumentum to Unite Optical and Electronic Capabilities, Potentially Challenging Broadcom’s Market Leadership, Says TrendForce  - Marvell has officially announced its acquisition of optical communications giant Lumentum, with both companies’ boards approving the transaction on November 2. The deal remains subject to shareholder and regulatory approval across multiple jurisdictions.

 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 .

 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...

 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...

 AI Image Enhancement Improves Detection Of Flip-Chip Interconnect Defects (MCL, PVA TePla, ASE)  - Researchers at Materials Center Leoben, PVA TePla, and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) published “AI-Based Image Enhancement Improves Detection of Interconnect Defects in Microelectronic Packaging.” Abstract Excerpt: “Traditional failure-analysis (FA) methods face growing challenges due...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 Build Smarter, Safter Industrial Systems with MCX E32 MCUs  - Start developing today with the MCX E Series using the FRDM Development Platform. Explore our FRDM board portfolio.

 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...

 Build Smarter, Safter Industrial Systems with MCX E32 MCUs  - Start developing today with the MCX E Series using the FRDM Development Platform. Explore our FRDM board portfolio.

 Sandgrain appoints Jan Jager as CEO  - Eindhoven-based deep-tech cybersecurity specialist Sandgrain has announced the appointment of Jan Jager as chief executive officer, effective 1 November.

 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 .

 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...

 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 .

 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,...

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 Trumpf plasma generator business redirects to semiconductor production  - Trumpf is betting on the growing demand for advanced plasma generators in semiconductor manufacturing. The German company is moving series production to Poland to cut costs, while concentrating R&D and new product development in Freiburg. Its EUV customer ASML will also benefit from the move.

 Efficient Computer’s Electron E1 processor adopted by edgeAI  - Efficient Computer, the company claiming to build the world’s most energy-efficient processors, has announced that edgeAI has selected its Electron E1 processor to develop high-performance, energy-efficient solutions for physical AI […] The post Efficient Computer’s Electron E1 processor adopted...

 LiveX AI’s life-size, human-like AI hosts raise the bar for CX  - Instead of a human behind the customer service interface, AI City from LiveX AI relies on an AI agent to take questions and offer responses on a human-sized kiosk.

 Ceva’s next NeuPro generation opens new possibilities across AI  - Ceva is broadening the possibilities for AI silicon with a new generation of its NeuPro neural processing unit portfolio, bringing a common architecture and unified software environment to applications spanning sensors, intelligent devices and cloud infrastructure.

 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 .

 Conservatives' Achievement: Seoul's Subways and Buses  - With the 162 trillion Korean won additionally collected due to the semiconductor boom, they created a future fund, but 34% of it is used for cash welfare.

 Ericsson and Telia team up to put Sweden at forefront of 6G  - Ericsson and Telia Sweden have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the development of 6G technology…

 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

 AI 需求推升!華邦電 2026 第三季毛利率飆至 70.6%,單季 EPS 7.58 元  - 受惠客製化記憶體與高容量 Flash 價量齊揚,記憶體大廠 華邦電 2026 第三季合併營業收入達新台幣 823.31 億元,季增 37.6%、 增 278.2%。單季營業毛利提升至 581.01 億元,帶動營業毛利率攀升至 70.6%,季增 4 個百分點、 增高達 24 個百分點。營業淨利達到...

 [News] China Reportedly Obtains Smuggled HBM via Server Packages; Huawei 960DT Faces Domestic HBM Shortage  - While U.S. export restrictions limit China's access to advanced high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, smugglers have recently been exploiting a loophole to bring them into the country. According to The Information, citing sources, smugglers are packaging HBM chips with lower-performance server processo......

 S&P 500 Falls as Chip Rout Offsets US-Iran Hopes  - A selloff in chipmakers weighed on stocks, offsetting a slump in oil prices driven by hopes for diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran.

 美光台中廠勞資簽署協議 中科管理局:於法有據、尊重雙方決定  - 中科管理局今(3) 表示,針對美光公司與美光台中工會申請的勞資爭議調解案,管理局依據《勞資爭議處理法》,秉持公正、中立立場召開調解會議。後續勞資雙方達成一般性協議,並由當事人主動申請撤銷調解案,管理局尊重雙方決定。...

 Marvell To Acquire Lumentum For $115 billion  - With the acquisition, Marvell will enter into several new and growing device markets. It will also become an IDM with fabs

 [News] Innoscience Advances AI Infrastructure Power as Part of the NVIDIA MGX Ecosystem  - China’s gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors giant Innoscience, during the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit in late October, showcased its GaN power solutions for next-generation AI infrastructure as a participant in the NVIDIA MGX ecosystem. As AI compute scales, power has become...

