Semiconductors & Hardware

13+ min ago   (188+ words) Samsung, TSMC and SK hynix all signed on as research partners, with TSMC joining in May as a founding member. Applied Materials plans to spend more than $25 billion on research there over the facility's first decade. Applied Materials just unveiled…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (517+ words) All of Asia. An independent newsroom covering the business, finance, technology and culture shaping the region, and the forces moving it next. The Korean chipmaker's DRAM and flash storage products entered space on the country's fifth Nuri rocket launch, opening…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (546+ words) Samsung Electronics is developing its next-generation "zNAND" flash memory in three segmented product lines, according to industry sources. Following the on-device AI-focused "zNAND-O," the company is preparing "zNAND-T" for data centers and "zNAND-I" specialized for AI inference, positioning itself to…...

27+ min ago   (527+ words) TimesTech Keysight Technologies, announced the Keysight Velocity 4900 Series, a new line of cost-effective Layer 1 automation switches designed to transform and automate physical connectivity in network test labs. Through software-controlled testbed configuration and management, the Velocity 4900 Series enables engineering teams to…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (759+ words) SCSKiller moves shader compilation before play. Its striking PC results target one kind of stutter—and the new update is tackling compatibility snags. SCSKiller Targets the Stutter Your GPU Can’t Outrun SCSKiller is attracting attention for a promise PC players…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (696+ words) Summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days. Closing the Loop on Machining Quality Manufacturers are being asked to produce more parts, to tighter specs and with fewer skilled people. At the same time, the cost of…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (186+ words) DTEX supports cleaner, more consistent point clouds with less parameter tuning, helping engineers reduce rescans and manual data cleanup. More usable data earlier in the process can accelerate CAD comparison, deviation analysis, and part disposition. This helps improve scan consistency…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (459+ words) Keysight Technologies, the University of Glasgow, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), and MPI Corporation have developed a new approach to broadband characterisation of next-generation sub-terahertz (sub-THz) semiconductor devices. Together, the […] The post New approach to broadband characterisation of sub-THz ICs…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (311+ words) Kyocera and the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC), Tohoku University have developed a technology for integrating optical isolators onto silicon photonics chips using “laser annealing”, a localised, laser-based heat-treatment […] The post Kyocera and Tohoku Uni integrate optical isolators onto…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (162+ words) The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra may use a Qualcomm chipset exclusively, while other Galaxy S27 models could feature Exynos chips in select markets, according to a report. The report claims that the Exynos 2700 has achieved good production yields, but its availability may…...