 Q3 '26 Foundry/OSAT Earnings: Hit Or Miss?  - 5 takeaways from Intel’s Q3 results, Tower, ASE, Samsung, UMC, Amkor, JCET

 The Invisible Journey of Every Signal in Your Home  - Dozens of devices. Countless signals. Discover the RF and power technologies working behind the scenes to keep the connected home connected.

 TechInsights Identifies Five Trends Reshaping the Semiconductor Market  - Outlook examines how AI-driven demand is reshaping supply, technology investment, sustainability and the products that reach consumers. The post TechInsights Identifies Five Trends Reshaping the Semiconductor Market appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .

 Growth demands deregulation, not just spending  - Growth demands deregulation, not just spending President Lee Jae Myung's budget promises future investment, but deregulation, power infrastructure and sustainable financing will determine whether it delivers lasting growth. 11/2/2026 - 10:01 AM Opinion Desk

 Demcon targets photonics assembly bottleneck with laser-written connections  - Demcon Photonics is developing a manufacturing approach that uses laser-written optical waveguides to connect fiber arrays to photonic chips.

 晶豪科第三季 EPS 飆升達 36.79元,全系列傳統記憶體缺貨持續到 2027  - 記憶體 IC 設計廠晶豪科公布 2026 第 3 季財務績效,受惠於記憶體市場價格大幅調升,晶豪科第 3 季營運繳出亮眼成績單,單季合併營收達新台幣 221.5 億元,季增 58.83%、 增高達 519.22%。在價格攀升帶動下,單季毛利率衝上 77.44%,稅後淨利達...

 [News] UMC Reportedly Wins Photonic Integrated Circuit Orders; Initial Orders Up to 10K Wafers at 7× CMOS Pricing  - UMC is expanding its presence in the high-speed optical interconnect market as demand for silicon photonics chips grows. According to Economic Daily News, the company has reportedly secured major photonic integrated circuit (PIC) orders from Zhongji Innolight and Tencent-backed SILITH, with initial ......

 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

 Mikroe Click board for south-pole sensing  - UNI Hall 3 Click from MIKROE is a compact add-on Click board designed for contactless magnetic sensing applications. This board is based on the A31015KEWALT-47SN, a nanopower, ratiometric 1D linear […] The post Mikroe Click board for south-pole sensing 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 .

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 台大演講被問台積電未來優勢 劉德音先解析英特爾痛點  - 儘管受到美國大型科技公司財報等影響,美股遭逢逆風,台股重心台積電近 股價也下跌,但台積電在技術上的長期領先仍是外界關切的焦點。台大傑出校友講座,11 3 晚間邀請台積電前董事長劉德音以《半導體的技術領先 —一個無盡的追求》為題發表專題演講,這場閉門演講在問答環節出現不少精彩對話,尤其是「未來10...

 Extending Secure Ethernet Connectivity From the Industrial Edge to the Cloud  - Explore secure gateway architecture for 10BASE-T1S SPE client networks with AWS® cloud.

 宜鼎攻AI資料中心 企業級SSD送樣  - 宜鼎(5289)深化AI資料中心布局,推出企業級固態硬碟(eSSD)及伺服器記憶體產品,鎖定雲端服務供應商與新興雲端業者,主打效能、韌體客製化及長期供應。 儲存產品涵蓋伺服器開機碟與本地儲存碟,其中PCIe Gen5系列最高讀取速度達每秒14GB、寫入10GB,提供U.2及E1.S規格,均取得OCP...

 Apple expects MacBook Neo shipments to double in 2027, sources say  - Apple has given suppliers a shipment forecast of 16 million MacBook Neo units for 2027, about double the nearly 8 million units expected in 2026, according to supply-chain sources.

 Rising LEO satellite share cushions Syncmold, PC market misses peak season

 GigaDevice sees tight niche DRAM supply, slower price gains

 Decoy processors carry Korean HBM past US export controls into China

 Solidigm IPO cancellation puts SK Hynix's Kioxia stake in focus

 Zhongji InnoLight revenue and profit more than double in 3Q26

 Acer Taiwan expects significant consumer PC growth in 2026 despite overall market weakness

 Acer Intelligence Space eyes India growth after strong appliance sales

 AEB 3Q26 revenue jumps 70% on AI demand

 Darfon to consolidate China, Southeast Asia capacity, shift resources to AIDC components

 SpaceX is reportedly building AI data centers faster than anyone

 Supermicro eyes faster cash conversion as turnaround times shrink to 74 days

 High-speed optical communications drive demand for mSAP competition among Taiwan PCB makers

 Palantir nearly doubles 3Q26 revenue, riding wave of commercial demand

 Samsung Electro-Mechanics' long-term deals top KRW5 trillion

 AMD's data center surge shifts growth toward AI systems as cash conversion weakens

 Supermicro's record AI server sales put margins and cash conversion in focus

 Bosch creates semiconductor division to expand in robotics, external chipmaking

 Screen doubles investment as Kyoto equipment site takes shape

 AMD plans for a weaker PC market in 2027 as embedded growth gains momentum

 Winbond profit surges 12-fold in 3Q26 as gross margin tops 70%

 AMD expects more than 80% revenue growth in 2027, led by data centers

 AMD expands server CPU ambitions as Helios moves its AI business to rack scale

 Nexperia takes Wingtech to court over alleged rival chip supply chain in China

 Tech giants commit over US$3 trillion as AI infrastructure faces funding, power test

 DeepSeek V5 reportedly targets Huawei Ascend 950 training in 2027, a crucial test for a Chinese alternative to Nvidia

 Huawei's Hubble builds AI optics supply chain through minority stakes in 22 companies

 Onsemi targets every stage of AI power delivery while holding back automotive restocking

 OpenAI taps former Uber executive Jill Hazelbaker to lead corporate affairs

 Advanced Packaging Outlook 2027: Five Trends Reshaping CoWoS, HBM and Chiplets  - Advanced packaging will cap semiconductor growth in 2027. Explore how CoWoS, HBM4 and chiplets are reshaping capacity, yields and supply-chain strategy for AI accelerators.

 Tower Semiconductor and Innolight Advance High-Performance Near-Package Optics for AI Infrastructure  - Leveraging Tower's 200mm and 300mm Silicon Photonics platforms, the collaboration supports multiple generations of Near-Packaged Optics development for AI infrastructure. The post Tower Semiconductor and Innolight Advance High-Performance Near-Package Optics for AI Infrastructure appeared first on Semiconductor...

 Chip Rally Powers Stock Gains on US Election Day  - A revival of the artificial-intelligence trade sent stocks higher as US voting got underway in the midterm elections.

 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...

 Meet Qorvo AI: The 24/7 Virtual FAE Accelerating Your Designs  - Racing against a design deadline? Meet Qorvo AI, the 24/7 virtual FAE providing instant data to accelerate your project.

 China’s AI ‘shock’, EU ‘kill switch’, Ukraine hope, Mbappe fiasco: 7 global relations reads  - From a footballer’s faux pas to an EU ‘kill switch’, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in October 2026

 Marvellous Value Destruction  - Worst merger ever?

 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.

 Greece unveils semiconductor strategy  - Greece has opened a draft national strategy for semiconductors and microelectronics for public consultation, setting out how the country hopes to build a larger role in chip design, research and […] The post Greece unveils semiconductor strategy appeared first on Electronics Weekly .

 What adj EPS and synergies like after Marvell and Lumentum merge?  - 我們深度分析 Marvell 併購 Lumentum 將產生的綜效,雙方投資人為何都不看好,未來5 財務衝擊及outside the box thinking

 Growth demands deregulation, not just spending (KOR)  - Growth demands deregulation, not just spending (KOR) President Lee Jae Myung's budget promises future investment, but deregulation, power infrastructure and sustainable financing will determine whether it delivers lasting growth. 11/2/2026 - 07:33 PM Opinion Desk

 Researchers Discover a New Way To Control Magnetism Without Changing a Material’s Chemistry  - Neutron experiments have uncovered an unexpected connection between magnetic structure and electrical behavior. A gentle squeeze can change the magnetic structure of certain crystals and alter their electrical behavior. Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) demonstrated...

 A flexible new route to designer materials built from nanoparticles  - Pliable connector molecules could be key to creating nanoparticle-based materials for photonics, chemical catalysis, medicine, and more.

 Interview with Sweta Gupta, VP of Engineering of Analog Bits  - Sweta Gupta is the Vice President of Engineering at Analog Bits, where she leads development and execution of mixed-signal IP’s, managing circuit and layout teams.

 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 ....

 ST offers four auto safety combination sensors post-NXP MEMS buy  - New sensors from ST can help OEMs with auto crash protection and stability controls

 New semiconductor chiller combines deep cooling with refrigerant that has no global warming potential  - A large-capacity industrial chiller capable of providing cooling at temperatures of −120°C or below has been developed to remove heat generated during semiconductor manufacturing processes. Using nitrogen as a refrigerant ...

 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 Networking and Interconnect Market Projected to Reach US$279.8 Billion in 2027, with Scale-Up Share Rising to 24%, Says TrendForce  - TrendForce's latest AI infrastructure research indicates that the continued expansion of AI server clusters and surging accelerator bandwidth requirements are fueling rapid growth in the global AI networking and interconnect market. Market revenue is projected to climb from US$37.9 billion in 2024 to...

 Marvell’s Integration of Lumentum: Connecting Silicon and Optics to Build an AI Interconnect Platform  - The competition in AI infrastructure is shifting from “who can build the fastest accelerator” to “how thousands of accelerators can exchange data…

 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.